Boddingtons Pale Ale

275ml bottle from Shropshire. Vintage 1989. Clear glowing amber. A dry and satisfying beer with hints of honey, tea, toffee and tree bark. There’s a pleasant residue of tobacco hops in the finish - dark Virginia tobacco. A good sipping beer - even though only 3.8% there’s a refined richness and dignity about this that is pleasant to savour. A very rewarding and surprising experience.