Blubarb & Custard
Blue Monkey Brewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular|
Score
6.58
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A complex refreshing summer beer brewed using fresh local rhubarb with the addition of vanilla. Starts with the creamy taste and aroma of vanilla custard, followed by a burst of Olicana hops and then the tart refreshing taste of British rhubarb!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Tamworth Tap.. clear gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has liw key rhubarb and some sweetness. Flavourwise ot has some light sour Ness and sugary sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation Bland as... only a vague hint of veg or desert.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tamworth Tap
on 10 Sep 2026
at 21:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines, Sheffield. Clear, pale amber. Ring and a few bubbles of white. Nose has rhubarb and custard sweets. Vanilla yoghurt. Some fairly bright, fruity hop. Some wheaty grain. Taste is sweet, with a decent tang of rhubarb like tartness. Light to medium body. Fine brisk carbonation. Short, tart finish. Enjoyed this. Not sure why they’re calling it a wheat beer, though. I mean it’s got wheat in it but...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2019
at 18:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Blue Monkey Blubarb & Custard ].
ABV: 4.8%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, custard and rhubarb. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, custard, vanilla, light rhubarb. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181020]
6-3-5-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2018
at 09:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Wellington, Birmingham. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, rhubarb and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 250717
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2017
at 18:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Blue Monkey Loughborough. Golden, slightly cloudy. Little bit of white head and a lot of lacing. Light aroma, some vanilla and orange peel. Sharp fruity hops add to the sweet creaminess in the taste to give a complex taste. Bittersweet finish with rhubarb and custard sweets (ah, there it is) showing up in the finish. Wasn’t sure at first, but I like the more with each sip.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2017
at 10:38