Svesse (15730) reviewed Owd Oak from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Cask at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool, 26 July) Colour is dark brown with ruby hints, little head. Nose is malty with some chocolate and berries (blueberries and blackberries). Taste is malty and nutty (almond) with wild berries (mainly blueberries) and a dry finish with some delicate bitterness. Rather fruity mild.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Cutty Shark from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Priory Arms, Stockwell, London, 23 July) Copper colour with little head. Nose is fruity with notes of mandarin and orange peel. Taste is fruity with citrus (mandarin, orange) and some dusty, earthy hops. Balanced bittrness. A good bitter, but hardly exciting.
TBone (30139) reviewed Cutty Shark from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask@The Aragon, Glasgow. Light copper brown, small creamy head. Honeyish hoppy nose. Malty start, drop of honey, then hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. Solid but not very interesting.
Finn (18112) reviewed Mild from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask at Reading Beer Festival 27 Apr 06. Amber colour. No smell. A discrete nutty aroma.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Jekyll's Gold (Cask) from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Golden, thin white yeasty beer, some caramel, fairly tasteless, some juicy syrup in mouth, farty yeasty. Not a wonderful bitter.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Heavenly Draught from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask gravity dispense at Red Lion, Isleworth. Copper colour, no head. Dull standard bitter, some yeast hop aroma. Bit astringent in mouth with bitter hoppy finish. Bit undistinguished
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Original Bitter (Cask) from Hydes Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at Red Lion, Isleworth. Golden with thin white head. Pretty bland, run of the mill bitter. Some yeast and hop on aroma, dry earthiness on end. Bit tingly on finish
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Free Spirit from Hydes Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. Clear copper coloour with disappearing white head. Very perfumed. Pear drops all over it. Bit sweet in the mouth which carries through. Fruit is quite entertaining. Drying hop kicks in on end. Perfumed element is a bit much too be honest
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Owd Oak from Hydes Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull Ship & Mitre Liverpool. Black beer, touches of ruby, thickish dark beige head. Not a huge aroma. Some coffee. Fine in mouth, some grain. Finish has a bit of a juicy feel, some cherry. Just not enough flavour
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed HPA from Hydes Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
[Cask at GBBF 2005] A dark orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of both fruit, flowers, and hops. The flavor is sweet but boring with notes of flowers and caramel, and a thin body.