Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Cornelius. Murky ruby body with a medium off-white head. Great lacing. Aroma of strawberry laces, grapes, caramel and lime. Flavour is very sweet - Wine Gums and lime jelly - but there are enough IBUs here to avoid it becoming cloying and sickly. Medium body with an almost chewable texture. Soft fizz. Skilfully balanced. I think this would be ace on cask. Another hit from a consistently brilliant brewery.
Hanoi (1998) reviewed India Pale Ale from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle: Nose is mango sorbet, cream, sugars. Taste underwhelms compared to the nose: floral, herbs leading to a thin slightly watery backbone and then pine with biscuit bitter finish. The alcohol is very leaden in this, tasting much more than is ABV, and gives it a syrupy vodka note which is unappealing. Mouthfeel is a little thin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
First off, all Bad Seed beers should be named after Nick Cave songs. I’d love to order a pint of Mercy Seat, Deanna, Red Right Hand, Janglin’ Jack. Shit, he has so many good beer names. Big Jesus Trash Can. Love Bomb. Amazing that no one has done this before. Secondly, the beer. Friends of Ham in Leeds. Clear amber-brown thin white head. Gentle grape aromas, sweet though too. Taste had a solid bitterness, clean finish. I am aware the actual song being referenced was Into My Arms, but I don’t believe in an interventionist god, so fuck’em.
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Espresso Stout from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Salted Lemon Wit from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
7th February 2014
Craft Islington. Brucie Boys Birthday Bash. Cloudy gold - amber beer, big fluffy pale cream coloured head. Palate is airy and dry, little fine carbonation. Lemon balm and mild floralness. Touch on unsweet sherbet. Light dry floral finish. Entertaining.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Into Your Arms Aussie Red from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Lightly hazed, dark red hued, amber. Thin, lasting, off white head. Thick, sweet, jammy malt. Tinned apricot. Light grapefruit. Taste is bittersweet. Bitterness builds, sweetness lingers in the background. Some chew on the palate. Long, juicy, bittersweet finish. I bet Mr. Cave would approve.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Salted Lemon Wit from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Kenny for sharing at Bruce’s Birthday Bash, CBC Islington 07/02/14. Hazed orange amber with a good sized off white head that stays for the show. Nose is tangy fruit, bitter orange, faint aniseed, ginger, spice. Taste comprises bitter orange, lemon rind, ginger snap biscuit, apricot, spice, touch more aniseed, mellow hop notes in the backburner. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
As Into your arms... bottle at home ... copper red .. thin tan lacing ... soft sweet berryfruits nose ... soft toffee ...light spicy hop ... floral orange ... little soapy grapefruit ... juicy ... ok
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Espresso Stout from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
330ml bottle shared with jeevan. Does what it says on the tin, and does it well. Roasted coffee from beginning to end. Creamy texture, long finish. Very nice.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Salted Lemon Wit from Bad Seed Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Hop Hideout, Sheffield. (Also on tap, yesterday, at Friends of Ham, Leeds). Hazy, pale orange. Thin, sticky, lasting, white head. Chewy, orange vitamin C tablet. Refresher sweets. Sweet wheat. Taste has a peachy lick of sweetness. Restrained saltiness. Lemon is more restrained. Slight chew. Modicum of bitterness at the end. Belies it’s ABV, in so much as I ropped it in no time, although I’d have preferred more pithy lemon in there.