Vale Brewery Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

 

Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.54
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 8
This deep red beer, last seen in May 2013, has been brewed again exclusively for the 2022 spring Wetherspoons real-ale festival.

The subtle aromas of passion fruit and grapefruit lead to rich roast malt flavours, balanced by fresh berry fruit hop notes and a dry, lasting finish.

Hops: Styrian
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), Bedminster March 2022. Reddish amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. a touch of leafy hop character, some red berries and caramel, digestive malts and a moderately bitter finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2022 at 06:17


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

Cask at the Pump House JDW, Shirley, Solihull. Poured a clear copper colour with an everlasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and woody hops. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a silky smooth, rich, grainy, ovaltine, biscuit, light red berry fruit, floral hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at Pump House (JDW) on 12 Apr 2022 at 21:46


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Calverts Court (JDW), Stockport. Pours unclear ruby amber with a beige cap. Rich malts, berries, caramel, little sour note. Bitter finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. It's OK

Tried from Cask at Calverts Court on 12 Apr 2022 at 19:55


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Picture House, Stafford on 8th April 2022. Red hue to the dark amber body, lasting white head. Hedgerow berry like feel to the nose and taste of this one, some maltiness too.

Tried on 09 Apr 2022 at 05:45


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at JDW Drapers Arms Peterborough. Reddish amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty biscuit and slight tropical fruit. Light fruity sweet. Medium body.

Tried from Cask at Draper’s Arms on 08 Apr 2022 at 11:54


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half a pint on cask at the red lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour light bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2022 at 07:42


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber with a creamy off-white head and a hint of lemony malt on the nose. Smooth and creamy with a slug of bitterness up front, before it softens into a dry and fruity malt led trad bitter

Tried on 02 Apr 2022 at 10:09


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a rich ruby red with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. A little hint of lime in the aroma, but not much else. Malts and rye are the immediate hits on the taste buds, followed shortly by a rich fruitiness. Traces of treacle and caramel come to mind later. Finish is quite dry and malty. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2022 at 22:20