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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.
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6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Can from Brewhouse & Kitchen, Bedford. At 4.5%. Light yellow, just a bit cloudy. Lots of visible carbonation with a loose gushing white head. Lychee, posset, raw grain on the aroma. Taste is bitter, somewhat floral. High carbonation, some grapefruit on the aftertaste. Not terribly crazy about this one.
Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2018 at 09:33

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Brewhouse, Lye. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is plummy chocolate. Taste has jammy plum to start. Milk chocolate and roast finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2017 at 14:39

8/10
Tried on 15 Oct 2017 at 14:49

5.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Nose is dark malt, vanilla, milk chocolate no hop at all. Taste is smoke dark malt, licorice, milk chocolate light pine from the hops. Passable stout but no real hop presence to justify the sobriquet black IPA
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2017 at 15:43

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours a generally clear gold, small head. Soft citrus in the aroma. Taste presents some pale malt, light hop zest, light gooseberry, softly sweet. Decent cask quaffer.
Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2017 at 09:06

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Windsor Castle at 4.5%. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is slightly eggy bread and straw. Taste has sweet straw to start and an eggy low bitter gooseberry finish.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2017 at 15:04

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Lye. Pours orange gold with a small head. Aroma is bready malt. Taste is bready malt throughout. Medium bitter finish. Drinkable if unexciting.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2017 at 14:49

6/10
Tried on 25 Aug 2017 at 14:41

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Brewhouse, Lye. Pours very dark reddy brown with a small head. Aroma is sweet cherry and coffee. Taste has sweet cherrydrops to start and milk chocolate and a little coffee on the finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2017 at 06:47

5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Tesco, New Street, Birmingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grain, malt, grass, straw and hops. Bitter and bready finish.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2017 at 17:48