Distant Sun

Roosters Brewing in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brown Ale Regular

Score

6.60

ABV: 3.9%

IBU: -

Ticks: 9

A smooth brown beer that displays hints of chocolate from the different malts used. A gentle level of bitterness has been harnessed from the USA's crystal hop variety.

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6.5

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Black Lion, Nantwich. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. Not much of an aroma – just vague maltiness. In the mouth, malts are to the fore, along with autumn fruits and cherries with spicy hints. Becomes more bitter as drinking progresses, but with some underlying sweetness. Finish is quite spicy. This is decent, though I’m not quite sure how to categorise it.

Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2023 at 23:03

6.6

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Very brown beer with a cream-coloured head. No fizz. Smooth chocolate up front, then a pleasant nuttiness with light caramel and a touch of dry autumn leaves. Pleasant if a bit flat. Definitely a brown ale rather than the bitter it's been logged on here as.

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2019 at 21:13

6.6

Downender (11275) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Knights Templar (JDW), Bristol 23/3/2019. Deep brown in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. A sweet, toasty bitter, with some chocolate and berry notes, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2019 at 17:17

SinH4 (15499) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask. Rather clear brown color with amber highlight. Aroma is chocolate, nutty, earthy, very full. Taste is smooth chocolate, hazelnuts and cereals, toffee malts, with a tiny bitter roast edge in the back. Creamy mouthfeel, perhaps a tiny bit too light, flat. A pleasant surprise!

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2019 at 08:50

6.9

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at John Logie Baird JDW Hastings. Clear dark chestnut beer lasting beige head. Some malt some toast. some light chocolate. some hedgerow fruit. some bramble. Hawthorn bitter finish. dry woody. good I thought. good winter beer. warming. I liked it.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2019 at 11:49

6.9

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Distant Sun from Roosters Brewing 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hand-pulled cask pint in my local Wetherspoons on 22nd Jan 2019. Smooth creamy head on a mid-brown body. Malty front with a slight chocolate leaning in the aroma and taste, some biscuity like flavours too.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2019 at 21:21