Hardknott

Microbrewery in Millom, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Hardknott OnTrack (Hardknott Brewery) - Out of business

Established in 2005

Closed in 2018


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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted, some sweet toffee, chocolate and mild whisky and vanilla to it. Flavour is caramel, some chocolate, roast and mild alcohol with a wee bit of vanilla and wood.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 18:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, coffee, roasted malts, some toffee, wood and mild ashy tones. Flvour is ashy, liquorice, some wood, mild smoked and coffee tones along with a wee bit of alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 18:02

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. Deep black colour, small brown head. Aroma has some chocolate, liquorice, vanilla, pine and some slight alcohol to it. Flavour is fruity, chocolate, liquorice, pine and some vanilla with mild creamy, lactose and mild toffee tones. Strong and longlasting flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 18:01

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Black colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, grainy, rye and some slight tart wooden tones. Flavour is chocolate, malts, roasted, some dried fruits and mild tart wood and some strange stinging sweetness, which worsens up when the beer gets warmer. Probably some kind of infection.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 17:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled@Euston Tap, London. Deep brown colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is very sweet fruits, some toffee, mild alcohol as well as some spiciness. Flavour is sweet dried fruits, some alcohol, toffee, mild spices and some slight nutty notes.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask. Deep coppery brown colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is toffee,mild toasted notes, wood and herbs.Flavour is toffee,some herbs,ripe fruits and mild dry wooden notes.
Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Murky brown colour with amediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is fnutty, some chocolate, mild bitterness. Flavour is wood, some toffee, mild resiny hops,wood and some slight toasted notes.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Very deep brown colour with a small beige fluffy head. Aroma is toasted, some caramel, mild salts as well as some slight nutty notes. Flavour is salted liquorice, burnt wet wood, some toasted notes as well as mild grainy and some spicy tones.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:54

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is bready, mild spices, yeast and some slight citrus tones. Flavour is lemongrass,some floral, herbal and mild bready tones. Quite rich on the carbonation.
Tried on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:53

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@Cask Pub & Kitchen. Ambery brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild nutty notes along with some wood, mild spruce as well as some mild sweet and toasted malts. Flavour is nutty, some wood, a bit spicy, toffeeish and some mild bitter tones.
Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:53