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Machine House Brewery has been producing authentic cask-conditioned ales since 2013.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour: pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is nutty, toasty, definitely hopped more heavily than other examples of the style. Taste is lightly sweet, somewhat bitter. Hoppy aftertaste. Pretty good.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2026
at 19:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour: pours copper with a beige head. Aroma is some toffee, earthy, English hops. Taste is lightly bitter. Not too sweet. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 04 Sep 2026
at 23:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from ES. Pours bright gold, a thin head. The aroma is funny. - kicks off with beautifully fruity hops, then some pedio slides in there. A delayed reaction like smelling a fart well after you hear it. Imma just let that blow off. On the palate, now we're fucking talking. Juicy, lots of bitterness, the hops are white currant, salmonberry, and those bramley apple pies from M&S. I don't know any of these hops, but man England is an underrated hop powerhouse. As usual with their best work, Machine House has captured Englishness here, like drinking The Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society. Clean pale malt, this is really nice in a can and would be excellent on cask.
Tried
from Can
from
Elizabeth Station
on 03 Sep 2026
at 02:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear dark brown with a darkish tan head. Aroma of dark toffee. Near med body. Fairly dry tho malty. Mildly bitter. Flavor is dark toffee with some chocolate and hop that might be floral. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 03 Sep 2026
at 01:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Cloudy amber ale, initial thick, frothy head, settles down to creamy off-white layer. Malty, toasty fruity aroma. Taste is malty, bready, fairly bitter and a mite dry.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 29 Aug 2026
at 00:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Undated can drunk 8/6/26.
Soft, fruity, mineral-laden yeast with notes of apple, raspberry, strawberry. Much more yeast and base malt-driven than specialty malt, so that's awesome. Unsurprisingly, no explicit stinging nettle in the nose.
Ok....I think I'm actually getting the nettle in the flavor. It's not at the front of the sip; that's fruity yeast and rich base malt, but it comes following that, lending an earthy, peppery, minty character and leaving a mintiness lingering alongside the malt on the finish. Nice and richly-malted, but still properly attenuated. Instantly big fan of this brewery and will try my damnedest to get there during my very limited time in Seattle this October.
Really like the beer they paired the nettles with. It complements the fruity yeast and rich malts. No hops to distract and yet there's a bit more interest than just, say, a golden ale.
Soft, fruity, mineral-laden yeast with notes of apple, raspberry, strawberry. Much more yeast and base malt-driven than specialty malt, so that's awesome. Unsurprisingly, no explicit stinging nettle in the nose.
Ok....I think I'm actually getting the nettle in the flavor. It's not at the front of the sip; that's fruity yeast and rich base malt, but it comes following that, lending an earthy, peppery, minty character and leaving a mintiness lingering alongside the malt on the finish. Nice and richly-malted, but still properly attenuated. Instantly big fan of this brewery and will try my damnedest to get there during my very limited time in Seattle this October.
Really like the beer they paired the nettles with. It complements the fruity yeast and rich malts. No hops to distract and yet there's a bit more interest than just, say, a golden ale.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Aug 2026
at 22:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Tavour. Cloudy amber pour, initial foamy off-white head settles out. Caramel, malty aroma with some fruity notes. Taste brings out more of the malt, leather, tobacco, toffee with some light sweetness. Smooth.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Aug 2026
at 05:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Tavour: pours orange with a whitish head. Aroma is somewhat earthy, herbal, along with some fruitiness and wood. Taste is lightly bitter. Supercharged ESB mostly, but with more fruitiness and more intense tastes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2026
at 19:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour. Pours bright copper/amber with a vanishing head. Flavor is toffee with fruity/earthy hop. Med body. Lightly toffee/malty with a significant amount of hop - including some light spice. Orange/apricot seem present. Malt's the thing tho.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 20 Jul 2026
at 23:45
4.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can.
A- Amber color, hazy liquid, beige head.
A- Earthy, herbal, mild bell peppers, subtle malt.
F- Mild jalapenos, earthy, herbal, caramel, bready.
T- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, earthy finish.
O- Tasted like a chili beer minus the heat. Very earthy and peppery. Really not a fan of this beer at all. Didn't even want to finish the pint but out of personal preference as much as the quality of brew.
A- Amber color, hazy liquid, beige head.
A- Earthy, herbal, mild bell peppers, subtle malt.
F- Mild jalapenos, earthy, herbal, caramel, bready.
T- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, earthy finish.
O- Tasted like a chili beer minus the heat. Very earthy and peppery. Really not a fan of this beer at all. Didn't even want to finish the pint but out of personal preference as much as the quality of brew.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2026
at 21:49