Marstons Hoggys Night Watchman (Cask)

Cask at GBBF 08. Gold, lasting creamy head. Bit of Burton snatch on the aroma. Some biscuit, faint hop on end. Let’s say that Hoggy is a better night watchman than this is a bitter.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Gold with a small white head. Odd, slightly ashy aroma develops into sweet maltiness. Taste begins with a distinct blackcurrant fruitiness, quickly replaced a grainy, biscuity taste with a sharp bitterness. Lots of flavour. Unusual beer, which I quite liked. Incidentally the pumpclip makes it seem that the brewer is ’Hoggys’. The ’Marstons’ logo is small and insignificant, as if they have something to hide.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Wig & Pen, Northampton. A golden coloured beer with white head and lacing. Some Burton sulphur in the nose and slightly less in the mouth. There is some decent bitterness. A perfectly acceptable reasonable beer.

Amber beer with a small but lasting white head. Malt, biscuit, hay aroma. Dry and malty, somewhat grainy flavour.

Cask hand-pump at a Marston’s pub in Wakefield 20/08/2007.A golden colour with a medium-sized head. A musty aroma. A floral hoppy taste with a touch of malt. An easy-drinking bitter, but not very exciting.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 1   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Spicy : XX   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 1   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A rather clean and dull bitter.

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear light amber color with a small, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, grain, light hoppy, dust. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. A bit borring (090807)

Aug 07 Cask conditioned @ Minster Inn, York. Dusty hops and light caramel sweetness to the malts. Dry scratchy hop finish. Not bad.