About
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask from Figure of Eight, Birmingham. Clear amber brown, nice smooth white top. Malty with berry hints, coffee, grass and spice notes. Decent bitterness. A good bitter but I wouldn't say a top 5% one.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Warwick Raceway on a Family Festival event. Gold pour, small white head, some retention. Quite biscuity, herbal, light fruit notes, quite bitter in the finish. Solid but a bit dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2024
at 11:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts in the aroma, alongside vanilla and milky coffee. In the mouth it is quite sweet to start off with though there is a little underlying sharpness as well. Smooth with a creamy texture and roasted malts and chocolate flavours. Later there is a growing bitterness and plenty of liquorice too leading to a decidedly bitter finish. This is decent – hides its strength well.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2024
at 20:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Gatehouse Tavern, Coventry on 31st October 2024. Clear coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Spicy and malty aroma. Fruity in-mouth and a bitter finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2024
at 23:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Gryphon, Bristol. Poured clear chestnut with a ruby tinge, beige foam. Aroma: malty, caramel, mild toffee. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, follows the aroma, some berries in there too. Toward medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2024
at 09:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, somewhat light, watery, herbal, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2024
at 18:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear, almost black colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses and liqourice. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a rich, roasty, light toffee, chocolate, light boozy, big liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2024
at 18:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at theQueens Head, Stourbridge. Pours bright gold with a small head. Aroma is sweet, sticky pine. Taste has sticky hop oils, toffee and pine, with a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2024
at 17:35
Drink Valley Autumn Beer Festival
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2024
at 14:03