Art Brew, Earth Roots Resin

I had the pleasure of briefly meeting and chatting with the John, brewer at Art Brew, in Manish's Good Taste just as he was making a delivery. I couldn't not walk out of the shop without a bottle of Art Brew really could I? (John and Becky from Art Brew are currently changing the shape of their brewery right now, so their website's down - their twitter account is the best source of info right now I think.)

Earth Roots Resin has been on my radar for a bit now, mainly because I really like the dub reference in the name (implicit or not)! John actually told me to let the bottle condition for a little while, but patience has never been my strong suit. Anyway, it was pretty flat. Nose of porridge and brown sugar, masses of (nicely poised) pine in the taste (largely due to the christmas tree which gets lobbed into the boil I understand!) and very clean all the way through. I've been fortunate enough to meet a few brewers now (largely whilst they're working rather than at MTB events) and without exception, they've all been super mellow, chatty and flatteringly congenial. Nice one fellas!