Recent Tasting Notes

Hargreaves Hill ESB (On tap - but soon to be bottled)
13/20
Pours amber tending to copper with loosely packed collar of foam. Aromas are dominted by passionfruit (esb or apa?) with some hinting caramel malt. Palate is relatively light, more tangy fruit (passion/orange) supported by resin/pine hop characters. Malt is there, but very much a supporting role. Finish is long and with lingering resiney bitterness. Really pleasant drink, more like a full fledged apa though.

Red Hill Temptation
13/20
Pours a hazy deep gold with a substantial snow white head. Aromas of banana and spice dominate. Palate is rather mild, some lemon and banana fruit present with perhaps some crystal malt adding a degree of sweetened apricot, also some warming alcohol driven spice. Carbonation is lively, which gives impression of dry finish (as required by the style).

Red Hill Weizenbock
13/20
Poured muddy brown with small off white head that dissapated slowly. Aromas are dominated by banana and clove notes with caramel and chocolate present also. Palate is quite full, sweet caramel/toffee malt provides body, while fruity esters chime in late. Also seems to be hintings of panatone, (sweet bread, caramel, sultanas) which i find common of the style. Alcohol hidden really well.

Very level playing field despite differing styles!