BeardedAvenger (9338) reviewed Auld Peat from Hermitage (Marshalls) 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Inn At Home, Newbury. Aroma is sweet - fruit and nutty - and seems more boozy than it should be. Cloudy medium brown. Foamy off-white head. Initial brief dose of sweetness before sour edged bitterness takes over. So predominantly medium-heavy bitter, a peaty liqourice and grains. The sweetness does return when you take more sips but again the bitterness reasserts itself. Medium bodied. Thin-slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. For a style I associate with sweetness this falls to deliver and it's eventually a bitter strong Ale. He whisky malts work too well, I guess. Disappointing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Inn At Home, Newbury. Aroma is earthy and malty. Even a touch vinous. Cloudy dark brown. The poor excuse for a head consists of a few scattered microbubbled. Medium bitter. Sour edge. Earthy, as per the aroma, with tart berries. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long astringent finish. Far more interesting than I was expecting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle ordered from Inn At Home, Newbury. Relatively low key aroma - sweet caramel, citrus and room freshener. Opaque amber. Foamy thinning white head. Medium bitter. Grainy. But with a sherbert citrus sour edge. Underlying quinine. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. It's fine if eventually one noted as the bitterness dominates. But at least it's not boring.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Inn At Home, Newbury. Aroma combines grapefruit with a sweeter sherbet fruitiness. Muted gold. Slightly opaque. Thick foamy white head. Light-medium bitter. Sour edge. Grapefruit and sherbet and erm... presumably... lychee. Develops a herbal streak. Light bodied. Slick if thin. Fizzy carbonation. Ling dry finish. Decent if perhaps basic Saison.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Inn at Home, Newbury. Absolute gusher, beer all over the kitchen. What remained was a murky amber with an off-white head. There's a little sour citrus in what is otherwise a predominantly malty beer with a mild but lasting bitterness. It's a bit dull and average, but it's rather nice to have a traditional bitter after all these weeks in coronavirus lockdown with no access to pubs. However, it has to be said that drinking in pubs has the benefit that you don't have to clean beer from your kitchen worktops afterwards.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Lodestone Mild from Hermitage (Marshalls) 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
7/3/2020. Bottle at my Birthday bottle share, bought at Inn At Home, Newbury. Pours clear mid ruby brown with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of milk chocolate, light rasted malt, nut, dark fruit and caramel. Moderate sweetness and a slight metallic bitterness. Moderate body, watery texture, and it's a typically fizzy bottled mild. Malty chocolate finish. Ok.
Saintmatty (11341) reviewed Frumbeerdling Ale from Hermitage (Marshalls) 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
330ml Bottle - Dark brown with a slight haze. Fruity and spicy aroma with chocolate, cherries and festive spices standing out. The taste is spicy and warming with festive spices, cherries, chocolate and raisins standing out. Rough round the edges but fun.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Wellhouse IPA from Hermitage (Marshalls) 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Hampshire Ockoberfest, Basingstoke. A hazy amber pour with a ring of white head; biscuity aroma; fruity malt taste; and a sweet finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Hants Oktoberfest. Low key fruit and cheese in a basement aroma. Dark. Cola highlights. Fluffy off-white head. Sour through to charcoal bitter. Medium bodied. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish. Not keen. Taste doesn't work for me.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed 'Ale and 'Arty from Hermitage (Marshalls) 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. An opaque peat coloured pour with a tight tan head; rich aroma of chocolate, coffee and fruit, and a hint of spice; full-bodied with some sweet vinous fruit, balanced by a dark chocolate bitterness and some coffee grounds; and a lingering sweet drinking chocolate finish. A good satisfying porter.