About
In 2019 the brewery was bought by Hawkshead Brewery and brewing ceased in Lye. Beers under the Sadler's brand will be brewed at Hawkshead.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Caley Picture House. Appearance - cloudy orange with a fluffy snow white head. Nose - orange and light spice. Taste - more orange peel and spice as well as barley water. Spicy orange barley water if you like. Palate - creamy and close to medium bodied. Dry and lightly bitter finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2019
at 10:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Lye. Pours dark gold with a large head. Aroma is piney caramel and mango. Taste has piney caramel to start. Mango banana finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2019
at 18:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Garrison, poured by Arthur, 05/01/19. Black with a lasting tan head. Nose is chocolate, dried fruits, bitter sweet aroma, vanilla, light spice. Taste comprises melted brown sugar, toffee, cocoa powder, bitter sweet, dates, stoned fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough stout but the chocolate comes over a little like cheap eastern euro stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2019
at 15:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Lye. Pours ruby brown with a medium head. Aroma is caramel and raisin malts. Taste has cola and caramel malts, a little coffee on the finish. Very mild esq.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2018
at 20:37
4/10
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2018
at 13:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Parcel Yard, Leicester. Light gold, clear. Tiny little ring of white head and lots of lacing. Light citrus aroma with grapefruit peel notes, and a little astringency. Taste is pretty bitter and somewhat medicinal, with lemon juice and blood orange on the aftertaste. Light body with soft carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2018
at 20:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours clear gold, aroma medium sweet clean apple fruit. Moderate carbonation, good medium apple fruit, clean, light, fairly simplistic and a little thin / watery but its decent enough
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2018
at 18:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Almost black with thin soapy head. Aroma and flavour have some dark treacle bittersweetness and sweet dried fruits.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 19:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle in garden, from M and S, 8th August 18. Pours clear and straw in colour. Aroma is light citrus, floral. Taste is clean, peach, light floral and a little bitterness on the finish. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2018
at 17:00