Jesus, how good is this beer? It’s light and easygoing but full of flavour at the same time. If I was having this at a beer fest I’d be in danger of giving everything else a miss and necking 38 pints. It’s not quite flowery but there’s a really pleasant taste at the side of the tongue and it even smells good. Definitely a candidate for my new favourite beer.
As for last night’s other beers, they were all pretty much okay. The St Edmunds was really standard, noticeable mainly for its strong “beery” smell. By that I mean the smell you used to get when walking past a pub and it stunk of pure PUB. Once over you used to get the same thing outside a brewery, but they seem to have filtered the smell out these days – a pity. The Wayland Smithy, which was allegedly “fiery and aromatic”, did actually have a bit of bite to it but to call it fiery you’d have to be someone who needs a glass of water to cool down after a korma. And the Circle Master, well, not much really stood out about it. Perhaps they all suffered in comparison to the Harvest Pale, and it’s easy to see why that’s won a few awards in its short life.
Castle Rock · Circle Master · Harvest Pale · St Edmunds · Wayland Smithy
paul garrard · February 3, 2010 at 8:33am
on cask harvest is a bloody fantastic brew. bottled it is a different strength and taste. the cask is less bitter. you still get that beery smell from greene king by the way.
Paul Garrard · February 3, 2010 at 1:23pm
You might be interested in this:
http://realalenet.co.uk/aleblogs/realaleblog.php?title=harvest_pale&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Author comment by Richard Carr · February 3, 2010 at 3:39pm
A fellow fan I see
I’ll be sure to use “hamster bedding” whenever this kind of beer next crosses my path :p