Sarah Hughes Sedgley Surprise

Brewed by Sarah Hughes
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Dudley, England

Cask conditioned. Golden coloured. Sweet and fruity aroma and flavour. Some bitterness in the finish.

Sampled on tap at the Beacon Hotel, Sedgley. This appeared less brown, but more like another orangey/amber beer, with a creamy lacing. Unspecified aroma. Rich silky Bitter - very dry but not offensive. Some syrup and pepper, pineapple and then hard malt to finish. Very balanced and addictive - and enjoyed in the splendid surroundings of this well maintained, period pub.

Cask conditioned & on handpump at the Derby CAMRA beer fest, on 12/02/05. Darkish brown colour. Fruity, malty, a bit thick & acidic though. Very powerful flavours, a bit much for me.

Cask Conditioned, at the Maidstone Beer Festival.
Clear golden colour, certainly the best condition and clarity of festival thus far. Slight fine head, desperately clinging to the side of the glass. Jammy marmalade aroma that is distinctive and interesting. Medium bitterness, clean and well balanced flavour. Doesn’t feel like 5% ABV at all. Quite and interesting drop.

Gravity, Maidstone Beer Fest Blondish colour. Whiskey marmalade flavour. A decent well balanced but largely unremarkable bitter. Some vanilla in the nose.

Draught at Beacon Hotel, Sedgley. Pale brown with bubbly head. Quite a hoppy beer, almost tangy. Bitter and sweet at the same time, sweet malt flavours in the aftertaste.