Sadler's Ales

Client Brewer in Lye, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Webshop: Sadlers Ales Webshop

Established in 1861

Closed in 2019

Description
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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, fruits, earth and some herbs. Flavour is floral, hoppy, mild maltyness along with some slight herbal notes. Has the elements, but is actually quite boring.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2011 at 00:16

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Clear amber pour with a thin white head. Vague citrus hop in the nose. Sounded great on paper but the hoppage here is way too muffled and the flavour seemed lacking with a slight metallic tang and unsatisfying bitterness. Disappointing and not what it purports to be. Sounds a lot better on cask.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2011 at 11:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... copper ... thin white lacing ... sweet fruity metalic nose ... bitter toffee fruit hop ... again little metalic ... some soft honey ... ok
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2011 at 06:52

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask, handpump at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks 14th Dec 2011 Pours dark brown with a lacing of filmy beige head. Bitter & malty really quite hoppy. There is a roasty slightly burnt flavour, tangy, bitter beer A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov15 3.4
Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2011 at 13:53

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Clear amber, small head. Fruity caramelly nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Some dough, low hop rate. Faint bitterness. Doesn’t stand out.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2011 at 08:13

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Fra cask på Crosse Keys (JDW), Bank 20 Mai 11. Dyp brun. Nesten sort. Lavt kremaktig skum. Behagelig røstet aroma. Smaken sammensatt: Litt røstet malt. Litt kaffe. Tørr røstet ettersmak. Godt øl! Windsor Castle brukt som bryggerinavn.
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2011 at 12:48

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Lye. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is earthy and citrus. Taste is a bit watery to start. Earthy hop finish with grapefruit on the finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2011 at 13:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Lye. Pours dark caramel brown with a small head. Aroma is wood and dark, fruity malt. Taste is spicy and woody to start. Dark fruit, medium bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2011 at 13:18

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF 2011. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak grassy citrus aroma. Sweetish malty grassy flavor with hints of caramel. Has a sweetish fruity malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2011 at 00:59

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Town Wall Tavern, Coventry, West Midlands on 24th October 2011. Yellowy gold with vanishing head. Fruity aroma with caramel and yeast; quite herby in-mouth with a "Harvey’s" palate. Sweetness creeps back in aftertaste. Light body and smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2011 at 12:26