Svesse (15730) reviewed Crown Rivers Exclusive Ale from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Cask at Crown Rivers JDW, Heathrow Airport, London, 10 Aug 2008) Amber colour woth frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of orange and earthy hops. Fruity, malty taste with orange peel, toffee and earthy hops in the finish. Rather sweet. Decent bitter, but hardly exciting.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Check Mate from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Deep straw with a thin white head; orangey aroma; slightly prickly in the mouth with some orange fruit and spice; a nice long, gentle bitter finish. Very pleasant - judging by previous comments, the brewery have made some improvements this year.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Bamboozle from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (Maidenhead Inn JDW,Basingstoke) - Amber in colour. Fruity aroma with some raisins and spicy malt notes. Bitter and fruity taste with some raisins and a light peach hint.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Crown Rivers Exclusive Ale from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at Wetherspoon/The Crown Rivers bar, Terminal 5, Heathrow. An amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of diacethyl and caramel. The flavor is sweet matly with notes of caramel and diacethyl, leading to a dry finish with notes of bread.
yespr (55501) reviewed Crown Rivers Exclusive Ale from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From cask at Wetherspoon/The Crown Rivers bar, Terminal 5, Heathrow. Pours clear and golden orange with a creamy off-white head. Caramel malty and light butterish aroma. Dense caramel flavoured, light sweet initially but soon turning quite bitter. Hard roasted caramel malty finish with a bitter and spiced hops flavour into a dry far finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Festival Special from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpump @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium amber orange color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (020508)
fonefan (84534) reviewed Ferrymans Gold from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpump @ The Retreat, Reading RG1, England.Clear medium to dark yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (040508)
fonefan (84534) reviewed Forbury Lion from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpump @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is buttery, fruity, apple - pear. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)
fonefan (84534) reviewed Hoppit from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpump @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium yellow amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, orange, light to moderate, fruity - sweet and buttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (020508)
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Bamboozle from Loddon Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at aberdeen Beer festival ... Slightly hazy orange ... watery light hop nose .. light drinking light hop ... little fruit quite drying