Oakham Bishop Allott

Cask@ The Queens Head, Chelmsford . Wow, 3rd person to rate it, and third person to score it 3.5! Anyway, i’ve come to learn that buying a Oakham beer at a festival or a pub os alwasy a safe bet. This one was nice soft aromatic and dry, some melon and orange rind, dry and medium bitter, a more-ish session bitter.

Hand pulled at the Anchor, Birmingham. Tasty fare from the reliable Oakham brewery. Orange biscuity colour, with a good froth topping. Gentle citrus in the mouth, and quite a hoppy finish. Mmm good spiky finish indeed. Keeps you on your toes and interested.

First beer, with Duff, of the afternoon hiatus from Chelmsford Beer Festival (which closed between 3 and 6 pm) at the Queens Arms, Chelmsford. Another impressive, solid, offering from Oakham in their usual pale hoppy style. Went down very nicely. Cask (handpump).