McCash (16021) reviewed Old School from Winster Valley 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle from Ambleside Wines. Appearance - amber with a decent head though it disappears quite quickly. Nose - toffee and the merest hint of biscuit. Taste - again promising biscuit but really toffee is the main note. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture but I wanted more bitterness on the finish. Overall - decent but needs a cleaner finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed Hurdler from Winster Valley 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
50cl bottle from Ambleside Wines. Appearance - golden with initially a nice head but it fades quickly. Nose - floral and lemon notes. Taste - lemon and grapefruit. Some maltiness. Palate - light bodied with a light zingy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - it’s a simple formula but they’ve nailed it really well.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Lakes Blonde from Winster Valley 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Old Black Bull, Preston. Pours clear pale yellow, thin white head. Light citrus aromas, some cereal. Taste has more of the same, touch of caramel sweetness, decent bitterness. Clean finish, good body for the strength.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Cartmel Chaser from Winster Valley 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival - Le Gothique, London. Pours clear, rich gold with a frothy white cap. Light bready malts in the nose with touches of leaves and dry fruit. Light sweet flavor with bitter grain husks, dried and lightly leathery fruits, dirty leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Bitter earth and leaf finish with further dried fruits and mild bready malt sweetness. A touch too bitter at times.
Downender (11275) reviewed Cartmel Chaser from Winster Valley 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Cumbrian beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol June 2013. Amber in colour with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish bitter, with caramel, bready malts and a touch of fruit. Ok.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Best Bitter from Winster Valley 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
29th September 2012
Borefts Beer Festival IV. Day 2 (warm up tasting in Jan & Charlotte’s room). Light haze on this gold - amber beer, little pale cream coloured head. Light palate, a little dry. Mildly crispness. Mild toffee malt. Typically British hops - mild mild citrus - mostly bitter.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Hurdler from Winster Valley 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle at home...golden amber ... thing white head ... soft floral hops ...light lemon ... soft fruits ... light dull fruit ... soft fruit ...
yespr (55501) reviewed Hurdler from Winster Valley 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50 cl bottle. Pours clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light grassy, vague citrusy and a touch of butter. Bitter, light citrusy and mild toasted malty. Citrusy, ligt butterish and mild toasted finish.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Old School from Winster Valley 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle at home ... copper ... thin hwite head ...soft musty toffee malts ...soft bitter fruits ... soft floral hop ...boring
yespr (55501) reviewed Old School from Winster Valley 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is figs, fruity and toffee malty. Butterish, toffee malty and towards breadish. Bitter, light butterish and dry bitter finish.