Damson Ale
Old Luxters (Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery) in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Stone flaggon split at Bodney, picked up at the Brewery,12/04/18. Lightly hazed muddy reddish pour with a decent off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is sweet berries, stewed fruits, berry jam, damson. Taste comprises strawberry jam, damson, straw, airy malts, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for what it is but lacks depth ABV considered.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sexy-looking bottle at Bodney Mansions. Thanks to Colin! It pours hazy deep mahogany brown with a small white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, sweet, tangy damson, plum, sugar and jam. The taste is dry, bitter, tart, tangy, wood, toasty sugars, earth, vinous character, vimto and jam. Medium body and fine carbonation. This beer split the crowd, but I rather enjoyed it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared at Leightons place 12/04/2018. Many thanks. A dull brown amber coloured pour with a halo of white. Aroma is old stale grains, amber, green apple, cinnamon. Flavour is composed of granny smith, tangy, woody, tangy. Damson. Palate is tangy green. Moderate carbonation.. Lingering granny smith.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared in Hackney - cheers to Cloin. Pours unclear gold with a thin, creamy off-white head. The nose holds bread, vague citrus, melon, orange. Meidum sweet flavour with a slight metallic note, ripe apples, tangy oranges, grainy bread. Meidum bodied, lightly oily with fine to averGe carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more apples, metal, citrus, leaves. So so.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
12th April 2018
Bodney Bier Huis bottleshare. Thanks to Cloin for the ceramic looking bottle. Hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Tangy oxidised tasting malts. Dry creamy sweetness. Tangy overripe semi fermented plum. Light semi dry finish. Odd.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Stoneware, fliptop bottle that my wife got me from the brewer?s own stall at last year?s Waddesden Christmas Market. The beer inside is an attractive chestnut-red colour with a lasting beige head. The damson is obvious in the smell- it?s quite a fresh newly-picked fruity smell too. It?s tart on tasting, verging on sour, with a dry aftertaste. The fresh damson verges at times on being closer to sloe berries- it?s not a beer you can drink quickly. There’s a little caramel in the background but the fruit is definitely the main feature. Definitely an interesting brew; maybe a little harsh on the first sip, but perseverance pays a reward here and by the end I was thoroughly enjoying it. Unusual but refreshing and tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Brown-amber colour with a reddish tinge, tan foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toffee, plum, metallic. Taste is malt, grain, caramel, tart, berry, plum, marzipan, and some grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry sour tangy finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home... Deep red brown... Thin bubbly off white head... Soft sweet toffee... Light fruit nose... Tart fruits... Juicy hops... Soft fruits... Big toffee... Weird and zezty... Interesting
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Danke an Scopey. Säuerlich fruchtiger Antrunk. Apfelaroma, dünn, geringe Herbe. Zum Ende etwas saurer, trocken. 8/9/9/8/8/8