omhper (44752) reviewed Fiddler George from Tring Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled cask conditioned at both Akkurat & Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Interesting experiment, drinking the same cask ale within half an hour on two different pubs. It was amber coloured, and at Akkurat it had a pronounced flowery hop aroma, which was less obvious at Oliver Twist where it was sweet, but the soft, whipped cream mouthfeel at Akkurat was not there at Oliver Twist, where it was more watery and fruity. Also the hop aromatic finish was more powerful at Akkurat, but at both places the bitterness was rather low. I believe this was the last beer from a big shipment that both pubs racked, and somehow Akkurat got the better hand this time, however I know both places do their utmost to assure good quality of their cask ales. Rating stated is the one that was served at Akkurat.
omhper (44752) reviewed Colley's Dog (Cask) from Tring Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Deep amber. Fruity, flowery aroma with intense hoppiness. Sweetish and nutty with bold, malty mouthfeel, Resiny, bitter finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed Jack O'Legs from Tring Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Amber coloured. Fruity, flowery aroma. Sweet and medium bodied with stale hop flavour and rather soft mouthfeel. Hoppy bitter finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed Death Or Glory (Cask) from Tring Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Sampled cask conditioned. Deep burgundy in colour. Fruity and salty nose. Very malty, full bodied. Surprising almond and banana flavour. Very dry. Salty, bitter finish. Almost like a Belgian style doubel dark, but perhaps leaning towards a barley wine as well.
omhper (44752) reviewed Side Pocket for a Toad (Cask) from Tring Brewery 24 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Sample cask conditioned. Golden coloured. The second thing I find unusual with this ale, after the name is the pineapple aroma. It is light bodied and sweet and to me it feels like wheat malt has been used. it finishes with rather low bitterness. Flavourwise this could actually be a very light version of a Belgian style tripel, but I'm not sure I'll be a fan of that new style.