Welbeck Abbey Brewery Red Feather

Red Feather

 

Welbeck Abbey Brewery in Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.47
ABV: 3.9% IBU: - Ticks: 22
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.
 

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6.3
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
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
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 Olde Trip To Jerusalem (Greene King) on 23 Feb 2025 at 17:14


5.6
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
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

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


28/04/2012. SPA LANE VAULTS, 34 St. Mary's Gate, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 16 Feb 2023 at 09:42


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Exeter Arms, Derby. Has an indistinct aroma of malts and caramel. Pours a rich reddish brown with a msall cream head and good lacing. In the mouth the texture is creamy and the taste has fruitcake, bread crusts and malts on a base of caramel. A bit of bitterness in the finish is the first (only) hint of hops. Overall tastewise it punches above its strength. I rather like this, but I would say it’s more of an Irish red ale than a traditional bitter.

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2021 at 20:00


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Half pint on tap at the University Arms. Medium creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2018 at 16:26


5.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Dark clear red with a thick creamy head. Has a light berry-sweetness, a bitterness and a sessionable character.

Tried from Cask on 01 May 2017 at 10:42