madmitch76 (40452) reviewed The IPSaison from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
9th June 2014
Craft Covent Garden. Keg. Hazy amber beer, tidy pale cream coloured head. Palate is smooth and airy. Very fine carbonation. Unusual beer - very light malt supports resinous hops - sweet pine and hop spice. Crystallised fruits. Tropical fruits underneath. Finishes smooth and semi dry with more hop spice. Good stuff.
Fergus (31329) reviewed The Double IPA from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewery. Translucent dark orange amber with a fleeting thin white head. Aroma is candied lemon, sharp lemon. Some spicy berry hops. Flavour is sharp lemon hop and caramel malts. Spicy piney hops round out the finish. Palate is medium full, semi sweet caramel. Aggresive clean bitterness that lingers around nice grapefruit. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewery. Hazed bright dark orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is lemon sweets, tropical fruit and peach. Light boscuity malt on the nose and light veg. Flavour is lemon, berry, spicy hops, clean cal ale ferment and light biscuit malt. Assertive firm bitterness fairly clean zingy earthy grapefruit. Palate is medium bodied and moderate carbonation. Decent.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Keg at the brewery. Onion skin / red coloured pour with a small fleeting white head. Aroma is tart funky yougurt. Some sharp rhubard and bile. Flavour is pamessan cheese, tart fruit, vommit, avid and yogurt. Nice sharp palate drying finish. Not impressed.
Fergus (31329) reviewed The Table Porter from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery. Aroma is nice charred wood, soft toast and roast coffee beans. Opaque dark brown with a lasting light tan head and some lace. Flavour is wood, light caramel, big chalky acrid roast. Bitter drying toast in the finish. Palate is thin and chalky drying mineral. Impressive flavours for the abv, bit lacks the body.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed FTM Saison from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at the brewery, 31/05/14. Murky orange amber with a moderate off white/light beige swirl. Nose is floral, big spice and herb notes, bitter yuzu tang, light ginger, straw. Taste comprises mandarin, bitter yuzu, aniseed, spice rack, lava/pummistone ntoes, lime jus, earthy nots. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok saison, interesting mix, a little unbalanced perhaps - maybe too much going on, but I always like some bitter yuzu in a brew!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, fruity and sweet, bitter, orange, bit cheesy.
Stuu (34525) reviewed The Smoked Brown from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy brown, smoky bacon, sweet toffee, roast malts, nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Keg at the brewery, 31/05/14. Murky dark amber with reddish/orange marmalade hues and a thin off white swirl topping the load. Nose is big cheese, Cheddars, Balls, Wotsits - Wots Wot wottling about? Earthy rhubarb and light spice just come through the cheese jacket but it really is a cheese driven stench coming away from this one! The cheese overload falls away somewhat in the flavour, although it is still evident but just about bearable (I recommend trying this one with a peg on your nose!), tarte fruit, bramble berry, soured red berries and rhubarb make themselves known. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with some more rhubarb in the finish (as long as you don’t smell the cheese!). Not good - guys, why didn’t you smell this before putting it on? If you did or didn’t - you haven’t done the future reputation of your sours any good!
Convair880 (6926) reviewed The IPSaison from Anspach & Hobday 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Tropical fruit, hoppy, yeasty aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, tropical fruit, yeasty, pine. Very drinkable.