Academy Ale

Tirril Brewery in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.05

ABV: 4.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 11

Our darkest, maltiest most traditional ale. Robust but not heavy, a great winter ale that gives any modern light ale a run for its money. As we brew our beers down to a final gravity of 1008, this beer manages to be strong but not heavy and is as easy drinking as our lighter ales. Yet the roast malt and our combination of classic English hops gives it plenty of depth too.

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jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 1 year ago

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

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, biscuit, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:33

5.8

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 8 years ago

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

Bottle – gift from a friend (suspect bought in Keswick). Nose not pronounced, but malts and biscuit in there. Pours a slightly reddish amber with a small white head – which does persist. Biscuit gain in the mouth feel, but also marmalade and orange peel. Not overly carbonated, and little finish to speak of. All in all a typical bitter, quaffable but not memorable.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2018 at 20:59

6.1

Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Booths, Windermere - Clear light brown body, small white head. Light malty aroma. Flavour has a little malty sweetness, a little bitter, a bit metallic. Not bad but nothing to cheer about.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 14:04

6.6

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle, thanks Our Kid. Pours clear golden amber thin white head. Aromas of stewed apples, light spice, apple pie. Taste is more stewed apple, caramel. Light spicy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2015 at 10:13

6.1

stravale (3279) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 13 years ago

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

Cask @ Penny Black, Lancaster 050113
Copper, clear, dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, light toffee, faint aroma
Taste of caramel malts, soft dark toffee, some earthy malt. bit of yeast, quite rich malt, slight plasticy hint though, bit unusual
Palate - Thin to medium body, quite smooth. Finish as main flavour, dab of toasted malts, cleans off palate

Tried from Cask on 09 Jan 2013 at 10:26

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 14 years ago

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

Bottled. Deep amber colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is fruits, some raisins, mild wood as well as some rather sweet malty notes as well. Flavour is fruits, some raisins, sweet malts as well as some mild floral notes. Pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2011 at 12:48

5.5

fonefan (84534) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 14 years ago

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

Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a small, frothy to fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - roasted, light sugar, cheap chocolate notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101202]

Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2011 at 23:06

5.4

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

2nd December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear brown beer. Light dry palate. Somewhat watery malt. Tangy fruit. Finishes dry. Okay.

Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 08:17

Downender (11275) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 18 years ago

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

Cask-conditioned at the White Lion, Bristol 22/09/07. Chestnut coloured with next to no head. Malty sweet aroma followed by a malty fruit aroma and no noticeable finish. Seriously dull.

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2007 at 13:31

6.5

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Academy Ale from Tirril Brewery 18 years ago

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

a Ruby coloured ale, with a light malty aroma, and a malty sweet fruity bitter... Tk2 Bottle at home ... copper brown ... sweet caramel malts... toffee malts ... bit one dimensional ... and definitly over fizzy but still not to shabby 2.3 -> 3.2

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2007 at 14:39