St. George
Welton's Brewery

Tasted by a half-pint in late May 2007 at the Gardeners Arms, my favourite real ale haunt in Lewes, East Sussex.

A: pours a dark orange amber hue topped with a fluffy white beer head and good clarity, coming with rather low level of carbonation.
S: floral hops & Czech-lager-like maltiness come with a slightly stinky smell reminiscent of a cider brewery's barnyard... Mildly sweet overall but it is also pleasant due to the above distinctive aromas.
T: the foretaste is quite flowery (hints of peardrops), while pale malts and mildly grassy & citric hops seem to mingle pretty well; leading on to a long aftertaste like that of a Czech premium pilsner. The balance b/w malts and hops is the key selling point of this beer, backed by a mild yet necessary acidity and lingering bitterness.
M&D: softly-fizzy, lively enough for a med-bodied cask ale. To me, when served fresh like this, this can be a pretty quaffable Bitter with a balanced flavour profile.