 imdownthepub (3937), Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
May 10, 2008
Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’08. Orange gold with white head. Touches of sulpher initially which soon dissolve, Perfumed, flowery hop on a sweetish light malt body. Sharp, orange noted finish. It’s ok.
Doppelganger (1080), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
May 14, 2008 Gravity, Banbury Beer Festival. Yellow-gold, small white ring of bubbles. Grassy, nettle aroma, very spring-like in a restless sort of way. Blackberry and nettle flavor, light malt, clean herbal finish.
Fin (2005), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
May 11, 2008 Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Festival 09-05-08 Warm golden in colour, excellent clarity, nice little bubbly white head in short it looks a stunner but after this I felt that things slipped somewhat. I was informed that this is heavily based on the Inspired recipe but that the most notable change being the hops, that was the problem I felt the hops just didn’t work for me I felt that they were too much, taste became a bit soapy, things weren’t combining so well it just wasn’t great and yet it looked lovely, in saying that the aroma and appearance salvaged a decent mark for this beer.
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