Chewy prune-hued amber-bordered Country Ale remits light-bodied barleywine illusion fortifying expansive dried raisin-fig continuance. Heavy alcohol influence absorbs subsidiary chocolate-walnut notes and depleting vinous acidity.

Decent chestnut-hued English bitter draught envelops red-fruited entry, wild honey bittering and cresting hop zing with heavenly chocolate nuances. Indistinguishable mocha finish and failing aftertaste lighten initial promise. Serve to aggressive rookies not fully prepared to switch to heavier dark ales.

Boozy sour-honeyed orange-dried lemon peel-embittered cask conditioned ale retains sweet malt counteraction to restrict heady juniper usurpation. On tap 2011, gentle hop-spiced peach-orange fruiting breeched minor ethanol burn and plasticine clay-hopped peppering.

Sweet cereal grained honeyed wheat malting and biscuit-y backdrop defy advertised Bitter styling. More reminiscent of mildly toasted lager, though dingy corn liquor souring disrupts damp clay hop dollop. Brewery defunct: 2003.

Aromatic crystal black malting picks up caramelized wheat cereal sweetness and residual sugaring atop fizzy spice-hopped earthen-grained meander of copper-toned ESB. Secondary red wine sash settles into creamy prune finish. Proving to have legs, foamy white Brussels lace coats glass.

Fine puffy-headed amber-shined Bitter counters barley-toasted yeast sinew and caramel-chocolate inertia with animated hop-spiced orange-fruited zest. Lack of expected malt richness never negatively affects muted mocha aftertaste.

Named after famous Bishop’s London pub, brown-hued biscuit-scented mild ale features punctual earthen grains, moderate bitter hops, and nutty caramelized malts. Very settling first sip with barley-wheat scouring back of the tongue. Well refined English ale blends traditional ingredients perfectly for crisp mocha finish. Fine for lighter ale drinkers ready to explore fine Euro market.

Unanticipated fruity-malt aromatics plus up-front oats-toasted berry-nut infusion saddle peaceful sweetness countering moderate hop bittering. No points taken away for being only moderately ‘Bitter’ since detailed grain enhancement and succinct spiced hop zip proved worthy.

Lovely roasted barley essence backed by chewy caramel sweetness. Glistening yeast-soured citric tingle hidden beneath timid mocha malting.

Unfiltered 100-barrel ’05 Extra Special Bitter opens with spry red apple tang, gaining caramel stickiness, barleymalt toasting, and wheat biscuit whim before metallic finish procures a cinnamon cinder.

Special Spring ’06 release weaves dry earthen vegetal sequence through herbal tea bitterness countering tidy caramel malting, but metallic finish depletes raw honey moderation.

Complex bubbly-headed garnet-hued English-styled Extra Special Bitter with well-rounded yeast-sweetened candy malting and surefire brandy luster. Lively carbolic thrust enhances dank citric-herbal spicing and moderate grain bittering to beautifully organic floral-hopped finish. Closer to rangy golden ale than lounge-y red ale.