Oakham Asylum

Brewed by Oakham
Style: Bitter
Peterborough, England

Pours a unfiltered copper color. No carbonation. Has hints of bitter hops, and spices. This brew finished clean and smooth with a citrus fruit taste on the tongue. Thanks to boboski for saving a glass, and redlight for featuring it.

on cask @ redlight redlight. Sweet citrusy, grapefruit aroma, almost lemonade like. Pours a cloudy light amber or a dark orange colot. Ctrus hops bitterness, so smooth, the grapefruity hops last all the way till the end. So easy to drink! I think i could kill the firkin myself!

A mid golden coloured beer with a thickish white head. A fairly strong, citrus fruit and hop nose, a hint of biscuity malt in the finish. The taste is dry, citrus fruit hoppiness dominates, but is backed up by a smooth, biscuity malt flavour that gives the whole flavour, and finish a balance. The finish is dry and citrusy. (Cask - 2007 Cambridge Beer Festival).

Cask at Hop Devil. Pale pour with great lacing. Not quite sure I’d go as far as to call this "insanely hoppy," but there is definitely a big PNW hop presence, especially for a british beer. Great citrus notes in this, and the body is fantastic. Goes down really, really easily.

handpull at Max’s. A great, well balanced bitter. refreshing to taste in the states. I didn’t detect the "insane hop aroma", but I did get a lot of citrus with a slamming maltiness. Fruity and fun. Leaves you wanting more.

Cask handpull at Market Porter, Southwark. Gold colour with lasting off whtie head. Trademark Oakham’s hoppiness, citric. Very good malt in mouth and then sherberty grapefruit hoppy finish. Utterly drinkable, bit of cat pee at worst. Clean, smooth fullish in mouth. It’s Oakham’s and I love it.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Out Of The Vaults Leicester. A golden coloured beer (not sure why Oakham would describe it as amber) with a nice white head and lacing. The aroma is hoppy with oranges and grapefruit. The taste is more of the same. Citricity abounds but there’s a decent malty base as well which sets it apart from some of the hoppy stuff Oakham puts out. Lots of citrus in the aftertaste. Very nice.