Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Sapphire from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
9 pint mini cask from the T Hall Brewery. This is one of the 3 special beers brewed over the summer of 2008 by the 3 different brewers as a competition to see who could brew the best beer left to his own devices. Stacey at the brewery described this as a light ale which has been dry hopped. This is gold with lasting off white head. Aroma of light grassy citrus hop. Very grassy, some malt in mouth.Touch of toffee and then a rather nice dry hopped bitter finish. Aroma isn’t my favourite, but rest is great for a 2.7% beer. A light mild with excellent hop. Like Kipling but lighter. So, so drinkable due to the condition and sherberty hop on finish. Drank all 9 pints in one sitting.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Martius from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium amber brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (020508)
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Martius from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2008. Deep chestnut with lasting beige head. Spicy hop grapefruit on aroma. Full in mouth. Decent premium bitter, maybe not as hoppy as some T Hall beers. Finish is nicely hopped, maybe EKG. Tasty.
Downender (11275) reviewed Kipling from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Utobeer. Pale gold in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of elderflowers, pineapple, gooseberries and citrus. Flavour had a touch of creamy malt, but was tropical hops in the main with a short, dry finish. Very enjoyable.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Jaipur from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle at Finn’s in Tromsø. See-through, golden-amber body with a film-type head. Flowery hop aroma. Rather intense hoppy flavour with sappy oranges, pine notes and moderate maltiness. Lingering dry bitter tail. Skillful made brew (16.05.2008).
Finn (18112) reviewed Jaipur from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle 0,33l. Golden colored. A small creamy head. Strong hoppy & fruity aroma. Complex fruity flavor. Dry hoppy aftertaste. Lovely. This is an IPA where everything is right!
Fin (18365) reviewed Martius from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[i] [b] Cask at Reading Beer Festival 02-05-08 following a two hour queue to get in grrrr![/i] [/b] I only really got to taste this owing to Phil L getting a glass but I think that I just about had enough to justify a rating. This poured quite brown and had a nice malty and caramel nose. The flavour was as Phil stated very bready and yeasty and in that respect unlike any other Thornbridge beer that I’d had, it was a very traditional in many respects and I really liked it for being so ordinary because it was actually damn tasty and very well crafted as one would expect from such a good brewery.
mjs (11994) reviewed Jaipur from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Re-rate, cask at White Horse on Parson’s Green) I’ve been waiting for a chance to re-rate this beer. The looks were ok: golden and clear. Hops were clearly present in both taste and aroma. The hop characters were fruitiness and pine. Fortunately, hops weren’t too dominating. Malty, medium bodied beer was there underneath and created nice balance. Aftertaste lasted long. Old rating: 6-4-7-3-14=3.4
mjs (11994) reviewed Wild Swan from Thornbridge Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Cask at Gallows Bird on 2008-01-26) Nice hops but lacks body at the beginning, when beer got warmer some malts appeared. This, as some other hoppy real ales, resembled too much a dishwater with hops in it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled at RBESG 2007. A dark brown beer with a brownish head. The aroma is sweet with notes of whiskey, malt, and some roasted malt. The flavor too sweet for my liking with notes of wood, roasted malt, leading to a dry woody finish. The whiskey burns slightly in the throat.