X41 - Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Organic Ale (England)

A long name for a pedestrian beer... The nose is light but pure with notes of dry honey and some yellow fruit intermingled with wet earth and a touch of wet dog. Nice enough but lacks depth and complexity.

The taste is cool and nice and medium bodied with notes of dried fruit, hay and undergrowth. The finish is medium long and have a nice bitterness. All in all, a touch foursquare, but a nice run of the mill english ale.

83p   (tasted from bottle - 2011/02)