 wheresthepath (280), Buckinghamshire, England
May 15, 2008
[on draught at the Allied Arms, Reading] Now, all of us remember the actually-rather-good adverts for John Smiths, all based around the tagline "No Nonsense Beer". And a significant proportion of real ale enthusiasts immediately thought (and often vocalised) that the tagline for John Smiths should be "No Flavour Beer".
Now the reason why I bring this particular ad up is that I’ve found the beer that it should have been used for - Archers Best. Pours a deep reddish-amber, with a small but lasting creamy head. There’s a hint of dusky red fruits there, and there’s a dry, bitter, but very well-balanced finish. But primarily this is just a great example of a traditional English bitter, and one that goes down a treat - it would make a great session beer. I have to say, after having tried a series of "complex" high strength British beers and trappist ales over the last couple of months, it made a refreshing change to have a "no nonsense" beer like this.
Svesse (1877), Hässelby, Sweden
Dec 1, 2008 (Cask at Speaker, Westminster, London, 21 Nov 2008) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with biscuity malt, orange peel and earthy hops. Fruity, malty taste with notes of orange, biscuits ans earthy, citrussy hops in the finish. Doesn’t really shake my world, but its definitely well made, balanced and tasty. In short: biscuits and orange in nice harmony.
rlgk (3239), Motala, Sweden
Nov 3, 2008 Cask at EBF 2008. Golden color, small head. Hoppy spicy aroma with toffee notes. Thin fruity flavor with hop and butter notes.
larsniclas (3079), Gothenburg, Sweden
Oct 4, 2008 <i>Cask at EBF08.</i>
Hazy golden.
Aroma from butterscotch.
Toffee and citrus in the flavour.
Light bitterness.
Maria (4761), Thisted, Denmark
Oct 4, 2008 EBF2008, cask. It’s a warm golden beer with an OK head. The aroma has notes of fruit and butterscotch. The flavour has notes of fruit, butterscotch, caramel and a light bitterness. It’s smooth and pleasant.
FrankJohansen (2876), Sabro, Denmark
Sep 19, 2008 Cask at EBF 2008. Clear golden colour with a small white head. Rich atoma and taste fruits and caramel with notes of hops.
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