About
Commenced in current form in 1991 after a long break from brewing. In 2013 brewing ceased for redevelopment of the site.
Brewing restarted at the site in the spring of 2022, using the original recipes, but ceased in April 2023
Brewing restarted at the site in the spring of 2022, using the original recipes, but ceased in April 2023
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
440ml can from Tesco Exmouth. Clear chestnut brown, fluffy head. Very light-bodied, malty, nutty with a shy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2012
at 14:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 6
Can courtesy if Greg after an exhaustive search at Paradiso Dupont, thank you sir! Clear amber color, scant white head. Aroma of burnt and slightly s smokey caramel. Taste is sweet caramel syrup, bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2012
at 15:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Canned at PBF. Clear bronze colour, small head. Floral caramelly nose. Sweetish with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Husky with some resiny bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2012
at 02:54
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can 440ml (PBF, BB 01/2013)
Clear amber color, small white head. Papery, light vegetables in the nose. Light bodied, watery palate. Cardboard, some caramel, dry maltyness. Close to water.
Clear amber color, small white head. Papery, light vegetables in the nose. Light bodied, watery palate. Cardboard, some caramel, dry maltyness. Close to water.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2012
at 02:53
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Canned. Golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruity, floral with some mild notes of sweet malts and wood. Flavour is rather similar. Quite watery palate.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2012
at 02:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Smooth texture is nice enough, but is a bland pale ale in terms of taste and flavour.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2012
at 16:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Slightly hazy dark amber/brown with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt and fruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, little bitter, little sweet, little raisin, little dry and a little caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 22:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can from a Lawson Conv. Store. 4%. Medium gold with a full, thick head. Big malty nose, rich cereals and wheat, a bit of butter. Sweet and rich malt flavor, quite a bit of diacetyl. Fruity, estery, banana and peach. Decent but too sweet and buttery. Full, rich mouth. Not much hop action.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2012
at 20:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can’t believe I’ve never reviewed this before: 500ml bottle best before the end of July 2012, poured into an Abbot Ale badged glass tankard two weeks before that date. The deep golden body had a slight hazy look but the perfectly formed head and aroma compensated for it completely. Malts all the way here with hops always trying to break even both in the smell and taste: this ensures the beer is semi-sweet and has a mini bitterness at all times as well. The 5.0% ABV suits it nicely and it sits well as the beer sinks down my tankard leaving some thick lacing after each gulp.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2012
at 13:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 5%. Slightly hazy deep golden/amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, hops, little fruit and a little caramel. Flavour is malt, hops, medium bitter, little sweet, high carbonation, fruit and a little grainy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2012
at 12:47