Marstons Hoggys Night Watchman (Cask)

Brewed by Marstons (Marstons plc)
Style: Bitter
Burton-on-Trent, England

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)

Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, medium white head. Aroma is eggyness, malts, hops and some earth. Flavourwise it’s hoppy, malty and yeasty.

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.

A Mes rate: Cask handpull at GBBF. Gold colour with a good white head. Hoppy aroma with some eggy and farty notes. Rather dull but reasonable balance in the flavour. Dry finish. NEXT!...

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 conditioned at The Three Merry Lads, Cutthorpe, Derbys. Gold with white head. Obviously this was better than at GBBF, but most beers tend to be. Good lively hoppy bitter with deep smooth base, refreshing bitterness, clean and bright. Enjoyed it.

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.