The Usual

Pint of the Usual? And why not, indeed. This is a shy beer, bashful even, hiding behind a column in a hallway, slow to trumpet its subtleties but on emerging it creeps up on the unwary. There?s a pear drop meets orange marmalade note on the nose, a well-rounded fruitiness, with wisps of caramel also dropping by. The caramel and the orange marmalade combine on the palate, offering a restrained sweetness that is counter-pointed by a dry, bitter, grainy finish that also brings forth some raspberry notes. The phrase ?I?ll have another one of these? springs to mind. Show Less