Sunday, 13 February 2011

Iceberg, dead ahead !!

Tasting a bottle of Iceberg tonight, produced by the Titanic brewery in Burslem, Stoke on Trent.
 I am always keen to try any new Titanic brewery beers I see, as they seem to cater for my tastes.

Iceberg comes in a clear bottle, has a pale-yellow to golden colour and a slight haze (I had left this to settle in a cool dark place, and the bottle had a visible yeast sediment.  I therefore think the haze is due to wheat proteins in the beer).  The head once poured was quite open and granular and had a perfect white colour.  A thin head stayed on the beer all the way down the glass.

There was a gentle aroma from the beer, but nothing crazy.  Just a mild vanilla toffee smell.

Titanic brewery class this as a light wheat beer, and it certainly didn't disappoint.  Hop and malt were in perfect balance for my taste, I prefer a bitter beer but your mileage may vary.  Some may say that the malt sweetness isn't enough and the hoppy citrus bitterness dominates.
I didn't see it coming!

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