Battledown Sunbeam

Brewed by Battledown
Style: California Common
Cheltenham, England

Cask at Gilford Arms Edinburgh ... Bright amber ... big bubbly head ... sweet deep grapefruit little pine ... tart citrus ... low deep tones ... light bitter..

Cask, Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford. Nice copper orange, off-white skim of fine head. Not a lot of aroma. What there is reminds me of a mash that has been sitting a day or two after brewing. Malt, husk, and lactic sourness settling in. An interesting smell, but sort of science-interesting rather than I-want-my-beer-to-smell-like-this interesting. Light tart malt flavor. Odd but still oddly refreshing. A bit of a trainwreck over all, but in spite of that was fairly drinkable.