Cheshire Valley IPA

[2306-20090712] Cask. Super chocolate chip fudge aroma. Slightly hazy, light brown orange body with a medium-lasting foamy white head and some lacing. Mild toasted grains flavour. Medium body is a little bitter. Quite good.
(@ Victory Cafe Summer Fest 2009; Toronto, ON)

Cask. At Victory Cafe Summer Fest 2009. Hazy copper pour, average off-white frothy head. Solid evergreen hops with a bit of citrus zest, dry and leafy. The taste followed, but a surprisingly solid roast caramel malt component, bitter, but very well balanced - not complex, but a good drinker. Average body, slightly astringent, mild carbonation, really soft on the palate - I also am kicking myself I didn’t try the mild.

Cask at Victory Cafe
Appearance: amber brown with light haze , creamy off white top. Some lace on sides.3+
Nose: Slight grainy with leafy hops .sweet malt at finish. Clean pleasing nose.7-
Flavor/Palate : Good frontal bold bitterness. Leafy with malt follow up. Neat bold cask ale with soothing amber malts. Straight but very clean work.

Cask at Victory Summer Fest - poured a caramel reddish with good white head that laced nicely. Aroma and flavour full of citrusy, piney hops, and a good smooth caramel background. Clean, simple, very well-done. The second big winner I’ve had from this brewery, and I’m regretting I didn’t try the Mild.

Enjoyed at the Victory cask fest, this was the clear winner of pure ratings. Contract brewed by Paul of Pepperwood. A nice head on grapefruit colour, soapy,and hops.Lots of lace. A good bitterness.

Cask @ Volo’s IPA Challenge. Aroma has apple? pine and malt, opaque orange/amber, zero head. Taste is again apples, with some malt and caramel. Light bodied, balanced, quite tasty. A neat beer, seems like a hybrid of a pale ale and a cider.