Vale Brewery Red Kite

Red Kite

 

Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.35
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 29
Red Kite is a refreshing deep red chestnut bitter with a bitter finish. Maris Otter Crystal, Chocolate and roasted barley provide a full body whilst Northdown, Fuggle, Williamette and Brewers Gold hops combine to offer a subtle starting bitterness with a strong bitter finish.
 

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask ½ pint at Crispin, Wokingham, on June 26, 2017.Pump clip state 4.3% ABV.Malty, light fruity, floral taste. Bitter, fruity aftertaste. Medium smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Hazy brown color, small tan head with lacing. Malty, fruity scent.7/3/7/4/14=3.5

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2017 at 09:56


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Cask from the brewer’s own stall at the Thame Food Festival. Reddish-amber with a thick off-white head. Treacley bready malt with twigs and leaf mulch and a touch off orange. Too sweet and too twiggy for me, although judging by the number of people buying bottles of it at the festival and the high-ish ratings on this site I may be alone in this opinion.

Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2015 at 15:40


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

Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Vale Red Kite ].Clear medium to dark amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white silver head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, marzipan malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, apple notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141009]

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2015 at 14:12


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Pilgrims Progress, Bedford. Brown with a strong reddish tint. Big creamy head. Cherrywood and gummy bear aroma. A bit sickly and uninviting. However the taste is much better: the fruity sweetness is counteracted by a dry astringency. Bittersweet, balanced finish. Nutty aftertaste. Pretty good.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2014 at 14:50


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml Bottle - Copper red in colour. Malt, chestnuts, orange and dried fruit in the aroma. Malty, nutty and fruity taste with biscuity malt, raisins and caramel detected.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2014 at 12:44


5

Tried on 10 Jul 2014 at 18:36


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Ruby red with a creamy head and a small bitterness. Fairly smooth tasting with a small wood flavoured character.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2014 at 11:50


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Fra cask på Standing Order (JDW), Southampton 23 Jan 14. Mørk kastanjebrun. Lavt litt farget skum som etterlater masse lacing. Svak karamellaroma. Smaken litt tynn. Ubestemmelig - litt nøtteaktig smak.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2014 at 06:22


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

Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; hazy chestnut brown pour with beige head, dark fruit aroma, taste has roasted malts, some winter fruits and a hint of chocolate.

Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2014 at 05:57


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the William Webb Ellis, Twickers, 12/10/13. Clear reddish amber with a good sized light beige head. Nose is biscuit malt, light orchard fruit, thin caramel vein. Taste comprises toffee, dark fruits, biscuit malt, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry bitter finish. Ok bitter.

Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2013 at 14:14