Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Bonfire Boy (Bottle) from Harvey's 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Panda at home, thanks to Mark The Bearded Avenger, 22/03/2026.
Deep chestnut brown topped with a beige cap of bubbles that veer to the edge.
Nose is stewed fruits, toffee, herb, straw.
Taste comprises toffee, fruit cake, brown bread, light sugar dusting, sultanas.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black with a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which trickled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts, some black coffee, some bitter dark chocolate, tart dark berries, vinous tones and some vinegar sharpness
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas somewhat nicely to a slightly tart to sour to roasty quality flanked by a light sweet tone from the dark chocolate; finishes semi-sour/tart with the vinegar punching out the chocolate tones
Texture: medium bodied; this is a sipper; quaint smoothness but plenty of roastiness and vinous to tart sharpness being as aggressive as it is
Overall: honestly, initially, I didn't know what to think when I first had this and thought "oh, this was cellared wrong." Nope, after further research I see that was intentional by the brewer for the tart to vinous character so with that in mind - well, I somewhat liked this for me but this will fool a lot of people if they don't read what the brewer intended.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from the brewery shop. Pours dark brown with an off white head. Aromas & tastes of cola, liquorice, toffee, caramel, raisins, molasses & roasted malt. Medium body. Rich smooth moderate bitter finish.
BeardedAvenger (9338) reviewed Bonfire Boy (Bottle) from Harvey's 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Nisa, Upper Beeding. Opaque chestnut. Frothy foamy light beige head. Aroma has light berries, caramel, nuts and glue. Underlying doughy malts. Flavourwise it has a sour intro over a caramel sweet core. Develops woody, grainy bitterness. Light-medium bodied. Slick to oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Definitely trad, but on a cold night a Strong Ale goes down well.
potjebier (6654) reviewed Pells Pale from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Derde en laatste Harvey's cask in de Calthorpe Arms. Vrijwel heldere goudgele kleur, met maar weinig schuim. Geur is vooral fruitig, met in de mond alweer dat gistige/kurkachtige, en een licht zoetje. Smaak is wat zoetig en vooral fruitg, zelfs lichtjes zurig. Lichte body. Behalve fruity voldeed deze niet aan de omschrjving (hoppy & dry) en was daardoor de minste van de 3.
potjebier (6654) reviewed Sisters from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tweede Harvey's cask in de Calthorpe Arms. Vrijwel heldere licht koperen kleur met een kleine kraag. Aroma's: fruitig, ietsje bitter en ook hier weer iets gistig en/of kurkachtig. Smaakt lichtjes bitter. Lichte body. Afdronk is bitterig, inderdaad wat aards.
potjebier (6654) reviewed Sussex XX Mild (Cask) from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask in The Calthorpe Arms. Vrij heldere diepbruine kleur, vrijwel geen schuim. Geur is moutog, lichtjes zoetig. In de mond os het pok wat gistig, kurkachtig. Smaak is lichtjes zoetig met een vleugje bitter. Lichte body uiteraard, zacht koolzuur.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Christmas Ale (Bottle) from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Twas a nice English styled barleywine I had on Christmas eve of 2025.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: mostly dark red/brown close to black color with a thin finger's worth of white foamy head
Aroma: leather, caramel/toffee rich malts, clean wood & grassy/earthy hops, yeasty fruitiness
Flavor: semi-sweet with some dry leathery/earthy bitterness
Texture: medium bodied with some dry bitterness
Overall: def a winter seasonal English styled barleywine worthy of returning to.
HopBurn (404) reviewed Wharf IPA (4.2%) from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
A - old world hops with a tinge of new world, spice and bready malt
F - bit grassy, bit of citrus, malty backbone, again somewhere between a traditional English IPA and a modern IPA
jimgreen (21728) reviewed Olympia Golden Ale (Bottle) from Harvey's 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Middle Farm, Firle. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting flavour white head. The aroma is malt, yeasty. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a yeasty, dry, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.