Siren Craft Circle Back (collaboration with Birrificio Italiano)

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 May 2025
Hogan Sampling		22 May 2025	Good head and lacing and lasting on this Italian bitter brewed at the Finchampstead-based brewery in Wokingham and now on its fourth night on. A fruity bitterness greeted me again on the first hit from it. A sourness not detected on Tuesday entered the equation and caused it to be somewhat medicinal which is a shame as not there on Tuesday. A bitterness tinged with sourness lingered.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	21 May 2025
Hogan Sampling		20 May 2025	Second night on and still good head and lacing on this Italian bitter brewed at the Finchampstead-based brewery in Wokingham, using a traditional bitter recipe but with German hops. A first hit of fruity bitterness. This continued into the mouthfeel which remained entertained with yet more hops not so familiar with and just after sampling the Kent pale with its experimental hops abounding. A hoppiness most certainly lingered on.
Philip Pirrip		19 May 2025	Interesting backtaste
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Mar 2025
Hogan Sampling		30 Mar 2025	Third night on for the new barrel of this Italian bitter and a collaboration with Berkshire-based Siren Craft. Still holding its head and lacing well. A lightly bitter first hit. A full bitterness coming to the fore with a slight sharpness hitting the aftertaste.
Hogan Sampling		28 Mar 2025	A new barrel freshly on today of this Italian bitter and a collaboration with Berkshire-based Siren Craft Brew meant good head and lacing. A hoppy first hit. A bitter and fruity hoppiness was presented from the German hops which were used for this Italian brew. A hoppy dryness persisted.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	26 Mar 2025
Hogan Sampling		25 Mar 2025	Its 3rd night on and holding its head and lacing well. A somewhat sharp first hit! A bitterness intermingling with a fruity hoppiness from the German hops. The Italian collaboration with Berkshire-based Siren Craft Brew was an interesting one to sample here and where the same German hops are used for the Italian brew or two. A sharpness pervaded the moreishly dry aftertaste.
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	23 Mar 2025	An Italian bitter which replaced the Memento.
Philip Pirrip		23 Mar 2025	Cask just put on. Good condition but unspectacular taste