Rutland Beast
Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.75
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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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wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Wahoo! At last! My 5th Rutland Rate! Have wanted to find this beer for a while now, good on 'Spoons getting this in. Decent condition too. It's a nice-looking beer - glowing mahogany in hue with a decent beige head and a light fizz. There's toffee, caramel, a touch of coffee, some plum and some wood. The mouthfeel is full, but a little slimy from the caramel. There's a hint of rough vodka. As others have noted, it's not a stout; it sits somewhere between an ESB and a strong mild I reckon. It would make a nice autumn or winter warmer, but possibly wasn't the ideal brew for a warm summer's day. Who cares though - it's a RUTLAND RATE!!!
DavrosIX (1291) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Pint at the Crosse Keys. A dark colour in the glass and a very foamy and long-lasting head. The taste and the mouthfeel was all about those malts and they were quite sweet. A definite amped up mild, but not yet an Imperial Mild (that's something to try should anyone decide to brew it). A bit too much for a lunchtime beer and at the end it became a bit cloying.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at The Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough. Pours chestnut brown with a maroon tint. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruit, light roasted malt, toffee, rich fruit cake and molasses. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Rich chocolatey malty finish. Enjoyable.
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at GBBF ’17, 11/08/17. Light chocolate and raisin aroma. Dark and glossy. Thin but frothy beige head. Sweet and sour with a bitter base. Rum and raisin. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Low key finish. Good stuff. Need to get changed from a stout to a mild.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Finally! Cask at GBBF. It pours clear rich brown with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, toasty grain, plenty of dried fruits, berry skin, earth and a bit of jam. The taste is of the same ilk: bitter - sweet, dried fruits, bit of jam, fruit cake, bread, soft sweetness and carmel with a soft finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Another beer which benefits from Good condition (think this was the fresh second cask). Decent fruity dark ale.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at GBBF 2017, day 3 - London. Pours clear ruby, with a foamy, khaki head. Dried fruits in the aroma, toasted bread, berries. Light-medium sweet flavour with some berry skins, brown bread, faint toffee. Medium bodied with fine carboantion; good condition. Finishes with more ripe berries, some wood. Nice.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Grainstore Rutland Beast ].Clear medium brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, sweet malt, berry notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dark malt, sweet malt, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151009] 5-3-5-3-11
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Mahogany brown colour with thick fluffy head. Aroma and flavour have some woody dryness and fruity floral malts.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A deep ruby red brown coloured pour with a lasting dirty loose beige head. Aroma is tangy dried fruits, rum and raisin, green apple, cakey malts, some alcohol. Flavour is composed of sweet nutty malts raisin cake toffee, rum, boozy. Palate is medium sweet sticky, brown sugars. Rutland boozy tick.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Rutland Beast from Grainstore Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tried at the 2016 Peterborough Festival. Deep ruby brown colour, with an off white head. Aroma coffee, chocolate, and dried fruit. Taste light sweet to a roasted finish