St George Heritage Ale

A colleage of mine and myself went for a tipple on St Georges day at 'The Castle' just of High Holborn. The Castle is unique in that it always has a good selection of well kept guest ales in a location which pretty much just caters for the lunch and after work crowd. Most of the pubs in the area tend to offer the more mass produced bitters and their quality is usually dubious, however the Castle seems to always come up with the goods. Being St Georges day, we decided to have a crack at the St Georges Heritage Ale (4.9% abv) by the Coach House brewery. Now in general, I make it a rule to avoid beers which are just one off gimmick's such as 'Striker' for the 2006 soccer world cup, and 'Swing low' for the 2007 Rugby world cup as they are generally rubbish. The St George heritage ale on the other hand was a pleasant surprise. The beer was a straw colour with a nice not too bitter but creamy finish. A nice well balanced beer with citrusy hop notes which would be better enjoyed through the summer months than in April, but hey I was just glad to enjoy it at all! Website: