6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can @ Crossed Peels, Stirling. Orange with a small haze and a small bubbly-frothy head. Sugary-hoppy in both aroma and taste, there's a good tropical fruitiness that's fused with this and the result is surprisingly tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2024
at 04:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Chester Beer and Wine. Gluten Free. Clear golden colour, big foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, straw, grassy. Taste is sweetish, malty, tangy, with straw, hay, and grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2024
at 19:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
5th January 2024
Pretty much a clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has a decent fine minerally crispness. The malts bring a mild creamy sweetness, some unsweet caramel in there. Soft pine and mellow ripe plummy fruits. Whisper of earthy coffee. Moderate earthy citrus. Light finish. Another clean and tasty but light brew from this brewery. They have improved beyond all recognition for me.
Pretty much a clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has a decent fine minerally crispness. The malts bring a mild creamy sweetness, some unsweet caramel in there. Soft pine and mellow ripe plummy fruits. Whisper of earthy coffee. Moderate earthy citrus. Light finish. Another clean and tasty but light brew from this brewery. They have improved beyond all recognition for me.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2024
at 11:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31st December 2023
A light haze on this deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Soft airy malts, a thin creamy sweetness, mild caramel. English hop orchard fruits, notably plum, coming through on the back end along with cooling pine. Light semi dry finish. A flavoursome affair and drinks easy. Bishop Nick has improved beyond all recognition. They used to be my last stop at the Chelmsford beer fest, only stop here when I'd done everything else. I think they would be one of my first stops now.
A light haze on this deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Soft airy malts, a thin creamy sweetness, mild caramel. English hop orchard fruits, notably plum, coming through on the back end along with cooling pine. Light semi dry finish. A flavoursome affair and drinks easy. Bishop Nick has improved beyond all recognition. They used to be my last stop at the Chelmsford beer fest, only stop here when I'd done everything else. I think they would be one of my first stops now.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2023
at 18:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
31st December 2023
A light haze on this amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, mild touches of malt cream, caramel and mild watery coffee. Modest ripe fruits into a dry finish. A very mild mild indeed. Solid but could do with a bit more ooomph, even for a mild.
A light haze on this amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, mild touches of malt cream, caramel and mild watery coffee. Modest ripe fruits into a dry finish. A very mild mild indeed. Solid but could do with a bit more ooomph, even for a mild.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2023
at 18:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
30th December 2023
Bright clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation but it could be crisper. Smooth malts, sweet and grainy in a clean and pleasing way, no cereal here thanks very much. A mild lager tang in the mid leading to light but crisp hoppage. Light cooling pine, soft but bright citrus. Light smooth finish. A very pleasant and drinkable lager.
Bright clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation but it could be crisper. Smooth malts, sweet and grainy in a clean and pleasing way, no cereal here thanks very much. A mild lager tang in the mid leading to light but crisp hoppage. Light cooling pine, soft but bright citrus. Light smooth finish. A very pleasant and drinkable lager.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2023
at 10:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
29th December 2023
Bright clear rich gold beer, thin pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry with good fine carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, sweet enough. The trio of hops deliver a bright hop fruity array, chiefly tangerine with a very mild twist of lemon from the Centennial hops. Smooth pine, and a touch of candy fruits and a trace of melon before a light crisp finish. Nice. Bishop Nick were a brewery I would actively avoid at beer fest just a few years ago. But their recent bottles have been bright clear tasty affairs with good modern hop usage. This one is no exception.
Bright clear rich gold beer, thin pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry with good fine carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, sweet enough. The trio of hops deliver a bright hop fruity array, chiefly tangerine with a very mild twist of lemon from the Centennial hops. Smooth pine, and a touch of candy fruits and a trace of melon before a light crisp finish. Nice. Bishop Nick were a brewery I would actively avoid at beer fest just a few years ago. But their recent bottles have been bright clear tasty affairs with good modern hop usage. This one is no exception.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2023
at 23:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
17th December 2023
Just a light haze on this rich gold beer, small but tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry and has decent fine minerally carbonation. Light clean and sweetish malts, no real creamy richness but doing their job well. Hops are bright piney fruits, seems to be very Vista dominanted with mild Idaho 7. Just a whisper of Zappa exotic skittles! Light finish. Delightful gold. Bright, clean, modern hopped. Bishops Nick are a very different brewery these days.
Just a light haze on this rich gold beer, small but tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry and has decent fine minerally carbonation. Light clean and sweetish malts, no real creamy richness but doing their job well. Hops are bright piney fruits, seems to be very Vista dominanted with mild Idaho 7. Just a whisper of Zappa exotic skittles! Light finish. Delightful gold. Bright, clean, modern hopped. Bishops Nick are a very different brewery these days.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2023
at 19:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (from Ales by Mail). Yellowish golden colour with a small white foamy head. Aroma is citrus, some floral and mild herbal tones. Flavour is floral, herbal, some sweet malts and mild honey tones. Smooth and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2023
at 14:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Suffolk Food Hall, nr Ipswich. Aroma is fruity, malty, sour edge. Clear chestnut. Foamy beige head. Medium bitter. Quinine. Sour streak. Berries. Slightly vinous. Booze. Underlying malts and a boiled veg element. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. For a Barley Wine this lacks depth and warmth... more astringent. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2023
at 21:42