Pope's Yard Brewery
Microbrewery in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Established in 2012
Contact
The Cutter Room, Frogmore Mill, Fourdrinier Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9RY, England
Description
First brewed in Autumn 2012 initially based in Watford and relocated to their current location in Spring 2018.
3.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 3
Sampled from cask at ’In de Wildeman’ during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Dark brown to black with an off-white head. Sweetish, slightly fruity aroma of caramel, chocolate and lots of manure. Sweetish-malty, slightly sourish taste of caramel, chocolate, red grapes and lots of manure, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, a little tart finish. Thin to medium body, slightly astringent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. I seem to be the only one at the table who got the manure, and I tried it from two different glasses. I can’t help it, but to me it was disgusting and I could not drink it at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2016
at 10:40
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from cask at ’In de Wildeman’ during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Hazy, straw yellow with a white head. Herbal-spicy, slightly fruity aroma of juniper, ginger and some lemon. Slightly bitter, very herbal-spicy and a little fruity taste of ginger, juniper and some lemon, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter and very herbal-spicy finish. Thin to medium body, flat. Don’t like it.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2016
at 10:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ In De Wildeman at Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016, with Bierkoning, Travlr, Zlotta, TheJvd, ShivanDragon, Benzai, Borresteijn and more. Dark, almost black color. Aroma’s: dark chocolate, light vegetables, roasty. Retronasal it’s sour-ish, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet, moderate sour, chocolatey. Medium bodied. Finishes with dark chocolate, light bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 05:38
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask tasting glass @ In De Wildeman during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016! Waiter was hyping this beer, unfortuely this one really didn’t go well with my preferences, maybe he was trying to get rid of it? Hazy citrus golden, no head. Nose is old stale NL cheese, sugar, some fermenting fish & pickle watter. Taste is sour puckering pickle water, sour fish, grain, vegetable, sour fish, grain, ferment NL cheese, vegetable. Huge, huge flat pickle juice, too much, bloody too much for me. Too weird, is it even supposed to be like this?
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2016
at 04:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
N cask at In de Wildeman. Dark caramel with a thin tan lacing. Aroma includes brett, caramel, barnyard funk and feint chocolate. Taste notes of brewed coffee up front, followed by cocoa, cherries, whiskey and coke. A very interesting beer, a bit all over the place.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2016
at 09:02
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
9th June 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Fergus. Almost opaque brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is airy, semi dry and reasonable carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, tangy, some dark chocolate. Tangy dark fruits. A little floral thing and well buried sweet and spicy esters. Dry finish. Just another stout.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Fergus. Almost opaque brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is airy, semi dry and reasonable carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, tangy, some dark chocolate. Tangy dark fruits. A little floral thing and well buried sweet and spicy esters. Dry finish. Just another stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2016
at 13:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared on Level 42, 09/06/2016. Pitch black coloured pour with a thin light tan head. Aroma is dusty musty roast, earthy, tangy apple, choc. Flavour is composed of dark choc roast, black liquorice, slightly dusty, dried apple. Palate is medium full bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2016
at 06:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Fergus at level 42. It pours black with a decent light tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, plum, date, fruit compote, Dandelion & Burdock, cocoa, charred roasted malt, burnt tires and Eccles cake. The taste is bitter, roasted malt, charred wood, umami, salted liquorice, cocoa and earth with a dry, ashy finish. Medium bud and fine, foamy carbonation. Not bad, a bit dry perhaps. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 12:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Level 42, thanks to Fergus, 09/06/16. Rich black with a decent tan swirl. Nose is earthy roast, dark chocolate, dark fruits, toffee fudge, light spice. Taste comprises roast malt, fruit cake, light peppery spice, toffe, cocoa powder, baking powder, dates, light charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 12:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Fergus. Pours rich brown with a creamy, khaki head. Nice velvety chocolate in the aroma, roast, burnt earth. Light to medium sweet flavor with mor chocolate notes, light rubber, hints of ripening berries. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. A little oily. Finishes with moderate sweetness, a little baking cocoa, earth, more berries, a little more rubber. Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 12:54