Rutland Beast
Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.75
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Rutland Beast is strong yet exceptionally balanced. Dark earthy brown in colour, it’s fantastic flavours blend together to produce a mind blowing great beer.
Brewed using a combination of seven different malts and wheats, as well as three classic hop varieties, Rutland Beast is a true animal. Regarded as the ‘Bigger Brother’ of the Rutland Panther, the Beast is rarely spotted around these parts, but is a spectacular sight when seen.
Brewed using a combination of seven different malts and wheats, as well as three classic hop varieties, Rutland Beast is a true animal. Regarded as the ‘Bigger Brother’ of the Rutland Panther, the Beast is rarely spotted around these parts, but is a spectacular sight when seen.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Cambridge Beer Festival 2026. Pours deep brown to burgundy with beige foam. Fruity aroma. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Malt, dark fruits, treacle hints. \semi dry finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2026
at 13:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Grainstore Brewery
on 16 May 2026
at 10:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pint on cask at the Gate house jdw.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear dark amber pour. Light chocolate
Medium creamy beige head. Clear dark amber pour. Light chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 06 Aug 2025
at 16:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham. Took a while to settle but was closer to ruby red in colour with smooth off white head and good lacing. Quite rich and malt driven with notes of toast, caramel, nuts and slight leafy hop. Sticky mouthfeel with soft fine carbonation. Interesting but one was enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, third pint. @Grainstore Brewery, Oakham (UK). 15/02/2023 [#5.817 Global - #603 England - #6 Grainstore Brewery] Pours ruby with a lacing tan head. Aroma: sweet toffee, dried fruits and figs. Taste: figs, sweet toffee malts and dried fruits. Next one please!
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2023
at 16:05
19/04/2002. BUCKINGHAM HOTEL, 1 Burlington Road, BUXTON, Derbyshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 14:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, cask ale at Moon Under Water (JDW). Remaining beige head over a clear copper coloured body, dotted spots on the glass. Raisin and caramel on the nose. Fine blended taste of dried fruits, mild caramel malts, and grain. Drying close, lightly roasted, and not overly sweet. Pretty decent. Celebration drink. (Hounslow, 03.11.2022).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2022
at 08:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, 27 September 2022. Mahogany in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Dark fruits, some chocolate sweetness, bready malts and oak, ending with a full, moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2022
at 09:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Rupert Brooke, Rugby. Pours a cloudy dark burgundy with a small cream head and good lacing. Ust some general frutiness in the aroma. Much more action in the mouth where dark fruits and malts hit immediately. Later on small amounts of treacle, parkin and raisins can be detected as well. Overall it fluctuates between sweetness and bitterness. Finish is fruity and slightly dry. Very nice indeed. Not a stout though. I would class it as “strong ale” though it does have some ESB type characteristics.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2022
at 22:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask: Poured a dark brown with reddish edges, head is tan. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is sweet strong malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2019
at 11:48