Crabbie's
Cidery
in
Rushden,
Northamptonshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Established in 1801
Contact
Halewood Artisanal Spirits, 3 Spire Road, Rushden, NN10 0FN, England
Description
The original alcoholic ginger beer, since 1801
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
0.33 l bottle from Vrutak, Zagreb. Shared with PBF pivica. Clear golden, small off-white head. Ginger juice, gingerbread, sugary aroma. Spices. Not too perfumy. Drinkable. Spicy, not too sweet. Quite natural ginger flavour. Light body, moderate carbonation, light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2021
at 20:21
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Old rate discovered when I was trying to work out why my spreadsheet total didn’t match up with RB. Gift from the Outlaws (cheers!), drunk 26/12/2019. Gold-coloured and fizzy. Warming ginger, very sweet. Nothing else – it’s very one-dimensional. The sweetness is a bit much by the end, feels like it’s dissolving your teeth. It’s not great, but I do like ginger so may have rated it higher than it really deserves!
Tried
on 13 Mar 2021
at 22:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,5l bottle from Stonemanor, The British Store near Brussels. F: thin, off-white, quick gone. C: gold, clear. A: sweet ginger lemonade, bit citrus. T: light ginger sweet, bit white sugar, caramel touch, bit citrus, medium carbonation, ok I like ginger so not bad but this is not real beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 18:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
33cl can from B&M. medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Overpowering ginger. Not my type of beer
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2020
at 17:35
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury's Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, fizzy bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of ginger. Taste is sweet, ginger, sugary, tangy & spiced, warming. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry & sweet ginger ale finish. Kind of OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2020
at 16:38
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2020
at 18:02
Fruity nose. The brew starts fruity smooth sweetish. Like ginge beer lemonade. no difference. fruity sweetish easy to drink booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2020
at 20:58
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2020
at 21:03
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2020
at 20:54
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
The brew has a strong ginger nose as soon as I popped the cap. The pour shows a bright gold, like a ginger ale soda, but with a head that sticks together for a while, suggesting the presence of beer proteins. Taste is sharp with fresh ginger, familiar to anyone who’s had a fancy ginger ale. There also seems to be some citrus and maybe a few other botanicals, like grains of paradise, that would also be at home in a gin. Alcohol is subdued. To me, it’s a bit overly sweet. Anything that might be a good mixer ought to stay on the dry side and let other ingredients add some sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2019
at 06:00