Ay Up / Ey Up
Dancing Duck Brewery in Derby, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.19
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An eminently drinkable pale session ale. Subtle malt and floral notes are matched splendidly with citrus hop, rounded off with a slightly dry finish.
“Ay/ Ey Up mi duck” is a phrase that is well used around the East Midlands area and was the inspiration for the name of the brewery.
It is also the name of what has become our best selling beer but back in 2010 when the pump clip was being designed Rachel was adamant that it was spelt “Ay Up” whereas her husband Ian was firmly in the “Ey Up” camp.
Not wanting to upset anyone before we had even started we decided to get pump clips with both options on and give the landlords and ladies the choice.
The most popular spelling turned out to be “Ay Up” but we still keep both pump clips in stock and if you keep your eyes open you may spot the odd “Ey Up” every now and then!
“Ay/ Ey Up mi duck” is a phrase that is well used around the East Midlands area and was the inspiration for the name of the brewery.
It is also the name of what has become our best selling beer but back in 2010 when the pump clip was being designed Rachel was adamant that it was spelt “Ay Up” whereas her husband Ian was firmly in the “Ey Up” camp.
Not wanting to upset anyone before we had even started we decided to get pump clips with both options on and give the landlords and ladies the choice.
The most popular spelling turned out to be “Ay Up” but we still keep both pump clips in stock and if you keep your eyes open you may spot the odd “Ey Up” every now and then!
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 cl. bottle sampled @ Borefts 2014 Hotel Room tasting. Thank you! Light clear golden, very little head. White grape, litchi, sweet fruit, oily hop nose. Litchi, bit odd taste, oily, grass, strange herbal, fruity. Little oily body. Very UK, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2014
at 09:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Dancing Duck Ay Up / Ey Up (by Dancing Duck Brewery):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
26/IX/14 - 50cl bottle @ hotel room tasting Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1120) Thanks everyone for sharing the bottles!
Clear pale water coloured light beer, small to no head. Aroma: malty, grains, lemony, banana, sugary, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: lots of grains, hay, some almonds, marzipan. Aftertaste: bit sour, grains, hay, bit off, cow fodder. Meh.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
26/IX/14 - 50cl bottle @ hotel room tasting Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1120) Thanks everyone for sharing the bottles!
Clear pale water coloured light beer, small to no head. Aroma: malty, grains, lemony, banana, sugary, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: lots of grains, hay, some almonds, marzipan. Aftertaste: bit sour, grains, hay, bit off, cow fodder. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2014
at 13:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England. [ As Dancing Duck Ay Up ].Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruit malt, apple. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sharp fruit, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2013
at 03:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Battersea BF 2012. Pours a pale yellow color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy flavor with earthy hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2012
at 03:57