Red Kite
Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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With the introduction of the Osprey Project at nearby Rutland Water, the area has become a Mecca for Bird of Prey spotters. In recent years the number of Red Kite sightings in the area has steadily increased to such an extent that there are now Hides established on the nearby river Gwash for the sole purpose of watching these magnificent birds in action. Introduced in 2014, Red Kite, like the bird is steadily increasing its sightings in the area too!
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dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Briar Rose, Birmingham. My first Rutland beer and a complete set of English regions to boot. Amber with small tight off white head. Malty with biscuit and a slight zesty orange. Pleasant if a bit basic.
Kolemkoukolem (4663) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
# 2957; 5/2022. Aroma of caramel, malt and berries. Dark copper body; persistant lacing off-white head. Fruity, herbal, malty, caramel. Good bitter. Half of pint, hand-pulled, pub, Bishop's Stortford (Essex, England).
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a clear copper colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a smooth, earthy, plum fruity, dry, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Nice enough, but won’t win any awards.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley.] A pale chestnut pour with a thin off-white head; malty aroma; caramel malt taste; and a fruity malt finish with just a touch of bitterness.
Downender (11275) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at The Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 21 February 2022. Deep amber in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Caramel and red berry fruit character, a touch of leafy hop, with some sweetish digestive malts leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 4 years ago
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Briar Rose, 12/02/22. Clear copper pour with a good sized lasting off white head. Nose is fruit rinds, biscuit, brown bread, grains. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, stewed fruits, faint red berry whisper. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask: Poured a copper amber with a tan creamy head. Aroma is grain, malty, caramel. Taste bitter hops, citrus, malty.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small white head and good lacing. There’s a distinct fruity aroma about this one, with some hints of apples. It the mouth it is sweet and watery, but flavours do come through. Malts and autumn fruits at the start, with some traces of hops later on. Finish is slightly dry. Pleasant but innocuous.
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Red Kite from Grainstore Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14
Cask pint at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Pours pale amber with a creamy beige head. Aroma: malt, caramel, bread, dark fruit, light hoppy. Taste: light to medium sweet & bitter, biscuits & caramel. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Nice