Lamprey
Otherworld Brewing in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Sunken Knave BreweryPale Ale - Classic English Special
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Score
7.36
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Malty, hoppy, and bittersweet with a hint of marmalade, inspired by a recipe brewed by Kemp Town Brewery in 1880. Chevalier provides a big malt backbone for massive quantities of British & European Hops, typical of the time, while traditional Invert No.2 sugar adds hints of molasses and lightens the finish.
Brewed in collaboration with Sunken Knave.
Cask version is 5.7%, Keg and can 6.2%
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Scopey (25115) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Westhill Service Station (I think...). It pours clear rich/deep golden - blonde with a fluffy white head. The aroma is rich, leafy, herbal, woody, bready malt, ryvita, cereal, nuttiness, varnished wood, old rope and some perfumed orange. The taste is firmly dry, woody, leather, sappy, some bitterness, tannin, toasty grains, brown bread, cereal, herbal, leafy and spice with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy white head. Interesting, nice depth of flavour and moreish..
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
13th August 2025
Can. Near clear orange beer, decent bubbly cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Airy malts, a nice Chevalier richness and slight tang. Fine hop profile delivers orchard fruits, mild ripe fruits and mildly tangy orangey apricot vibe that really adds brightness. A juicier and mildly honeyish orchard fruits just before the light and mildly dry finish, it leaves a modest bitter linger. Super duper, good depth of flavour and sufficiently different from the slew of US style beers that dominate most brewers output. We need more craft British beer like this please!
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy amber body with an off-white head that holds well. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of herbs and brown bread. Flavour of papery malt, pear skin, marzipan and nuts. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A nice bittersweet beer.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
440ml can. Clear gold orange, big white head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, bready. Taste is malty, bready, caramel, marmalade, light sugary sweetness leading to a hoppy finish bringing some bitterness, the bittersweet balance here is perfect actually. Medium bodied, a chewier body than you'd get from a modern pale ale. This is excellent, would love more like this.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden and clear with a thick off-white head. Aromas of cereal, light caramel and bready malt. Taste is burnt toffee, bread and dried orange. Quite chewy orange with a light roast finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden and clear, maybe a slight hop haze, with a big fluffy off-white head.
Nose - soft oats, light caramel and generally bready.
Taste - burnt toffee, bread and dried orange.
Palate - medium bodied, chewy middle and roasty finish.
Overall - definitely traditional in style, would love to try on cask.