DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Courage from Cavalier Beer 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
From a 330ml bottle on 13/12/2012. Pours a cloudy yellow with a small head. Has a relatively strong yeasty, fruity aroma. The flavour is also fruity and yeasty, with stone fruit sweetness (particularly apricot) prominent. The bitterness is very modest. Has quite a creamy texture and the carbonation is on the high side. Just okay.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Courage from Cavalier Beer 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brewed in support of sufferers of Motor Neuron Disease. Bottle, 9C. Gold with an inch of white head that leaves spots of lacing. Grainy aroma with passionfruit, white pepper, melon. Soft, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Sweet grain/ light bread, apricot, light tropical notes, pepper. Balancing bitterness. Crisp, refreshing. Expected this to be dumbed down, but it’s not. Very pleasant quaffer.
LesArgen (1205) reviewed Pale from Cavalier Beer 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
There’s a really nice balance between malt and hops in this beer - it’s a very clean, easy drinking beer that’s closer to an IPA than a pale ale in my books. The aroma is a mixture of pine, grapefruit and honey with some very subtle bread late in the piece. On the tongue, there’s plenty going on with grapefruits spilling over the side, malt settling at the front and a little pine needles and spearmint travelling a good way down the throat.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Imperial Stout from Cavalier Beer 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 14C. Bottle says 9% ABV. Black with a large tan head that lasts and laces pretty well. Aroma of coffee, roasted barley, under-ripe berries. Taste is surprisingly unlike the aroma, apart from coffee: chocolate fudge, coffee, orange blossoms, some pine. Slightly syrupy, but not all that heavy. Dry, somewhat powdery finish, bitterness creeps up a bit. A lot to like about this, but the aroma didn’t really lead me into the beer.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Pale from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 8/3/2012 (batch no. 108). Pours an opaque dark orange with smallish bubbly head that dissipates quickly. Has a lovely fruity, floral (pollen) aroma with a touch of honey. The flavour follows suit with more fruit and honey, and some yeastiness, against a background of English style malt. The carbonation is mid to high. A nice pale ale.
Davros (5279) reviewed Brown from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours black with ruby highlights and a large, lasting head.Nose shows chocolate, roasted malt, nutty notes and, later on, some coffee. Pretty decent.Similar flavours really; cocoa, coffee, roasted malt. Could use more sweetness/less roasty coffee.Carbonation is pretty much spot-on, however it could use a lighter body.
Davros (5279) reviewed Weizen from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pours murky amber with a large, lasting head.Nose shows doughy wheat, lemons, clove. Pretty standard for the style.Same story with the flavours, doughy wheat, cloves. However a vegetal and grainy character becomes apparent in the finish.Carbonation is too high.
Davros (5279) reviewed Pale from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours dark amber with a large, fading head.Nose shows citrus fruit along with peach, green apple and fruit sherbet. Lovely.Flavours are not as fruity, instead focussing on nutty and toasty malt. Finish is a bit weak, needs more bitterness.Could use more carbonation.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Weizen from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Hazy copper with a white head that needs a little encouragement to reach two inches. Wheaty aroma with lemon, cloves, banana, apple. Taste is a mixture of sweet and sour with a real wheaty/ lemony tang followed by mild but vibrant spices. Best non-German bottled hefe I’ve had by some distance. Very pricey but really good.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Brown from Cavalier Beer 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle, 9C. Lovely clear mahogany with a light beige head that laces well. Aroma of toffee, nuts, raisins, a little chocolate, grass. Velvety mouthfeel. Taste is rich and sweet at first with toffee and butterscotch, raisins, dates. Bitterness creeps up and balances nicely - some roasted, some pine and grass. The somewhat buttery English style malts married with American hops might bother some, but worked fine for me. Pine really creeps up at the end. Tasty.