Red Feather
Welbeck Abbey Brewery in Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.57
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Red Feather takes its inspiration from the emblem of Welbeck and its crossed red feathers, which represent pride in the estate’s heritage and entrepreneurial spirit.
Our Red Feather is a robust auburn ale. Plenty of crystal malt gives this beer a rich colour and combination of bold walnut and bitter-sweet caramel flavours.
Our Red Feather is a robust auburn ale. Plenty of crystal malt gives this beer a rich colour and combination of bold walnut and bitter-sweet caramel flavours.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint at the Crosse Keys in The City. It had been long day and this was needed. Looked great in the glass and the taste and mouthfeel were all about the rich malt. Some balancing bitter hops, but this was all about the malt. And rather good.
Tried
from Cask
at
Crosse Keys (JDW)
on 13 May 2026
at 12:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 2nd May 2026. Deep ruby copper with shallow, pale tan foam affording full lacing. Malty aroma. Leafy and grassy bitter hoppiness in-mouth with robust malt line. A complex bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair amount of body. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 02 May 2026
at 22:09
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear chestnut colour lasting beige head. Malty nutty flavour. Easy drinking decent condition. Rather good ordinary bitter. Could drink 6 pints of this easy.
Tried
from Cask
at
County Hotel
on 25 Apr 2026
at 13:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut coloured pour with a tight cream head; malty aroma; sweet malty taste with a gentle woody bitterness; then a dry biscuity finish with some tart red berries. A pleasant bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 22 Apr 2026
at 14:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gift from friends who live near the brewery. Opaque chestnut. No head. Aroma has caramel and nuts with a tang berry edge and some wooden wisps. Flavourwise it has initial berry sourness. A woody streak. Underlying burnt caramel. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2025
at 17:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from The Offie, Leicester. Pours red with an off-white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, raisins & malt. Medium body. Slightly sweet fruity light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2025
at 21:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Dark reddish/brown and clear with a tight beige head. Light malty smell. Taste is sweet at first followed by a well-rounded bitterness. Some toffee/caramel flavours but doesn't dominate. Clean finish, a little grassy, with soft carbonation. Fairly standard bitter but a good one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem
on 23 Feb 2025
at 17:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head on a dark amber coloured body. Faint aroma of malt & hops. Medium bodied, smooth& creamy thinning out to a clean back. Malt, berry, nutty & caramel tastes with a fruity finish.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2024
at 15:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Nut brown with a solid cream head. Aroma of nut malt. Flavour is hazelnut, dry malt, bitter chocolate on a dry malt finish. Old Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham.
Tried
on 12 May 2024
at 15:01
6/10
Thanks Simon. Extreme gusher. Mild dry, bitter with dry grain. Dry bitter, hints of dry caramel, bitter grainy, fruity dusty. --- Beer merged from original tick of Red Feather on 15 Oct 2023 at 22:31 - Score: 6. Original review text: Thanks Simon T. Extreme gusher. Mild dry, bitter with dry grain. Dry bitter, hints of dry caramel, bitter grainy, fruity dusty.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2023
at 20:32