mjs (11994) reviewed Ferrymans Gold from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo, on 2009-01-23) Golden and almost clear. Light toffee aroma. Medium bodied and dry palate. Malts, toffee, bitterness and hint of sweetness in taste. Toffee and bitterness in aftertaste.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Rin Tin Tin from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask Conditioned at The Castle, Furnival St., London
Hazy amber color. Light aroma, malty and fruity. Medium bodied, with a sweetish caramel flavor, light fruitness; the bitterness is below average. Pleasant but simple.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Razzle Dazzle from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] Very lively and difficult to draw - eventually settled with a straw body and thin dense off-shite head; grainy cereal aroma; similar flavours with some citrus and honey; smooth creamy finish, slightly dry and peppery and no sign of the Cascade hops.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Hocus Pocus from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Retreat, Reading] Dark auburn with slight beige head, no carbonation. Aroma and initial taste oaky with some red wine hints. Earthy malt comes through, followed by plums and apples. Finish a little watery. Pleasant enough but forgettable.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Chantry Cheer from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] Amber with a thin white head; a hint of orange in the malty aroma; soft malty body, with orange flavours and slightly spiced; dry finish.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Ferrymans Gold Extra from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading.] Gold with a thin off-white head; aroma of clover and honey; citrus and apricot flavours with a honey sweetness; let down by the lack of any real finish.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Rin Tin Tin from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Half pint, hand pulled cask at Whey Pat Tavern in St Andrews. Clear dark amber body. No head. Sparse smell of malts. Very anonymous flavour, only a faintly hint of sweet, fruitlike malts. Clean tasting. Thin to medium bodied [31.10.2008].
Svesse (15730) reviewed Ferrymans Gold Extra from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Carpenters Arms, Marylebone, London, 22 Nov 2008. Golden amber colour with creamy, off-white head. Fruity, floral nose with notes of apricots, orange and grass. Fruity taste with peaches, citrus, biscuity malt and grassy, citrussy hops in the finish. Rather sweet with hints of honey. Nice beer. In short: grass and citrus with a touch of honey.
MiP (20366) reviewed Ferrymans Gold from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask, 4.4% at GBBF08. OK malty and slightly citric flavour. Almost clear golden colour. Mild yeasty aftertaste. 636311
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Hullabaloo from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[1st rate, 3/9/2008. Cask at Monks Retreat, Reading. RB 7/3/7/3/13 (3.3)] For some reason I always think of Loddon as specialising in tasty, refreshing modern golden ales, so it came as quite a surprise when this one poured the deep amber of a very tradional English bitter. The flavours were traditional too - a deep, earthy bitterness well balanced against the sweetness of plums, with plenty of peppery malt in there. Unusual in that the bitterness comes first and the sweetness follows - in English bitters I normally find it’s the other way around. The downside is that it does leave a slightly sticky mouthfeel, so is not hugely refreshing. This is as packed full of taste as I’ve come to expect from Loddon, and is a very enjoyable pint.[2nd rate, 12/4/2017. Cask at Three Tuns, High Wycombe. RB 7/3/7/3/14 (3.4)] Malty, plums, butterscotch, touch of spice, earthy bitterness. Yup, 9 years after my first rate this is still a tasty, decent bitter.