Grumbo (24737) reviewed Frontier Wild Hop Pale Ale from Potton Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
4/10/2019. Cask at the 42nd Bedford Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear bright gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of hops, butter, sweet malt, caramel, butter popcorn, fruit and veg. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, oily sticky texture, very soft carbonation. Finished a bit starchy. Again, looked really good.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed South Of The Border from Potton Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
4/10/2019. Cask at the 42nd Bedford Beer & Cider Festival. Pours slightly hazy mid-amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, spicy hops, caramel, citrus orange, sweet potatoes and boiled veg. Quite heavy fruity sweetness with minimal bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Sweet fruit finish. Fair. Looked good.
Bierkoning (17700) reviewed The Village Bike from Potton Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Copper color. Citrus, toffee and floral notes in the aroma. Slightly tart citric flavor with hints of caramel. Earthy hops. Medium bodied. Tasty brew for its ABV.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Night Spear from Potton Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
23/8/2019. Cask at the 42nd Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours dark ruby brown with a small bubbly grey/beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, hops, citrus, liquorice, coffee and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light sour notes. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Citrusy roasted finish. Pretty decent.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Vampire Heart from Potton Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24/8/2018. Cask at the 41st Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours cloudy orange gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of orange and wheat. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with medium sour. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed West of the Sun from Potton Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
24/8/2018. Cask at the 41st Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours hazy golden orange with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of citrus, orange and caramel. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Sweet fruity finish. Ok.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Vampire Heart from Potton Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tried at the Peterborough Beer Festival. Hazy golden and slight reddish. Lots of citrus and wheat aroma. Taste medium sweet. Full body
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Shambles Bitter from Potton Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Rating from bottle collection/historic notes. Supermarket purchase. Poured clear amber colour with a small white head. Aroma of light hop, and caramel malt. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Towards being medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Finish a little dry. An ok bitter.
jjsint (8701) reviewed American Mistress from Potton Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Cricketers Arms, Bedford. Dark gold, big foamy white head which dissipates quickly. Aroma of sour orange, tropical fruit and cinnamon. Interesting but it doesn’t really work. Taste is a full-on sour bitter with a bitter finish. Sour bitterness overstays its welcome in the aftertaste. Good to see Potton pushing the boat out, but this is too odd and unbalanced for me.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Shambles Bitter from Potton Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml Bottle: BBD end of July 2014, poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 28th May, some two months before it’s life ends. Obtained from a ’Wye Vale’ garden centre some time ago. Clear mid-amber body with a full and lasting off-white head. Malts lead the way in both the aroma and taste. Light, semi-sweet molasses in the nose push out any hop aromas while in the mouth the malts give a mild caramel and toffee flavouring that hides the hoppy bitter underbelly until the finish where a mini bitterness comes to the fore. I really enjoyed my pint (well 500ml then, not the correct 568ml).