steveh
03-24-2004, 06:58 AM
Yeah, yeah, laugh it up - yet another example of 2 countries separated by a common language...and uncommon slang! This beer is named for the famous 259 year old Young's pub in Bishopsgate, London. Named for a particular, unseemly, regular patron of the time...
Young & Company Brewery - Wandsworth, London. 4.1 ABV, 16.9 oz bottle.
The label calls this beer a ruby red color, I call it clear, deep amber to bronze with a light tan head that settled to a thin, yet still foamy, top.
Caramel/toffee nose with faint biscuit notes - very light nose all around.
Lightest of caramel and biscuit flavors followed by mild, tangy, slightly citrus hops - disappearing very quickly, nearly no aftertaste.
Thin body with nearly no mouthfeel at first, gaining some slight syrupy feel as the pint progressed.
Definitely a session beer, but somewhat nondescript in flavor and character. Nothing at all offensive, just sort of more bland than I'd expected, even from a "mild."
S.
Young & Company Brewery - Wandsworth, London. 4.1 ABV, 16.9 oz bottle.
The label calls this beer a ruby red color, I call it clear, deep amber to bronze with a light tan head that settled to a thin, yet still foamy, top.
Caramel/toffee nose with faint biscuit notes - very light nose all around.
Lightest of caramel and biscuit flavors followed by mild, tangy, slightly citrus hops - disappearing very quickly, nearly no aftertaste.
Thin body with nearly no mouthfeel at first, gaining some slight syrupy feel as the pint progressed.
Definitely a session beer, but somewhat nondescript in flavor and character. Nothing at all offensive, just sort of more bland than I'd expected, even from a "mild."
S.