chris_o (4409), London, Greater London, England May 14, 2006 Bright bottled from cask (gravity), Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. A dark coloured, reddish strong bitter. Plummy fruit and soft malt on the nose. Fruit and nuts dominate the palate with some light bitterness and dry malt character developing on the finish. The mouthfeel is rather lighter than I expected from the colour and abv.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England May 8, 2006 Gravity cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2006. Drinkable blend of pale malt and leaf hop flavours. Slighly bland. kook (2035), Perth, Western Australia, Australia May 1, 2006 Cask @ Reading 06: Amber with a sudsy beige head. Nutty malts with a slight earthy finish.
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