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Earth Ale. Ale from the earth. It’s no more complex than that, really.
Each year, we forage wild ingredients from the glorious countryside and craggy coastlines of the South of England, and infuse them in a natural brewing process to create seasonal limited-batch recipes.
We bring back all things weird and wonderful, from dandelion root and pine sap, to lemon verbena and hogweed. Not everything works of course, but as a Michelin-trained chef, Earth Ale founder - Alex Lewis - has learned to trust his nose and palette. It also explains why our beers can be paired perfectly with food, and why a strong motivation behind our brewing is the dining experience.
After spending a few years brewing at the old Chocolate Factory in North London, which has sadly now been demolished, we’re thrilled to have found a new brewery home at the beautiful Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. Although they sadly no longer make wine, a passion for creating quality products is built into their walls - a legacy we plan to continue.
Each year, we forage wild ingredients from the glorious countryside and craggy coastlines of the South of England, and infuse them in a natural brewing process to create seasonal limited-batch recipes.
We bring back all things weird and wonderful, from dandelion root and pine sap, to lemon verbena and hogweed. Not everything works of course, but as a Michelin-trained chef, Earth Ale founder - Alex Lewis - has learned to trust his nose and palette. It also explains why our beers can be paired perfectly with food, and why a strong motivation behind our brewing is the dining experience.
After spending a few years brewing at the old Chocolate Factory in North London, which has sadly now been demolished, we’re thrilled to have found a new brewery home at the beautiful Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. Although they sadly no longer make wine, a passion for creating quality products is built into their walls - a legacy we plan to continue.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Keg at London Beer Lab, 04/08/17. Pale blonde with a decent off white covering. Nose is lemon rind, straw, toasted grains, grass. Taste comprises mellow citric notes, bread, grains, lemon rind, grassy, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with moderate hop bitterness. Not offensive but not a lot doing.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2017
at 12:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Draught at Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels, 21 May 2017) Golden amber colour with foamy, off-white head.Malty, herbal nose with notes of bread, toast, orange peel and floral hops. Malty, herbal taste with flowers, a touch of yeast, toast and a balanced floral bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty, with an interesting floral character, but possibly a bit unbalanced. Quite nice.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2017
at 10:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, 7th June 17. Pours a light amber, aroma is citrus. Taste is unusual, pine, some bitter fruit, plum, some aromatic, yeast and roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2017
at 11:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ ML Fontainas. Dorée sur léger voile, col blanc épais et crémeux. Arôme au bouquet bien houblonné, agrumes, herbacé et un effet de verveine marqué en rétro, assez plaisant et balançant les houblons. Palais est frais belle IPA,verveine plus marquée, finemetn herbacé et au final assez frais. Amertume reste bien placée avec qcq éléments agrumes rappelant un effet US + pamplemousse. Malt en couverture de malts pâle et pils. Belle réussite qui intègre bien la plante aromatique.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2017
at 17:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28th May 2017
Almost opaque dark brown beer, patchy pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable carbonation. Modest dark malts, mild dark chocolate. Very light spice. An amusing light fruity floralness on the back end. Hides the abv well and is quite drinkable.
Almost opaque dark brown beer, patchy pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable carbonation. Modest dark malts, mild dark chocolate. Very light spice. An amusing light fruity floralness on the back end. Hides the abv well and is quite drinkable.
Tried
on 29 May 2017
at 08:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As Earth Ale Dandy Stout ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, raosted, toasted, dark malt, light smoked. Initial flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, roasted, toasted, malt bitter, light to moderate dark chocolate, earthy notes, light dandelion notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161127] 6-2-7-3-13
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2017
at 08:43
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. [ As Earth Ale Verbena ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, lemon, moderate yeasty, spicy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, spicy, lemon, spicy bitter, light herbal. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161127] 5-3-5-3-9
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 11:12
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 330ml. [ As Earth Ale Spicy Weiss ].Unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, moderate yeasty, wit bier yeast, soapy, spicy, ginger. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, spicy, ginger - gooseberries, wheat - yeast, soapy, sweet malt, sweet yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161127] 5-3-5-3-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2017
at 10:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. [ As Earth Ale Malted Biscuit ].Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, nutty, toasted, caramel, bisciut malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration,sweet malt, biscuit malt, caramel, cake - candy sweet, nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161127] 5-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2017
at 14:52
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. [ As Earth Ale American Amber ].Clear medium amber color with a huge, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, cacao notes, light nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - fizzy. [20161127] 5-3-5-2-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2017
at 11:05