Ossett Quick Silver
Ossett Brewing Company

(Notes of 17/06/08) Tasted by a pint at the Angel Inn, Andover. Although this is a Greene King pub, it serves one guest ale from the only four handpumps on a regular basis, usually from micro-breweries.

A: dark straw in colour, coming with a light white foam to last on top of light carbonation.
S: lightly floral and citric laced by a touch of peach blossom even, while a pinch of salt stays behind along with nectar-ish sour-sweetness. Refreshing.
T: semi-floral and semi-citric hops dominate the palate, refreshing but not sharp, with a touch of honey-ish malts and chewy, "white-wine" like mineral bitterness... The lingering bitterness gets mixed with mild wheat-malty tastes, followed by a consistent input of phenol in the end.
M&D: hoppy, bitter, on top of a really clean texture with softest carbonation one could imagine from a fresh cask of real ale... Like other Ossett ales that I've tried, this one retains a rich hop profile as a Golden Bitter, but overall the balance is better than most of its siblings.