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Acorn Brewery is born and bred in Wombwell Barnsley, where we have been growing up since 2003. Moved to current address in October 2007. Since the very first brew of Acorn Barnsley Bitter back in 2003 the brewery has amassed over 50 awards for the quality of its’ cask and bottled beers
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6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ The Windmill (JDW), Stansted. Medium head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Sweet fruity light bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2017 at 04:23

5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ The Windmill, Stansted. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter. Didn’t seem fresh. 190217
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2017 at 04:21

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Windmill, Stanstead. Pours golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light caramel, light grass. Flavor is light sweet, caramel, grass, little sweet fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, light sweet finish. 190217
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2017 at 04:17

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the bow bar. Pours deep ruby, nose is floral, toffee, orange, taste is sweet, floral, caramel, toffee.
Tried from Cask on 13 Feb 2017 at 11:28

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Tried on 11 Feb 2017 at 11:10

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Acorn Keyworth IPA ].Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, light caramel, light hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, pale malt, grass - fruity hops, wood - blackcurrant notes, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161128] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2017 at 11:01

5.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
6th February 2017
Almost opaque dark brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is light, dry and has decent fine carbonation. Thin and tangy dark malts. Earthy coffee. Tangy floral bitterness. Earthy tangy finish. Tangy bitter linger. Quite awkward overall.
Tried on 08 Feb 2017 at 03:05

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Editor’s Draught, Leeds. Pours clear amber colour with a lasting white head. Aroma of hop, tropical fruit, light caramel. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Nice brew.
Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2017 at 08:52

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell. A straw coloured pour with a ring of white head; grassy aroma with some limey citrus; thin dusty citric taste; and a pleasant long grassy bitterness to finish. Rather odd.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2017 at 08:14

5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Beckett’s Bank, Leeds. Clear, crisp golden ale with a creamy head. Hopped ale with some activity in the palate.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2017 at 10:37