Nightjar (formerly Slightly Foxed) Batfink

Tasting Summary

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Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2026, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		06 Jun 2026	9th beer of this festival: Presented with good head and lacing and almost lasting on this Hebden Bridge milk porter from a microbrewery set up in 2015 after originally operating under the name, Slightly Foxed, established in 2011. It brews at Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, while their corporate address is approximately 1.4 miles away in Hebden Bridge. A first bite of vanilla ice-cream. A sweetened maltiness rising from its five specially selected malts lending a roasted pastry porter flavouring. A full bag of milk sugar aiding its creamy sweetness and Madagascan Vanilla Pods aiding its vanilla flavouring. A bitter maltiness prevailing and a lingering vanilla-infused sweetness ebbing out. Served in good form but too sweet for me!