Cains 2008 Ale

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 Guildhall, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Jun 2007	Badged as Cains Culture Beer. Odd toffee/yeast aroma. Some earthy hop and caramel malt in mouth, dusty earthy hop finish. Strange English strong beer. Aroma as if it is slightly tired and got some diacetyl. This is a bit ugly.

Doctor Duncan's, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		20 Mar 2007	Copper/gold colour with lasting thin white head. Some yeast on aroma, some sweet citrus. Just verging on pukey. Lager malt in mouth, soft in mouth, some fruit of the sweet citrus variety, strawberry aroma is actually relatively complex. The beer really opens up over time. Glad I had a pint of this. Aroma varies between malt, fruit and hop and yeast. Maybe a little thin on mouthfeel. Finish has sweet citrus fruit alcohol. Can't pigeon hole it. A strong golden ale? No, it's a bitter. Cool.
Ian		20 Jan 2006	Badged as 2008 Celebration Ale for the city of culture 08. Golden, thin white head. Some red berry, peach and apricot aroma. More fruit in mouth with apricot, pear drop and some sweetness. Finish has some hop bite. Really rather nice, strong and moreish