Blacksmiths Ale
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter|
Score
6.71
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This rich, strong ale warming with hints of Christmas pudding is brewed using Challenger hops and crystal malt.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2015 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, orange peel, caramel, toffee & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Large foamy off white head on an unclear copper coloured body. Sweet, berry & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a clean back. Berries, red liquorice, boiled sweets & spicy tastes with a lightly hopped tangy finish. Really tasty.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Blacksmiths Ale from Coniston Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried from a supermarket in Kendall. Amber colour with a foamy head. Caramel and light fruity hops. Taste mainly sweet with a light utter finish.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Blacksmiths Ale from Coniston Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Adda Kendal. Clear copper coloured pour with a sticky off white head. Aroma is sweet sticky treacle, toffee, grassy, berry. Flavour is composed of sweet toffee, grassy, hedgerow hop, berry. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation. Decent bitter a little sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle poured and served at Black Bull Coniston - rich ruby body, thick white lacing head. Nose is heavy on the caramel and malts, dark toffee and cake fruits. Taste is malty and chewy. Very good.
Olut (21769) reviewed Blacksmiths Ale from Coniston Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from ASDA, Keighley. Amber with not much of a head. Fruit hopped with a fair amount of citrus orange in aroma and taste.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Blacksmiths Ale from Coniston Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb, cheers Ash! Pours clear amber, short-lived off-white head. Aromas of cake mix, spice, dried orange peel. Taste is more orange, light spice. Medium body, creamy texture, sweet spicy finish. Good.
McCash (16021) reviewed Blacksmiths Ale from Coniston Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
50cl bottle from the Black Bull. Appearance - amber with a decent head which hangs around. Nose - cake mixture and a hint of spice. Taste - tangy dried orange and generally fruit cake. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a balanced dry finish. Overall - very enjoyable. Extra complexity seems to develop down the glass.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at the Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Toffee and malt with a hint of mint and a dry bitter finish. Nice at first, but grew less appealing the more I drank.