Screech Owl
Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.51
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Originally one of the 12 ‘Natural Selection’ brews back in October 2008 to support the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Adopt a Species Campaign, it immediately won the Society of Independent Brewers (Midlands) Supreme Champion Beer award at the Robin Hood Beer Festival and followed this success by winning the SIBA National Strong Bitter title, as well as bronze Strong Bitter (Champion Beer of Britain) 2013. Brewed to export strength this strong well hopped India Pale Ale has become a firm favourite with followers of the style.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This one has a fantastic hoppy aroma to it, and while the taste isn’t quite so strong it’s still very pleasant. A beer to savour.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2012
at 01:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours deep gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is sherbet lemon and orange. Taste has a biscuit malty start and a sherbet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 14:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 12/8/2012. Pale gold with a slight white head. Lemon fruit and hay aroma with some grassy hops. Flavour had cereal malts, more fruit and a dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2012
at 02:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
3rd February 2011
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Clear gold beer, residual white head. Light semi dry palate, mildly fruity. Should have taken more notes but this beer proved it’s drinkability because I sunk it whilst jawing!
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Clear gold beer, residual white head. Light semi dry palate, mildly fruity. Should have taken more notes but this beer proved it’s drinkability because I sunk it whilst jawing!
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 08:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask in bacchus newcastle ... amber ... thin white lacing ... light sweet lemon hop nose .. little syrup lemon hop ... something i dont like ... no balance
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2010
at 07:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask: Pale golden to golden, creamy and lacy white head; moderate to solid fruity (lemons) and bitter-hoppy nose with a light "woody" touch; light to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, almost medium bodied; slightly lingering fruity (lemons) and pale-malty finish with a light hoppy aftertaste. Not great, but of solid quality......
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2010
at 06:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, Rook and Gaskill, York. Clear golden colour with a decent white head. Nose had some grassy hop, citrus and sweet malt. Clean and crisp fruity taste that was well hopped . Smooth and very drinkable. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2010
at 08:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus, toffee light notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090806]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2009
at 06:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of apple peel, grassy hops and a touch of citrus. Sweet and grassy flavour
Tried
on 16 Nov 2009
at 13:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (GBBF 2009) - Golden in colour. Slightly gassy and fruity aroma with some hoppy hints. Gassy and slightly sulphuric taste with hints of tea and a moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2009
at 15:25