"Scooper" Tasting Notes - Sussex Beer & Cider Festival

BULLMASTIFF
Leckwith,
Cardiff.
BUTCOMBE
Cox's Green,
Bristol.
CASTLE ROCK
Nottingham.
CLEARWATER
Torrington,
Devon.
CONSETT
Consett,
Co. Durham
CONWY
Conwy
N.W. Wales
COTLEIGH
Wiveliscombe,
Somerset.
COUNTRY
LIFE
The Big Sheep,
Abbotsham,
Devon
CROUCH VALE
South
Woodham
Ferrers,
Essex
Welsh Red (4.8% ABV)
New beer, sorry no tasting notes available.
Bitter (4.0% ABV)
Amber-coloured, malty and notably bitter beer, with
subtle citrus fruit qualities. Hoppy, malty, citrus and a
very slightly sulphur aroma, and a long, dry, bitter finish
with light fruit notes.
Harvest Pale (3.8% ABV)
Assertive citrus hop bitterness with some underlying
sweetness leading to a refreshing zesty finish that
lingers.
Village Pride (3.7% ABV)
Gold with nice malty nose followed by slight hoppy
aftertaste.
Steel Town Bitter (3.8% ABV)
An amber beer with sweet maltiness, floral hop initial
taste gives way to caramel sweet palate.
Welsh Red (4.0% ABV)
New beer, sorry no tasting notes available.
Golden Eagle (4.2% ABV)
A gold, well-hopped premium bitter with a flowery hop
aroma and fruity hop flavour, clean mouth feel, leading
to dry, hoppy finish.
Golden Pig (4.7% ABV)
Full-bodied and smooth tasting ale brewed with Crystal
and wheat malts and Goldings hops.
Brewers Gold (4.0% ABV)
Golden ale with citrus hop aroma and a sweet, soft, fruity
emphasis in the initial taste. The drying aftertaste sees a
return of the lemon and orange on the aroma. Champion
Beer of Britain 2005 & 2006.
Top Sail (4.3% A.B.V)
A mid-brown full-flavoured but easy drinking bitter; a
seasonal ale for March.
CUMBRIAN
Hawkshead,
Cumbria.
DARK STAR
Ansty,
West Sussex
Claife Crier (5.0% ABV)
A classic looking dark stout with a slightly rich aroma and
smooth palate. Creamy dry roast finish.
EPA (4.5% ABV)
Challenger hops provide the bittering while East Kent
Golding hops are are added late in the boil to provide
freshness. Maris Otter and Cara malts make this a very
drinkable light straw-coloured ale.
Hophead (3.8% ABV)
A golden-coloured bitter with a fruity/hoppy aroma and a
citrus/bitter taste and aftertaste. Wonderfully hoppy and
clean tasting with a refreshing mouth feel. Flavours
remain strong to the end.
Original (5.0% ABV)
The brewery's eponymous former Champion Beer of
Britain. A dark strong bitter beer with a complex malt
flavour.
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