fonefan (84534) reviewed Porter (Oak Aged) from Grain Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ. [ As Grain Oak Aged Porter ]. Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, toffee - vanilla, smoke - peat. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100120]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Blackwood Stout (Oak Aged) from Grain Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S3 8GG.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark roasted, strong coffee, light moderate hoppy, wood - oak notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, hop and malt bitter, wood notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100423]
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Porter (Oak Aged) from Grain Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. I took this down as "Grain Oak Aged Porter" - suppose it’s this one? Pours black and opaque with a small off-white head. Aroma of butter and hard roasted malt with some licorice. Medium-bodied, flat, lots of hard roasted malt, licorice, coffee and dried fruit. Some warming alcohol in the finish. Lovely - apart from the buttery nose. 200110
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Tap Room Bitter from Grain Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Amber with a thin white head; thin body, sweet with watery fruit. A depressingly ordinary bitter.
Fin (18365) reviewed Tap Room Bitter from Grain Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask, handpump at The Kingston Arms, Cambridge 27-03-10 Pours mid amber with a thin white head. There is toffee, its a touch sweet and in fact rather one dimensional but at £2.20 a pint its described as a ’recession busting beer’ and I cant argue, because its pleasant enough, maybe lacking in bitterness, touch chewy with toffee again. A6 A4 F6 P4 Ov12 3.2
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Tamarind IPA from Grain Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
28th September 2007. Mid brown ale. Sweeter than normal IPA with tamarind! It’s subtle! A medium bitter finish.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed India Pale Ale from Grain Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home ... copper big bubbly white head ... spicy grapefruit hop nose ... big fruit ... lots of grapefruit ... little resiny ... odd back note from a hop im not sure of ... decent enough
Downender (11275) reviewed Harvest Moon from Grain Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask-conditioned at the Wenlock, London 13/10/09. Deep gold with no head. Sweet malt and citrus hop aroma. Flavour came across as a good attempt at creating the Blue Anchor house style in Norfolk - plenty of butterscotch, red fruit, wood and grubby lichen. Poor.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Harvest Moon from Grain Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London on 11th October 2009. Gold with lasting white head of foam. Some initial nuttiness in a mainly malt-driven aroma. Strong grassy hop kick; dry herby/hoppy finish on a slightly textured mouthfeel. Note the ABV is 4.5%.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Tamarind IPA from Grain Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF 09 ... amber ... light sweet lemon peel hop nose ... light dry boring lemon.