Tinus (5080) reviewed Whisky Cask Dark Ale from Pope's Yard Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Black colour, off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, malts, only a hint of whisky. Caramel flavour, malts, whisky, light wood, light vanilla. Finish vanilla, whisky cask, caramel and malts.
(from 33cL bottle @ RBESG, London 2014. Thanks for sharing, madmitch76!)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle split at LKS ’Beers of London’ Tasting, high up, thanks to Fergus 10/12/14. Rich chestnut brown with moderate beige spotting and edgework. Nose is nutty, toffee, biscuit, light cocoa. Taste comprises toffee, spice, chocolate biscuit, lactic notes, red berry pangs. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
10th December 2014
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Thanks to Fergus. Almost opaque deep amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Airy palate, decent fine carbonation. Mild dark malts. A distinct bramble fruity thing going on. Fairly tangy. Light dry finish. Pleasant.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Oddjob Summer Porter from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle thanks to Fergus. It pours deep brown with a thick tan head. The nose is toasty, cocoa, dark fruits, jammy, dark chocolate and roasted malt. The taste is tart berry, roasted malt, earth, coffee, sour and some acidity with a dry, fruity finish. Medium body, high carbonation and foamy mouth-full. A touch of infection kicking in perhaps. OK.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Oddjob Summer Porter from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Chestnut brown / reddy coloured pour with a lasting cream / grey coloured head. Aroma is nutty choc malts with a little berry and bramble fruits. Some powdered choc on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of tart berry fruit, cherry, slight infection. Spritz carbonation, a little sour, little chalky, . Attacks the tongue a little bit. Lingering choc powder and berry fruits. Good job we had this one fairly fresh, in a couple of months it will be undrinkable.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Oddjob Summer Porter from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared in London. Thanks to Fergus. Pours red-brown with a large, frothy beige head. The nose holds well toasted bread, hints of berries and dirt. Light sweet flavor, a little tangy, some beat leather, tart berries, earth. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Moderate roast on the finish with sturdy tart blackberries, more earth, more leather. Perhaps a little infection is taking hold here.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Galaxian IPA from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Watford Beer Festival, Watford, Herts. A hazy golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, ripe musty tropical fruit aroma. Tastes quite rich, hoppy, tropical fruit, slightly malty. Not bad.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Quartermaster from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2014. Orange coloured pour with a medium haze and a halo of white head. Aroma is woody bit staling, cardboard. Light citrus on the nose. Flavour is fruity lemon, grainy cereal, some wheat and grassy rough round the edges hop. Little bit phenolic. Palate is grainy, sweetish, moderate carb. Bit stale.
AndySnow (19631) reviewed Whisky Cask Dark Ale from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Shared during RBESG 14.
Appearance: Black colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, a bit artificial.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, fruit, alcohol, plum, malt.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Whisky Cask Dark Ale from Pope's Yard Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Madmitch. Black color, average sized beige to light brown head that lasts for a decent while. Aroma is malts, dark fruits, plums, slightly raisins though it’s a bit more sweet imo than normally I get with raisins. Taste malts, dark fruits, plums, slightly alcohol. Medium body and carbonation.