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Machine House Brewery has been producing authentic cask-conditioned ales since 2013.
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: cloudy amber
Aroma: passion fruit, peach, pineapple, woodsy with overtones of fresh garden herbs and green fruit
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: average carbonation, slick feel, medium body, bitter finish
Tasty
Appearance: cloudy amber
Aroma: passion fruit, peach, pineapple, woodsy with overtones of fresh garden herbs and green fruit
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: average carbonation, slick feel, medium body, bitter finish
Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 12 Jul 2026
at 01:05
8.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours amber with a large near-white head. Aroma is that bready malt common in bitter, quince, and a forest morning earthy/woodiness. WTF! Malty in a toasty/toffee way, but fairly dry. More than enough bitterness for balance. Quince and wood twigs and earth. And a bit of spice/evergreen (similar to cedar?). This is pretty amazing and complex ale. AND IT'S REAL ALE!!!! Maybe that explains part of it!
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 04 Jul 2026
at 00:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
16.9 oz. bottle, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is full on spruce tips, with a big woody note and deep English bready malt. Flavour is much the same, with tons of woody spruce tips, super bitter English hops, and dry bready malt. Extremely bitter finish, retaining that sprucey, woody character which I assume are from the malts. Exceeded my expectations, but… 8.5, Oakes… seriously? Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from
John's Marketplace - SE Powell
on 26 Jun 2026
at 04:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours a clear deep gold with a white head. Light caramelized citrus and pine on the nose. Flavour is quite bitter with lots of marmalade and caramelized orange peels, woody spruce, grassy English hops. Nice, seems quite well-constructed with pretty good complexity for what it is.
Tried
from Bottle
from
John's Marketplace - SE Powell
on 26 Jun 2026
at 00:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Clear gold body with thin white head. Light grassy aroma. Malty taste with a salady green edge from the hops. Excellent body and over the tongue finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Horse Brass Pub
on 19 Jun 2026
at 19:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear, bright orange amber color with a small white head; aroma of orange marmalade, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish, somewhat smooth palate
Tried
from Draft
at
Machine House Brewery - Hillman City
on 04 Apr 2026
at 23:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear, bright, dark amber brown color with a small beige head; aroma of milk chocolate, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish, somewhat smooth palate
Tried
from Draft
at
Machine House Brewery - Hillman City
on 04 Apr 2026
at 22:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pale amber. Quite fruity, marmalade, membrillo, that processed fruit thing. On the palate it’s bitter, with big up front citrus, pear, gooseberry. Complex as hell, and the amount of ekg in this…damn.
Tried
from Draft
at
Machine House Brewery - Hillman City
on 21 Mar 2026
at 23:46