But tastes (assume extreme 'strine accent) divine.
It's another bottle conditioned job, but with a lot chiunkier yeast which settles quickly. It won the CAMRA Gold Medal for best strong beer in 2001 and tastes fuckin' lovely.
Maybe I overchilled the others and didn't let the flavour come out. This one wasn't so cold, but the flavour was indubitably superior to the other two. It was also stronger, and at 5%, that's when the alcohol flavour really starts to come through (and make you realise that you couldn't really have more than 4 bottles without getting pissed)
But despite the ugliness of the bottle - Is that Dave Lee Travis?
Yes it is!
it's easily the best bitter.
Unfortunately, as an aesthete, I would go for the Wychwood brewed Duchy Original every time because it is such a beautiful label, but Summer Lightning nearly sneaks it because it points out on the back label that it is a source of folic acid - only something of any use to pregnant women!
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