Whitstable Kentish Reserve

Brewed by Whitstable
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Maidstone, England

Cask in the Market Porter. Alround rating: WSweet pale malt, fruity sweet esters off the yeast, grassy hop finish but not overly balanced.

A Mes rate: Cask at the White Horse.
Amazing bright amber colour, no head but it’s not a problem. Straight forward UK hoppy stuff with a faint mineral note and a pleasing lick of grapefruit especially in the finish. Straight forward but tasty and drinkable.

Cask conditioned at The Bell & Crown,Canterbury. Amber with white head. Good dry bitter with plenty of hoppy citric notes, some filling caramel malt, well balanced, a happy sort of beer.

Cask - The Old Brewery Tavern Beer ’Festival’, Canterbury. Pours a clear, light amber with a creamy layer of white carbonation that soon dissipates. Sweet caramel malt aromas with notes of orange and the flavours have a sweet and fruity quality with a nice dry hoppy balance. Dry bitter finish leading to a nutty aftertaste. Refreshingly smooth body with a lingering palate texture.

Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark London, Greater London England SE1 9AA.
Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, toffee, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090103]

Cask Conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm
Amber color; medium head. Simple aroma, some apple peel and yeast. Quite thin mouthfeel, with dry caramel flavor and light tannins, also some yeast. The hops are quite positive, the lack of malt, of body and the presence of yeast are negative. Unbalanced experience.

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Copper to amber color. Sweet biscuity aroma with fruity orange marmelade. Dryer flavor with fruity marmelade, tropical fruits, biscuity maltiness and salty bitterness. Initially this is tasty but I don’t like the salty minerals in the finish.

Cask handpull at The Artillery Arms, Ramsgate. Copper. Very distinctive hop aroma. That’s pretty good. Nice tangerine fruit, excellent earthy hops. I’m quite impressed. Very drinkable tangerine hoppy strong bitter. Good spice on finish.