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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.
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6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy gold with a bubbly/frothy white head and a citrusy aroma. Relatively fizzy with light sweet malt and grapefruit bitterness leading to a dry, hoppy finish
Tried from Can at Shrewsbury Hotel on 20 Sep 2024 at 20:40

7.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Light brown and a little bit translucent with a small uneven khaki head. Lots of liquorice in the aroma, with caramel chocolate and the littlest touch of yeast extract. I expected the taste to be super sweet but its actually very balanced, with a pronounced bitterness and a drying finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. This is special.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2024 at 19:09

6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours dull gold with a large head. Aroma is straw and soapy tropical fruit. Taste has dry grass and straw, with an acrid finish.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2024 at 21:12

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
[September 2023] Mahogany brown with a creamy tan head and some berry fruit on the nose. Smooth and creamy with roasted malt, hints of sweet chocolate and a touch of bitterness in the finish
Tried on 15 Aug 2024 at 10:49

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Waggon & Horses, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange with a small head. Aroma is hedgerow fruits and bread. Taste has tangerine, hedgerow fruits and a touch of yeast.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2024 at 19:46

5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and excellent lacing. Not much of an aroma – just hints of floral hops. In the mouth it is slightly sweet but with metallic undertones and alcoholic strength much in evidence. Hops vary between traditional and floral and bitterness comes through later, along with hints of werthers original sweets and golden syrup. Finish is dry and somewhat sticky. Somewhat rough to say the least - not for me this one.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2024 at 22:18

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured a yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light citrus. The flavour is over moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, light citrus, herbal, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2024 at 19:44

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a very slightly golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, light toffee caramel, juicy mixed citrus fruits, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. I’m no big fan of cask IPA’s but this one packed a flavour punch.
Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2024 at 17:22

Drink Valley 2nd Anniversary Beer Festival
Tried from Cask on 20 Dec 2023 at 15:06

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral and some mild wooden notes. Flavour floral, some mild fruits, wood and mild herbal tones to it. A bit bready malts to it as well.
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2023 at 19:16