TBone (30139) reviewed Bonfire from Big Smoke Brew Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Express Tavern, London. Dark amber, nut brown color, small beige head. Nose is nutty and malty. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Caramalt, a bit salty, good malt base. Robust for this abv. Good.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Belgian IPA from Big Smoke Brew Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
9th March 2015
Old Fountain. Cask. Hazy deep amber beer, no head. Palate is smooth and dry. Very modest carbonation. Sweetish malts, some caramel. Mildly sticky marmalade. Mild tinned fruits. Trace of smoke. Finishes light and semi dry. Mild bitter linger. A bit tired and stodgy but by no means awful.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Belgian IPA from Big Smoke Brew Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Old Fountain - London. Pours unclear russet with a creamy off-white head. Lots of Belgian yeast in the nose, candi sugar, lightly toasted bread. Medium sweet flavor with some ripe banana, leafy hops, grainy bread, prominent Belgian yeast. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with toasted candi sugars, more yeast, bread, ripe fruits, some bubblegum. A bit flabby overall.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Solaris from Big Smoke Brew Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at The Lyric. It pours hazy golden with a medium, bubbly white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, juicy tropical fruits, tangerine, orange, candied peel, brioche and earth. The taste is assertively bitter, drying, straw, grapefruit, lemon, orange rind, soap, pepper, grassy, hop astringency and dull herbal notes with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A bit too harsh on the drying bitterness if truth be told. Alright.
Earlier Rating: 1/21/2015 Total Score: 3.5
Cask at Lyric. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The nose is fresh, soft, sweet citrus, orange blossom, straw, mild tangerine and apricot. The taste is crisp, bitter, grapefruit rind, lemon peel, straw, dry grassy bitterness and more pithy citrus with a drying finale. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Crisp and bitter. Solid session stuff.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Belgian IPA from Big Smoke Brew Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Lyric. It pours clear pale brown with a decent, bubbly white head. The nose is earthy, spicy, wood, leather, leaf and some sweet stone fruits. The taste is bitter-sweet, woody, leather, caramel, light spice, pepper and dried fruits with a firm, dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Despite the name comes across as a spicy ESB. Works pretty well for me.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Dark Wave from Big Smoke Brew Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask handpull Lyric. Blacl beer lasting beige head. Roasty aroma. Bit of cigarette smoke. Good condition. Decent dry porter. More an irish dry stout to me though. Decent.
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Belgian IPA from Big Smoke Brew Co. 11 years ago
Fergus (31329) reviewed Solaris from Big Smoke Brew Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the lyric for the tap takeover. Aroma is sharp lemon, sherbet, lime citrus, straw. Light hazed, golden / light orange. Flavour is crisp citrus hop, light grains, straw, zippy. Palate is crisp, highish carbonation. Very sessionable. Hoppy pale.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Underworld from Big Smoke Brew Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the lyric for the tap takeover. Aroma is milky lactose sweet, milky, soft roast milk choc. Flavour is cocunut, milky choc, soft roast, desecrated coconut. Opaque black coloured pour with a lasting tan head. Little spicy cinnamon in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, milky, velvety on the tongue. Very tasty.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Electric Eye from Big Smoke Brew Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the lyric for the tap takeover. Aroma is light tropical fruits, sharp lemon citrus, midget gem hop. Light haze, pale golden coloured pour with a fleeting head. Flavour is composed of little hop tea, tea leaves, lemon, tropical , light grains, straw. Assertive hop bitterness. Palate is light, semi crisp, moderate carbonation. Decent session.