Red Kite
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.36
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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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Windmil, Stansted. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops, malt and has a little sourness too. Fruity light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2017
at 04:17
7/10
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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
4.8/10
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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
6/10
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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
6.6/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
5/10
Tried
on 10 Jul 2014
at 18:36
5.6/10
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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
5.5/10
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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
6.8/10
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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