JDW Beer Festival, October 2025. Citrusy and hoppy with a pleasant bitterness in the finish. Nice beer.

I was surprised by this ale as the tasting notes promised a fruity note but I thought the ale was almost without flavour. Definitely bland which was disappointing given its rich colour. The ale does have a pleasant aroma but sadly for me that didn’t come through in the taste.

From memory (after a fair few festival ales) this was a reasonably fruity & enjoyable amber ESB