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A little like Willy Wonka…we can’t reveal too many of our brewing secrets (although we have no oompa-loompas in the brewhouse!) but can tell you we do follow traditional brewing methods.
One thing we are VERY strict about are our ingredients – only the very best on the market for all our brews. For most of our beers we only use four basic ingredients – Malt, hops, yeast and water. That’s it. For our beers with that little something extra we use only natural ingredients – nothing artificial in our brewery!
We are really proud of our recipes for all our popular core brands and feel we have something for everyone in our huge portfolio of ales.
One thing we are VERY strict about are our ingredients – only the very best on the market for all our brews. For most of our beers we only use four basic ingredients – Malt, hops, yeast and water. That’s it. For our beers with that little something extra we use only natural ingredients – nothing artificial in our brewery!
We are really proud of our recipes for all our popular core brands and feel we have something for everyone in our huge portfolio of ales.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a very soft fruity nose. Fresh with a sharp hop kick, citrus bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
on 23 Sep 2025
at 12:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a mostly clear golden colour with mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a fresh, smooth, light juicy orange tangerine, dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Swan (JDW)
on 27 Aug 2025
at 21:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear bright gold with a bubbly white head and a light fruity aroma. Fresh and fruity with some hop bitterness and a dry finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Cromwell's Tap House
on 16 Aug 2025
at 19:10
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy cream head. Is slow to settle but does so eventually. There’s malts, chocolate and cola in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet but with a little underlying bitterness. The texture is creamy almost like syrup. Roasted malts and chocolate in the flavour with nuts and treacle coming later. A little bitterness in the finish. This is OK, but too sweet and cloying for my tastes.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bird in Hand (Black Country Inns)
on 24 Apr 2025
at 13:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint, cask ale at Craven Arms. Off-white head leaving spotty lacing on the glass, dark reddish-brown body. Lightly roasted chocolate malty nose, promising. Rather sweet taste of cocoa-chocolate, and earth. Smooth, sweet malty ending, lightly roasted. Decent. (Birmingham, 22.04.2025).
Tried
from Cask
at
Craven Arms
on 22 Apr 2025
at 19:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Handpull cask at Tivi-Ale, Tividale. Brownish amber and clear with a smallish beige head. Lovely aroma of oranges, stone fruit and ripe tropical fruit. Initial taste is sweet, heady with more orange and a little bit of malt, these the bitterness hits the back of the tongue. Papaya and tangerine on the finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. Lush.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2025
at 18:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at The Benjamin Satchwell; clear brown pour with a thin a creamy beige head, aroma has some caramel and red fruits, taste has red fruits, sweet caramel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Gone Rogue IPA on 08 Feb 2025 at 12:00 - Score: 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Benjamin Satchwell (JDW)
on 08 Feb 2025
at 11:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at The Benjamin Satchwell, 08/02/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a light beige cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is nutty, light roast, caramel, dates.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds, charr.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay cask affair.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a light beige cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is nutty, light roast, caramel, dates.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds, charr.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay cask affair.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2025
at 11:55
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 9
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Benjamin Satchwell, 08/02/2025.
Dark mahogany brown with a reddish glint and topped with a lasting creamy head, solid lacing ensues, proper cask looker in good condition.
Nose is dark malts, raisins, caramel, brown bread.
Taste comprises Soreen malt loaf, biscuit, candied orange peel.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow bitter edge doused with modest hop bitterness.
Solid cask affair if not quite pulling off what I'd expect from the style.
Dark mahogany brown with a reddish glint and topped with a lasting creamy head, solid lacing ensues, proper cask looker in good condition.
Nose is dark malts, raisins, caramel, brown bread.
Taste comprises Soreen malt loaf, biscuit, candied orange peel.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow bitter edge doused with modest hop bitterness.
Solid cask affair if not quite pulling off what I'd expect from the style.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2025
at 11:53
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at The Benjamin Satchwell; clear walnut brown pour with a thin off white head, aroma has nutty action, taste has coffee, dark red fruits, some tobacco.
Tried
from Cask
at
Benjamin Satchwell (JDW)
on 08 Feb 2025
at 11:38