cagarvie (40076) reviewed Pilsner from Zerodegrees (Blackheath) 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
cask at NWAF .... golden yellow ... thin white head ... soft fruits ... light lemon ... barest grassyness nose...soft fruit ... soft lemon ... soft mellow fruit ... its ok
Reubs (35480) reviewed Pale Ale from Zerodegrees (Blackheath) 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(tap@Zerodegrees, SE London) Amber/copper pour with a thin white dissipating head. orange flavour. Aroma/Taste is caramel malt with faint hop hints of grapefruit and has a bitter finish. Bit cold after initial pour but better once warmed up slightly. Decent. (d14)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(keg@Zerodegrees Blackheath, SE London) Pours dark gold/amber with a thin white head with persistent lacing. Good hop and malt aroma/taste, with strong passion fruit, pine, and caramel and mineral malts with a slight spice in the finish. Pretty decent stuff (D15)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[Keg at Zerodegrees Reading] Amber with a moderate cream head and a middling amount of fizz.grass & honey on the nose, but on tasting there’s mroe than a hint of raisins. Nutty digestive biscuit malt comes through with floral hints and a little buzz of ginger. With the rich mouthfeel, sweetness & the alcohol content there’s a touch of dessert wine about this beer, but fortunately the sweetness is balanced with noble hops coming through in the dry and mildly bitter finish. Although the flavours are mellow rather than strident, there’s still plenty of complexity here, and it’s a well-balanced beer that’s a pleasure to drink. ZeroDegrees (at least the Reading branch) have definitely been getting better at their specials of late.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(tap@Zerodegrees Blackheath, SE London) A new seasonal Christmas ale pours a dark copper/amber colour with lasting white to off white head and good lacing. Aroma of sweet honey and caramel malts. Body is medium and has a good mouthfeel. Taste is very sweet caramel malt and fruit, hops with honey and rosemary and oily on the palate. Overall pretty decent and interesting brew, but abit too sweet for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(On tap at Zerodegrees, Blackheath, London) A Special enjoyed/recorded back in October, (writing up from notes) Poured a pleasant orange/amber with good off white head and healthy lacing and medium body. Aroma was citrus hops and malt. Taste was citrus hops and complex malt character with lovely mouthfeel. Really noticed the strength of this as well, overall was very good and pity only got to try this on two occasions before being replaced by new special. Hope to see this on again.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Black Lager from Zerodegrees (Blackheath) 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(On tap at Zerodegrees, Blackheath, London) It pours dark brown with a tan head, nice aroma and complex taste combination of smoky, nutty, malt/caramel, and coffee chocolate. A firm session favourite of mine at the local. Updated: Tried again on recent visit back to UK middle of 2014, is just not as good as remembered sadly, bit more watery and not as powerful, or maybe my palate has just evolved over time. Rating amended to reflect this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Zero Degrees, Reading, at a stated ABV of 4.8%. A slightly hazy, reddish copper pour with a ring of cream head; grainy aroma; soft and fruity in the mouth with a grainy body and underlying caramel; the finish is prickly and lightly bitter.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Black Lager from Zerodegrees (Blackheath) 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Zero Degrees, Reading, stated ABV 4.6%. Pitch black with a ring of beige head, and high carbonation; aroma of dull chocolate malts; dry and spritzy in the mouth with a good chocolate malt flavour; soft and sweet to finish with an underlying bitterness. Rather light and inconsequential overall.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Pale Ale from Zerodegrees (Blackheath) 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Zero Degrees, Reading. Bright amber with a scummy off-white head; toffee aroma; too cold at first, and lively in the mouth, but showing an immediate fresh grassy bitterness over some caramel malts; the finish is pleasantly bitter with a touch of pepper; and the whole thing improves as it warms up.