beer_name: Brakspear Bitter
text: On cask at the Royal Oak, Car Colston, a hostelry renowned for the superb condition of all its beers. I hardly recognised it, a shade darker perhaps than before?Totally crystal clear with just under a half inch thick,dense head which survived most of the way down the glass.As with most cask ales, aroma isn't a feature (it's only what gets pinched from the liquid itself anyway) but the beer really fought way above its weight in the flavour compartment.A beautifully balanced bitter with a hint of astringency.It all goes to show that strength isn't all in beer. Utterly and absolutely gorgeous stuff.