Bullit (6141) reviewed Pyramidal Orchard from Castle Rock Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ 3 Judges. Light golden colour, white head. Aroma is flowery. Flavour is flowery, fruity. Has some sour candy and spices maybe? Slightly dry finish.
Bullit (6141) reviewed Hemlock Bitter from Castle Rock Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Hazy amber colour, off-white head. Aroma has caramel malts. Flavour has caramel malts, some bitterness, toffee. Fairly bitter finish. A bit bland.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Pyramidal Orchard from Castle Rock Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Bow bar ... Golden yellow ... light fruit hop nose ... light sweet dry hop .. little blackcurrant... claimed it was a lager.
Beertalk (16426) reviewed Black Gold (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma with caramel and roasted malt, and a touch of butter. Sweet and fruity flavour with a slightly roasted finish.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Screech Owl from Castle Rock Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Gold, lasting white head. Slightly ascetic strong golden beer, not overly syrupy, alcohol not too present. Yeah just a bit too ascetic, decent lemon and fullness in mouth. 2.8/5.0. Re-rate 33cl bottle from Sainsburys Ashford. Clear orange gold colour with lasting thick white head. Good strong satsuma aroma hoppy. Really drinkable. Good fullness in mouth. Still a little of that ascetic hop flavour I got on cask. Aroma is good, mouthfeel is good. Just some pale malts in mouth so nothing too exciting. Finish could be a little better, but the sharp satsuma finish is good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 8/07/09. Deep gold in colour with a decent, off-white head. Aroma of apricots and grassy hops. Flavour had a touch of sweetness, before a touch of citrus hop and dry finish. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham. Pallid yellowy gold colour. Some nice citrus character in the aroma and flavour which had some restrained grassy hop lurking. Certainly above average and pretty tasty for its strength. Certainly popular with the locals.
Saintmatty (11341) reviewed Blackbird from Castle Rock Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask (Market Porter, London) - Very dark brown with red tinges. Roasted malt aroma with a hint of coffee and chocolate. Roasted coffee taste with malt and plain chocolate. Smooth and tasty.
Fin (18516) reviewed Harvest Pale (Bottle) from Castle Rock Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle that I picked up somewhere? Actually I think it may have been Bellingers Jet Garage, Grove, nr Wantage, Oxon. Pours light yellow with a white head. The aroma is a tiny bit stale and dare I say it maybe even a touch of vinegar which was worrying though on first taste It was apparent that the beer wasn’t infected. Taste was initially boiled sweets, some soft and safe malty flavours and an easy going bitterness. The crispness and hops present in the cask version are not showing at all here. Glad that the previous rater has had a good un’ and wonder whether my bottle may have been a little old? A4 A4 F5 P3 OV10 2.5
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Alder from Castle Rock Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask Conditioned at The Castle, Furnival St., London
Mahogany color, small head. There is some chocolate/vanilla aroma, even stronger flavor; strong caramel flavor too; correct bitterness. Not bad, but a bit artificial.