Farnham Ale & Lager 35 - Bitter British Ale
Farnham Ale & Lager - Vermont Laboratory

Pours copper colour. Good albeit quick receding head. Strong lacing. Prune, malt aroma. Malt and sweet (caramel) taste with a light spicy kick balanced off with smooth honey like finish. Elevated bitter and hop mouth feel and taste. Enjoyable session overall. Picked this up in Montreal but look forward to restarting our regular visits to New England soon.

Darker on the SRM chart than other bitter I've tasted. I would say about a 9. Length is short and not as bitter as I would like an English bitter to be.

 

Poors a deep amber/copper color with a evanescent foam. Aromas are of english hops and some malt spicyness, along with some ripe plum or apple. Taste is really on the toasted malts side, and the hops are very earthy. Some barley sugar candy is also present at the end. Enjoyable to drink, but this is the kind of beer that I would expect a headache after a few.

Poured into an English pint glass (proper/correct, yes). The appearance was a burnt/glossy dark amber close to brown color color with a sustaining cap of a little white head. Light lacing. The aroma starts off with some sweet apples lording over a glossy sweet spice with an ample sweet breadiness slyly rounding it all out. The flavor takes it all in with a sly use of some fruity esters to round out a sweet clean malt base. Semi-sweet nice malty aftertaste with semi-sticky finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable trait to it. Feels good on my tongue, move slyly with a somewhat sticky feel. Overall, good English Bitter for the most part and would go nicely with it’s respected food. Yes, pass the fish n’ chips!

 

South Burlington branch can.

A: Cloudy rust colour, off white foam is thick and leaves loads of lacing behind.

S: Mix of lemony hops and heaps of caramel and grainy malt.

T: Grain, caramel malt dominate with the lemon tasting hops playing second fiddle. Like it should be for the style.

M: Creaminess gives the impression of full bodied.

O: Well crafted Bitter. More of these in the US required!

 

 

 

16 oz. Can poured into a traditional dimpled mug.
Info on BA says brewed in Quebec Canada. This can states: brewed in South Burlington, VT.

Partially hazed out amber color, substantial off-white foam cap with slow dissipation.
Honey biscuit malty aroma, classic for an English bitter style. Herbal and breast for sure.
Crisp and clean with a full, English malty taste and feel. Breast, buttery biscuit with a light, sweet honey effect, herbal, dry hops add a definite bitter, herbal and earthy finish. Really fine complexity for this style. Traditional aspects all the way through.
Easy session, and highly enjoyable brew.

Nice and fresh and clean

 

 

Tastefull. Hint of maple syrup. Best Farnham product

 

Served from a tall boy can to a nonic pint glass.

L: A clear medium amber beer with short head that dissipates to minimal lacing

S: Minimal aroma. Light notes of breadiness and malt.

T: Smooth with low to moderate bitterness and light malty sweet flavor.

Overall: Very pleasant drinkable English Bitter. Good beer with excellent balance. Definitely recommended for those days when you're not interested in a big hop bomb or boozy imperial stout, and are still looking for a solid drinkable beer with flavor and substance.

 

Tasted a little smokey at the first sip. End with a light taste of maple sirop.