Hydes 1863

The Castle, hidden away in the back streets between High Holborn and Fleet Street has become one of my favourite Real Ale pubs in London. The staff are friendly, the beer is always in good condition and there are always several guest ales on tap at any one time. The fact that it is in close proximity to work is a bonus! Recently I dropped in for a few pints after work and the following few entries will describe the session! Hydes 1863 (3.5% abv) is an ordinary bitter from the Hydes brewery which is based in Manchester. before I had this pint, I had never heard of the beer, nor the brewery even and even searching google, I have not been able to dig up much information! The short of it is, an easy drinking amber bitter with mellow hops and a slightly spicy toffee/sweet malt taste. Sweet definetely dominates over bitterness, but there is a lot of flavour for such a low abv. More info about it can be found here.