Reubs (35480) ticked Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - 28/30 roasted and sweet dark malty with rich notes of chocolate, singed brown sugar, lightly burnt ashy malts, caramel, medium body with nice cask soft mouthfeel, lingering malty finish. Very nice.
Deanso (15673) reviewed SA (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50 cl bottle from Factory Foods & More
Thick off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Leighton (34941) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
A nice porter. Sturdy roast, chocolatey malts, a little earthy hop, burnt leaves, dried berries, raisins. Good balance.
reidyboy (3578) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Near black with a small bubbly tan head and a soft milk chocolate and treacle aroma. Light to medium bodied, fresh up front with coffee bitterness, some dark fruits and soft roasted malt, finishes dry and bitter
Deanso (15673) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pint on cask at the gate house.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear black pour. Lots of chocolate
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at John Logie Baird Wetherspoons Hastings. Very dark cola colour near black. Lasting tan head. Drinkable porter woth flavours of chocolate and fig and dates and a little coffee. Decent condition some dryness on the finish. Yes bot bad. Some decent chocolate flavour and dark dried fruits. Ok
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Deep mahogany with a thick yellowy-beige head and a light sparkle.. Smooth creamy mouthfeel cut through with a touch of ash. Blackcurrant up front, tobacco, latte and a little milk chocolate follow with vanilla coming through quite strongly in the finish. Possibly a little too smooth for its own good, but still pretty enjoyable.
Olut (21769) reviewed Boudicca from Brains 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Beer Number 22 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 6 of 30 still untried plus one of the two variations on the previously tried. Smoothish porter, enhances its dark to roasted taste by giving it a silky feel. Fair nose too.
Olut (21769) reviewed Bread Of Heaven from Brains 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 6.5
As one of the two Wetherspoon pubs in York is being refurbished it scuppered my plans to pick up a few more Ale Festival ticks on an extended 3 hour break between changing trains. I ended up with one at the one open pub, but that's allowed me to sample this new one for me in a new venue in the much visited city for me. Clear copper-glowing dark amber beer with a glorious head. Malty, and the bready name is not wasted here either, there's plenty of those notes too.