Brewed in an old nuclear bunker at Pednavounder on the Lizard Peninsula, Britain’s most southerly point, Lizard Ales have been producing a variety of real ales since 2004 – using only high quality ingredients and traditional methods, the beers from Lizard Ales capture the true flavour of Cornwall.
Lizard Ales is a “five barrel ” plant producing up to 180 gallons per brew – simple ingrdients – water, malt, hops, yeast and salt – The water is local and untreated save for the addition of a little table salt to give extra body – malted barley comes from Warminster Maltings of Wiltshire who malt Lizard Ale’s mainly Cornish barley – the hops are all grown in Kent or Worcestershire the yeasts are built up from fresh batches sourced from St Austell Brewery.
Downender (11357) reviewed Bitter from Lizard Ales 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornish Beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol7/02/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Cereal malty bitter, with a touch of sweetness and moderately bitter finish. Forgettable.
berkshirejohn (10200) reviewed Frenchman's Creek from Lizard Ales 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle from the Hogs Back Brewery Shop. Hazy gold, despite careful pouring, with a trace of white head; lemony aroma; oily texture with a sweet citrus flavour over light malts. OK, but nothing special.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Helford River Bitter from Lizard Ales 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at NWAF 2009. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt an honey. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of metal.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Frenchman's Creek from Lizard Ales 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009. A pale copper colored beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and toffee - the sweetness making it cloying. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel and toffee - somewhat cloying.
Anders37 (30391) reviewed Frenchman's Creek from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy citrus hints. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some citrus hoppy aftertaste.
Anders37 (30391) reviewed Helford River Bitter from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a clear orange amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
fonefan (84235) reviewed Helford River Bitter from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, sour malt and plastic notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090123]
fonefan (84235) reviewed Frenchman's Creek from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear medium to dark orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090124] 6-2-6-3-12 Bottle 50cl. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].Unclear light to medium amber color with virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate roasted, caramel, sour, chlorine. Flavor is moderate sweet and vinegar - sour milk with a average duration. Bad IMO. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20081230] 3-2-2-2-4
fonefan (84235) reviewed Kernow Gold from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Bottle 50cl. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].Unclear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is sour citrus. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and vinegar - sour milk with a average duration. Infected IMO. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20081230]
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Frenchman's Creek from Lizard Ales 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle at Chris o New Year tasting 08/09. Hazy orange/gold, little white head. Faint malt and acidic bleach aroma. Some fartyness too. Well, it’s not horrible, they really, really can’t bottle. But it
