Liberation

After the disappointment of that raspberry beer from Flanders, it seems appropriate that my next beer should be Liberation, subtitled “A Beer To Be Remembered”. According to the label, sales of Liberation should generate at least £10,000 a year for The Royal British Legion. This is a cause that I support wholeheartedly so I hope that the beer lives up to its promise. It is 5.2% ABV and it is brewed by Thwaites.

It smells delicious: the aroma is strong and malty with a heavy hint of something sweeter, possibly fruity. The flavour isn’t actually as strong as the aroma might suggest; I’m not quite sure what to make of it. It is very nice but also very simple. I suppose it is what they call ‘smooth’ (whoever ‘they’ are) which is not necessarily a bad thing but it does make it a bit boring. On the other hand, it is very pleasant indeed.

This beer isn’t one of those beers that amazes you at the first sip but the more sips I have, the more I like it. I tend to prefer more complex flavours, whereas this beer has only one single flavour, but it is a nice flavour. It has a pleasantly bitter finish and hints of sweetness, rather like a diluted version of its aroma.

Yes, definitely smooth.