Camerons Strongarm
Castle Eden & Camerons Brewing Company Ltd

Hand pulled cask conditioned guest ale in the Stoney's in Timperley village half pint whilst bringing shopping back from the shops. Pours a red hued amber body with good think white head. Aroma has hints of rye. flavour plays red laces against bitterness.

Strongarm, on draft, from the Cameron's tap room itself. Piped in from the brewery as fresh as you can get it. Doesn't even leave the premises. It's an excellent way to experience an excellent beer. Beautiful ruby red appearance with a lovely aroma of fudge and coffee. Strongarm keeps its head all the way down the glass.

Poured with a sprinkler, the mouthfeel is wonderfully smooth. Out of a bottle, though, it becomes something else. Not as silky, as you'd expect, but still carries a certain weight. Poured from a bottle the explicit coffee and fudge notes also seem to recede, making way for something closer to toffee. As for the flavour, there's a gentle malt sweetness with a pleasant bitterness on the back.

For me, this is traditional beer at its best. Straightforward, unpretentious, and brewed to high standards. I look forward to having another. Cheers!

 

Cask conditioned at the Aidensfield Arms, Goathland. Copper coloured. Fruity (blackcurrants) and relatively malty aroma and flavour. Smooth mouthfeel. Nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed ruby red, with loose sandy honeycomb head that fades fast. Steel grain with hints of toast, red currant and burnt sugar.
Rhubarb jam on buttered toast, stewed apple in the middle, with slight wood and tea leaf hops.
Cocoa and treacle finish and butterscotch linger. Prickly, light to medium, oily.

For having 4 hops varieties (Fuggles, EKG, Target and Challenger) this has some pretty gloppy malts. That and a big diacetyl hit make this a bit of hard work. Doesn't strongarm anyone.

 

A- large 2inch head is standard with this beer and it should last the length of the pint. Dark ruby in colour and clear as a.bell.
S- not much special here, but not offensive all the same.
T- lots and lots and lots of caramel, with a bit of coffee and chocolate. The hops try to balance it out but it is closer.to Scottish heavy than English bitter in truth.
M- silky, quite thick leaves a long lasting.coating to the mouth.

I'm from hartlepool so I might be biased, but if made correctly, hand pulled hard with.a.sprinkler on the tap I think this beer is extremely hard to beat and deserves greater recognition.

 

Hand pulled, as the label says ruby red in colour, it has a very creamy lasting head that stands above the glass and leaves good lacing, a nice fruity malt aroma, fruity caramel bitter taste, it is also good in bottles.

My hometown beer, you love it or hate it, I love it.