Leighton (34941) reviewed Porter from Pilgrim Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Gravity cask at the Pig’s Ear. Pours rich brown with a smooth, off-white head. Faint nose of hard malts. Lightly sweet flavor with mild chocolate malts, hints of sour, and some brown sugar. Faint charry bitters. Light t medium in body with fine carbonation. Light malt and sugar finish. Average.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Great Heart from Pilgrim Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Wenlock Arms on 19th April 2010. Copper/gold with thin dying head. Cheesy yeast aroma, lovely smoke notes and a bitter but spicy end. Light mouthfeel. Very enjoyable but agreed it is an acquired taste.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Moild from Pilgrim Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask handpump at The Phoenix, Canterbury. Dark ruby mild, I like the sour dark fruit aroma. It’s almost like an old ale. Plenty of dark fruit jam. Oddly enjoyable.
Downender (11275) reviewed Talisman from Pilgrim Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Wenlock, London 20/12/08. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet aroma of toffee, candied fruits and shortbread. Flavour was also sweet, with fruity malt and a hint of spice, ending with a moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Smoked Burton Ale from Pilgrim Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at SIBA BF, Paddock Wood. Hazy copper, thin beige head. Definitely a smokey aroma. Then it’s a slightly citrusy bitter in the mouth, some tangerine and then more smoke and very dry on the finish. Smoked tangerine? odd, but true. Does it work? Honestyly? Yeah, a bit.
Downender (11275) reviewed Porter from Pilgrim Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, 20/4/08. Near black with next to no head. Aroma of weak coffee, red fruit and some caramel. Mouth feel was surprisingly watery with some vague roastiness and a short & sweet finish. Subdued all round.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Porter from Pilgrim Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Gravity cask at Maidstone BF. Black, thinnish beige head. Some coffee, some tar, oily almost in mouth with dry finish. Quite chewy with a bit of caramel but overall too acidic
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Christmas Pudding from Pilgrim Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Slight gushing to towering orangey head, collapsing; deep brown, slight reddish shine. Very vinous, rich woody nose - blind I'd say Flemish Oud Bruin immediately; lactic acid is no doubt there - but also milk powder and a bit of milk chocolate. The idea of Oud bruin disappears not entirely in the taste, but is diminished with a very bitter beginning, extremely woody/tanninelike in character. Lactic-sour too, lots of fruit, esters and just again a bit of sweet chocolate. Medium bodied, acids make it seem thinner. Lactic sourness keeps hanging around quite long. This is certainly not a bad try - rather the opposite. but a real Flemish Oud Bruin would have more depth, more complexity, I'm sure. I'm still amazed to find Surrey instead of Flanders on the label. What it is not at all, is liquid Christmas pudding. And then Silk rates it, and finds no sourness. So yours truly goes looking and discovers his bottle had to be drunk before 8/98... Shame on me, the beer had been aged, and NOT prematurely!