Pope's Yard Brewery
Microbrewery in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Established in 2012
Fergus (31281) reviewed Watford Summer Stout from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Watford beer festival 2022. A dark oily black brown coloured pour with a fading loose tan head. Aroma is thick chewy roast, Ash, tar, some berries, earth. Liquorice. Flavour is robust bitter roast, Ash, liquorice, char, woody bark, oil. Palate is oily, decent cask condition, robust.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Lacerta U.S. from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Watford beer festival 2022. A clear mid gold coloured pour with a small loose white head. Aroma is sticky jammy citrus, orange rind, light toffee earthy, hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of grassy hop, earthy hedgerow rustic bready grains, firm hop bitterness. Grass. Palate is grainy, straw, moderate cask condition. Decent.
Cheeseboard (6251) reviewed Crimson Sky from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16
Bottle at Beer Shop, St Albans. Pours purple to berry red, small pink cap. Aroma: sour cherry, brett. Taste: sour cherry, sweet cherry, brett, sour sour apple lambic tyle vibes. Light to medium body with light carbonation. Good one
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Danger Money from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at the Watford Tasting, 11/03/22, thanks to Fergus. Black with a tan cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is dark malts, fruit cake, dates, mellow roast, nutty. Taste comprises rich roast, light charr, spice, toffee, chocolate, dried fruit rinds, figgy jam. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Decent well balanced old skool impy.
SHIG (13859) reviewed Danger Money from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured an oily sludge black with bubbles. Aroma is thick espresso coffee, cocoa, fruits, roasted malts. Taste is dark chocolate, cherries, nutty, coffee, espresso, rich malty. Alcohol is well hidden.
SimonF (3268) reviewed Hibiscus Sour from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle) Pours hazy ruddy light brown with small white head. Hibiscus aroma with metallic hints. Light body with good carbonation. Nicely sour with pleasant fruity notes at the start with some burnt sugar bitterness developing later in the palate. Unusual and pleasant.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Bright Star from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at creative juices Rickmansworth. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is floral, hedgerow hop, sweet bready grains. Flavour is composed of semi sweet earthy sweet grains, bitter grass, salt.. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, moderate carbonation.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Stout Resistence from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at creative juices Rickmansworth. A opaque dark caramel brown coloured pour with a loose mid tan head. Aroma is semi sweet milk chocolate. Nutella, creamy. Palate is semi sweet, creamy, moderate carbonation ok. Flavour is composed of mellow stout, mellow roast, milk nutty roast, decent. Rounded and creamy.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Sun Queen from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the watford Market pop up. A clear deep orange coloured pour with a a sticky white head. Aroma is nice mixed citrus, orange grapefruit, hedgerow hop, bready grains. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, grassy citrus orange, grapefruit peel, firm bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation. Good.
Fergus (31281) reviewed El Dorado from Pope's Yard Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at the watford Market pop up. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a big creamy white head. Aroma is semi sweet bready, sweet orange grass, tangerine, midget gems.. Flavour is composed of earthy bresdy grains, orange rind tangerine, grass. Palate is semi sweet grainy, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.61 |
| Beers | 48 |
| Ticks | 210 |
Top Reviewers (Not including batches)
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Fergus | 35 |
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Convair880 | 15 |
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madmitch76 | 12 |
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Theydon_Bois | 12 |
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Leighton | 11 |
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Scopey | 10 |
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saxo | 10 |
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Rasmus40 | 10 |
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Grumbo | 7 |
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Bierkoning | 5 |