Clarkshaws Strange Brew #1

Strange Brew #1

 

Clarkshaws in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
5.71
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Floral on the nose. Grassy and herby hop finish

Our version of an English Pale Ale with plentiful amounts of Challenger and UK Cascade hops.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Gusher. Another highly carbonated brew from these guys. Think bottle conditioning is going on a but more than planned. Managed to pour about half of it into a scooter, clear pale gold with three inches of slowly growing white head. When it settled down in to a drinkable state it was remarkably similar to their Gorgon’s alive. Light woody, yeast esters, light lemon.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2016 at 07:13


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Clarkshaws Strange Brew #1 ].Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy and open, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, caramel, earthy malt - earthy fruit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150211]

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2016 at 16:58


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml bottle [as Strange Brew Pale Ale, 4.3% abv]. Slightly milky, orangey, pale golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Weak, citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, hints of orange, tangerine, lemon, a grassy touch. Taste is zesty bitter, tart-ish, chalky, hints of lemon, orange, lemon zest.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 12:16


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft @ London Brewers’ Market, Spitafield E1. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty grassy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft on 20 Apr 2015 at 09:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gold pour with a white head. Pine and juicy fruit aroma. Fruit and malt flavours. Easy drinking action, quite refreshing.

Tried on 29 Mar 2015 at 16:00


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@London Drinker 2015 (Friday), Camden Centre, London - golden amber coloured pour with white head. Citrus and grassy aroma and taste, bready and toasty malts, pretty basic but ok.

Tried from Cask on 18 Mar 2015 at 16:11


3.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Half, gravicask from the stage bar at St Albans Beer Festival 2014. Unclear apricot coloured body. Naked surface. Very farmyard and grass to the nose.Taste of strong farmyard with some fruity notes notes beneath. Very dry ending. Just about drinkable. Well, we didn’t empty the glass (shared with Finn, 25.09.2014).

Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2014 at 12:00


3.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Fra gravity-cask på St Albans Beer & Cider festival 25 Sep 14. Aprikosfarget. Uklar. Aroma & smak av fjøs. Bare fjøs.

Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2014 at 10:48


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home in London - picked up at the London Beer Lab. Pours clear, bright gold with a lively, pure white froth head. The nose has some grassy hops, dry citrus, orange, biscuits. Light sweet flavor with prominent minerals, some bready malts, some tangerine meringue, husky grains. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Some further minerality on the finish, semi-dried out citrus fruits, a bit of smokey off-notes, more bitter grains, light astringency. So so.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2014 at 14:44


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Batch #1, bottle #2. It pours clear golden with minimal head. The nose is doughy, grain, muffin, light toast and weak lemon. The taste is crisp, bready, hay, toasty grains, grass, drying mouth-feel, earth and dull astringency with a dry finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. A bit dull if truth be told. Not a whole lot going on.....meh.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2014 at 10:24