Old Bog Half Wit

Brewed by Old Bog
Style: Wheat Ale
Headington, Oxford, England

Cask gravity at The Hop Pole, Easter Beer Festival, Aylesbury, Bucks in the company of Loz, Chris O and Ruth 10-04-09 Pours reddy amber with a thin rim of white. There is a more malty than wheaty nose. Taste is a strung out bitterness neither harsh nor soft, its tangy, some dryness but I’m struggling for wheaty characteristics. Despite the wheaty failings I actually quite like this, it looked and was in very good nick (crystal clear) and tasted quite fine, but not very wheaty. A5 A5 F6 P3 Ov13 3.2

Cask (gravity) at the Hop Pole beer festival, Aylesbury. Most attractive copper colour. Loose off-white head. I’m guessing that the name suggests 50% wheat content but it certainly didn’t taste that high a percentage. Or perhaps the name was chosen purely for the pun value. Subtle sharp edge to the flavour. Some dry, slightly grainy cereal character in the background. Moderately sweet mouthfeel. Most UK brewed wheat beers are nothing more than a golden ale with a small proportion of wheat in the grist. This was certainly nothing like that but didn’t really fit into any of the established wheat beer styles either. Nonetheless it was a decent, and quite refreshing, effort. Interesting stuff.