Knops

Microbrewery in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2010

Closed in 2019

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Archerfield Brewery, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton, EH39 5HQ, Scotland
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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Appellation Wines Comely Bank. Appearance - deep golden, steady carbonation. Nice fluffy head. Nose - oranges, perhaps apricots. Slight cakey underlay. Taste - more orange, cake and orange pith at the back. Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy through the middle and finish. Overall - decent IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2018 at 20:21


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle from Aldi. Dark golden with a thin white head. Aroma is all caramel, flavour is caramel, grass, biscuit, a little tropical fruit. Bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2018 at 17:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Aldi, Inverurie. It pours deep ruby brown with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, fruit cake, supermarket, cola, dull smoke and candy. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, toasty, smoked, tannin, black tea, bonfire, cola, peppery spice, wood, leather and dried fruits with a chewy finish. Light - medium body and fine carbonation. Lacks a bit of depth and body, but it's not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2018 at 15:45


5

Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2018 at 19:16


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Cork and Cask. It pours clear golden with a medium white head. The aroma is quite soft, sweet fruitiness, fragrant, cardamom, oily orange, cereal and bread. The taste is dry, light bitterness, fragrant, floral, orange peel, leafy, cereal, grassy, coriander seed, cardamom, graininess, aniseed with a drying and spiced finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Quite a lot of spice gaining on, but I am not sure it all comes together that well. Fun to try, but not the sort of beer I would return to in a hurry.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2018 at 20:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Cork & Cask. It pours clear golden - amber with a decent foamy white head. The aroma is fresh, bready malts, cereal, cracker and touch of melon. The taste is dry, decent hit of bitterness, grassy, toasty grain, straw, bit floral, lemon peel, pithy, minerals and some spice with a drying finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Comes acrosa a bit grainy on the taste. Fine enough lagerbier, but there are better out there.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2018 at 18:36


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Paula. Appearance - golden amber, lightly hazy. Thin but decent head. Nose - big on malt. Biscuit and light spice. Taste - spiced biscuit. Light astringent malt. A hint of burnt bread. Palate - light bodied and crunchy through the middle and end. Overall - probably should've been loaded on RB as a Vienna or Helles or Premium lager.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 06:02


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light herbal hops, light corn, light lemon. Light astringent malt taste, herbal bitterness. Bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 05:57


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from waitrose. Nose is citrus, orange, some honey. Palate is wheat, citrus, malty finish. Very average.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2017 at 13:55


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home. Pours clear golden, nose is hay, musty toffee, taste is bitter, grassy, toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2017 at 11:05