Adnams May Day

Cask at the Market Porter. Light fruit and citrus? aromas. Tarnished gold color with a frothy white head. A bit less than medium body with smooth carbonation. Swear there’s ginger in it. Finishes lightly sweet, not quite balanced by the ginger? spice. Some kind of hottish spice - pepper? Good.

A Mes rate: Cask at The Wenlock.
Lovely golden blonde with a good white head and excellent condition. Wheat, straw and hops with a slight sweetness. Bitter finish. Promises much in the beginning, delivers little in the end.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber with a small white head. Hoppy aroma with some pear. Taste is slightly astringent, though not unpleasantly so. I struggled to find the right simile. Flint? Gunmetal? Ash? Oil? None of these is quite right. Bitter finish. Fair, but it will not become my favourite Adnams beer.

Pint @ Bridge House, SE1. Light golden body, small head. Very hoppy and dry. Fruitness in the hops and some sort of tar - ish flavour; very intense and spicy. All in all a good pint.

Dark golden with a small white head. Tiny floral hop aroma. Bitter and dry flavour with a hint of caramel sweetness, and long lasting bitterness.

A light, golden, almost lager coloured beer, with a thickish white head. A light hoppy aroma, with hints of sweet malty caramel. The taste is also of dry hops, and a citrusy flavour that does not detract from the beers balanced palate. The finish is slightly dry, but not unpleasant. (Draught - The Lifeboat, Thornham, Norfolk).

Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Pale golden, probably yellow, slight white head. Bright and attractive to look at. Rather bland pale malt aroma. With a distinct lack of flavour the alcohol is all that’s left to shine through. Adnams is a fine brewery and I was very excited to see a new pale ale on but unfortunately this didn’t meet my expectations. Adnams please try again.