Downender (11275) reviewed SA Gold (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at a JDW in Newport, Gwent. Attractive gold colour with a decent white head. Aroma of floral hops followed by flavours of biscuity malt and hay. Good.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed The Rev James Original (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Redan, Wokingham, Berkshire. Deep chestnut with a cream head; malty aromas; interesting mix of fruity flavours - pear, apricot, sour apple and raspberry; and a dry finish. Interesting and moreish - but unfortunately served too cold on this occasion.
Downender (11275) reviewed SA (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask-conditioned at the Highbury Vaults, Bristol. Amber coloured with minimal head. A slightly sweet and nutty aroma followed by a fruity flavour. Sour, somewhat astringent aftertaste which wasn’t enjoyable.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Bitter from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Shakespeare’s Head, JDW, Holborn. It’s a bitter, some raspberry fruit is unusual, good condition, good lacing. Slight raspberry flavoured bitter. Very thirst quenching. Drinkable.
Fin (18365) reviewed SA Gold (Bottle) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, picked up at Somerfield, Leominster. Decent crisp and hoppy beer, not too sweet and reasonable bittereness, quite pleasant.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Dark black in appearance with a thin head, smokey maly nose, and a chocolaty smooth flavour. quite still
cagarvie (40076) reviewed The Rev James Original (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
a dark amber colour, with a rounded fruit aroma, and a full balanced rich fruity flavour, bit bitter on linger
cagarvie (40076) reviewed SA (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
amber coloured ale, with a pleasent seet malt nose with a full nutty fruity malt flavour
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed SA (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Franglais, Calais. This was my free bottle (buy 5 get one free, so I ended up with 8 scoops for €15 which I thought was a good deal). I’m not convinced that the bottled version is filtered as there is definitely some sediment in the bottom and it poured as a hazy copper colour. Thick lasting off white head. Slight yeast aroma. Some nice citrus hop too. Bit too carbonated. Nice yeast, malt, hop aroma balance. The bubbles are just too much. Quite a decent bitter, if it was on cask. I seem to remember having this at a Wetherspoons in Canterbury and liking it. Nice malts, reasonable fullness in the mouth.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed SA (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Brains 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Can on the train from Cardiff to Paddington. Dark golden colour with a moderate white head. Slightly fresh hoppy smell. Rather thin mouthfeel with a flavour containing elements of nuts, fruits and caramel malts. Dry, short lived bitter ending (03.02.2007).