Pitfield's Organic Red Ale
Pitfield Organic Brewery

Got this bottle at an excellent wine/beer shop nr. Crofton Park, SE London, "Mr. Lawrence Wine Merchant", where the full range of Pitfield's beers are constantly available. I haven't found another offie or alc. shop in London which makes equivalent effort since Pitfield's own Beer Shop was closed. This beer also seems to be a new product in the Organic range--even better~~ Bottle-conditioned, 500ml brown bottle. BB Sept 2007, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.

A: dark chestnut brown in colour, a thin off-white beer head lingers for a while, on top of unseen carbonation.
S: a balanced aroma is achieved b/w sweet roast-nutty malts and an apple-ish as well as damp-leafy (or musty) and earthy hop content (smacking of Fuggles), buttressed by light and pleasant chocolatey and mildly gristy brown malts. Pleasant...
T: the sour-bitterness of dark/roasted malts and nuts expands from the first second on the palate, receiving a firm support of roast tea-leafy hoppyness which brings aboard a tangy and tannic mouthfeel, mingling with a mild citric edge of hops. The herbal and tea-leafy hop bitterness intensifies towards the rear of the tongue, leaving lingering and enjoyable mouthfeel with tannins constantly rubbing the sides of the tongue~~
M&D: compared with other sister products by Pitfield, this one is outstanding in terms of the quality of bottle-conditioning--the moving of the brewery has done its products some good, it seems~~ The carbonation is soft yet sufficient for a healthy real ale, while the ever-lasting bitterness provides the whole palate and medium body with a very satisfying edge. Honestly, not a very complex premium bitter it is, but it's a solid and brilliantly bitter example in my book. Worth a try!