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I tried two of my CAMRA beer club brews tonight. I'm not terribly impressed them. I've had 3 deliveries this year and all of them have included some wishy washy golden ales no doubt produced to compete with the lager market in Britain. Well, I suppose they have to make a living. The Port Stout is quite nice but not a smooth as advertised with a distinct roasted barley bite, and the Bob ale is undercarbonated and tastes like apples. The Fuller's is tops of course, but they always seem to include a decent ale in each pack. Last time it was the Brakespeare Triple

Anyway here's a link to the tasting notes...

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&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:y8blzzxp wrote: I'll be interested to see what you think of Lomond Gold. I didn't like it at all.[/quote:y8blzzxp]It's rather heavy but quite flavourless. Organic beers, especially yellow ones, always seem to be lacking in the flavour department. I won't be rushing to buy this again.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:3bwit0gb wrote:

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:3bwit0gb wrote: I'll be interested to see what you think of Lomond Gold. I didn't like it at all.[/quote:3bwit0gb]It's rather heavy but quite flavourless. Organic beers, especially yellow ones, always seem to be lacking in the flavour department. I won't be rushing to buy this again.[/quote:3bwit0gb]

I haven't tried any Organic ales except Whistable Bay which is rather good. I don't really know what the difference should be except that the hops will have no pesticide residue and the barley won't have been grown with fertiliser. But the thing is, malting barley doesn't use that much fertiliser because it increases the nitrogen level too much and causes hazy beer and mash problems. I think Organic beer is a marketing thing more than anything else. But it is interesting that breweries go to the extra expense and trouble of sourcing ingredients and brewing it.

I think Whitstable Bay is dullsville as well. Certainly when compared to, say, Bishops Finger.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:3f1pu707 wrote: I think Whitstable Bay is dullsville as well. Certainly when compared to, say, Bishops Finger.[/quote:3f1pu707]

I adore Bishops finger (the beer that is)

I too find Whitstable Bay dull. The only enjoyable organic beer that springs to mind is St. Peter's Organic Best Bitter. I would have thought that the fact the beers were organic was irrelevant. A good recipe brewed organically or otherwise should make a good beer, assuming the ingredients are available.