Grumpling Ale
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.22
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Fergus (31329) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at moon under water jdw. Dark amber thick dense head that persists. Bready yeasty aromas. A little thin and watery for an esb. Subtle bitter finish. Flavour is lackluster.
kevnic2008 (13946) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours light copper in colour, with an average head. Aroma is mildy bitter. Flavour is bitter, with earthy finish.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma colour, off-white head. Aroma is light malted, bit of caramel. Flavour is light malted, caramel bit fruity. Good drinkable.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ Guildford Arms, 1 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2AA.Clear medium amber color with a small average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100205]
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask@the one of the spoons between Victoria and Pimlico. Deep goldeny amber colour with mediumsized foamy off-white head. Aroma is toasted malts, some mild grass and caramel malts along with some quite floral notes. Flavour is being quite much the same along with some wood, herbs and mild toffee.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
copper creamy tan head ... soft toffee fruit...sweet toffee malt soft easy light hop linger... 3.1 bottle at cropredy ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... sweet metalic toffee ... malt nose ... dark fruits ... soft malts ... plums raisins ... decent if unexciting 3.5
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
[500ml bottle, gift from my wife - cheers!] Considering this is a relatively local brewery, I’m surprised that this is the first I’ve had from them. Deep amber, negligible beige head, moderate carbonation. Tastes dry and woody - almost of sawdust at first. Slight metallic hints before some autumn fruit come through. But the mouthfeel is weak, watery and fizzy - felt like a mass-market pasteurised bitter rather than a micro brewery bottle conditioned old ale. Disappointing, but I suspect that it’s better casked.
CH-303 (4723) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
As Vale Grumpling Premium (Old Ale):[br] Appearance: Dark redish brown. Shortlived fizzy head, more head when warmer. Some sediments. Aroma: Nice malt, caramel and fruit. Taste: Quite malty, but also caramel and dark fruit. Info: 500ml bottle, 15/9-2007 [br][br] As Marks & Spencer Buckinghamshire Ale:[br] Appearance: Redish brown. Little bit of head. Aroma: Nice malt and some hops. Taste: Malt and quite bitter. Some fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 24/1-2008
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500 ml. bottle as Buckinghamshire Ale. BBE 10.08. Lightly roasted, bready malt aromas. Dark reddish amber color with a white head. Medium bodied with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor seems to start with cola, but passed on to malty, fruity and bitter. Very well balanced, but slightly harsh in the mouth. Fruity hop bitter by the end, I think.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle of Marks & Spencer Buckinghamshire Ale. Reddish copper with a thin white head; rich sweet malty aroma; fruity malt flavours with underlying earthy hops; quite dry finish. [5/3/6/3/12]Rerate: Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Gold with a thin white head leaving light lacing; sweet malt aroma; sweet fruity flavour with apples and blackberries; the finish is sharply bitter and slightly spiced. [6/4/6/4/16]