Honey Trap
Kelchner Brewery in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Honey Regular|
Score
5.96
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This beer is brewed with gallons of Bedfordshire honey complimented by a generous portion of malt, wheat, hops, orange and spices. On opening the bottle, you are overwhelmed with fresh aromas of wild honey flowers, citrus & spice, giving a refreshingly delicious brew. This ale is available during the summer months, dependant on the Bedfordshire honey avaliability.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 25. Clear light gold. Thick frothy foamy white head. Healthy lacing. Aroma has honey sweetness over a malty base and grains. Citrus sourness on the periphery. Flavourwise it combines honey sweetness with some more assertive citrus sourness. Underlying watery malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick.Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. A tad bland.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2025
at 18:24
6/10
Magus, mõru, puuviljane, tsitrus, kuiv. Ok
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2025
at 17:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Sweet with notes of honey, sweet malty with some herbal notes, sweet toasted malty finish. Ok. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kelchner Honey Trap on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:39 - Score: 6. Original review text: Sweet with notes of honey, sweet malty with some herbal notes, sweet toasted malty finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2022
at 08:21
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Forholdvis pålitelige notater fra en travel dag på The Great British Beer Festival, London 02.08.22: lett uklar lys gylden, ok skum. Litt honning, lett krydret, litt citrus og noe såpeaktig. Svak, urteaktig bitterhet i avslutningen.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2022
at 17:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Almost clear light golden blonde with a moderate white cap that veers edgewards. Nose is pale malts, honey, grains, light breads. Taste comprises airy malts, grass, honey, grains, light fruit esters, floral. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Pretty generic honey style beer and like most of that ilk - forgettable!
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2022
at 08:37
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
From cask at the GBBF with Holmen1 and Stephen 03.08.22. Pale, almost clear, straw colour. Some white head. Aroma and taste of old pale malt and old lemons. And biscuits. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2022
at 15:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light honey and light herbal. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 040122
Tried
on 04 Jan 2022
at 17:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtest Grumbo. Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Pale yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy honey aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Some honey notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2021
at 14:15
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are honey, herbs, fruits, hops and malt. Sweet honey and light bitter finish.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2021
at 14:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
8/10/2021. Cask at the 43rd Bedford Beer and Cider Festival. Pours clear pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of honey, fruits, flowers, touch of herb. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. moderate body, oily watery texture, soft carbonation. Quite mead like, but without depth. Aroma ok but not really a fan.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2021
at 14:12