berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Premier Gold from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Tesco, Camberley. Pale gold in colour with a billowing white head; bright and clear with lots of carbonation; floral honeyed aroma; refreshing citrus flavour, with sweetness developing - some honey again. Slightly dry and sour finish is a bit of a disappointment.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Bamboozle from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Straw colour, slightly hazy, creamy head in both colour and texture; acidic and metallic when first tasted with some orange, rather thin and dry, but developing a fruity finish. Unusual, not sure if I like it, but certainly drinkable.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Downland from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Golden with a thin white head; fresh, slightly citrus aroma; some citrus and honey flavours and a rounded bitter finish. An extremely refreshing pint for a summer lunchtime.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Ferryman's Gold (Bottle) from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Very bright orange, thin head quite fizzy, fruity nose, foamy fruity with low tone bitter.. bottle at home ... nice crisp orange ... pine fruity aroma some hop resinsn...sweet piney hops little vanilla... not quite powerfull american hop but headed there and in some ways bit more rounded. Given that i gave this 2.2 last time its Jumped a huge ammount 2.2->3.8
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Stormy Weather from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpump at the Old manor (JDW), Bracknell. Slightly cloudy, chestnut witha creamy head; fresh orange aroma; fruity orange flavour too, smooth and creamy; with a sharp bitter finish. Very refreshing.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Flight of Fancy from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask handpull at Pommeler’s Rest, JDW, Tower Bridge. Pale gold, slight haze, thin white head. Cardboard. Smells a bit of stale cereal. Tastes of chewing on cardboard with a bit of an English citrus golden beer behind it. I mean it’s a good beer if you got rid of the wheat.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Hornets Nest from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask conditioned at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. A rather flat amber pint with a ring of white head; slightly sweet aroma; biscuity flavour with a trace of honey, leading to asweet finish. For a honey beer there is a distinct lack of honey - for me Wychwood’s BeeWyched has set a new benchmark for "honey-ness" - and this comes nowhere near it.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Dragonfly (4.0%) from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. An orange beer with a rim of beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, and lesser notes of alcohol and fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, leading to a dry bitter end with notes of toffee.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Flight of Fancy from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask conditioned at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. A golden, almost flat, pint with a ring of white head; a trace of a floury aroma; thin and watery in the mouth with biscuit and floral flavours, leading to a citric bitter finish. Overall this seemed to be a rather delicate beer, and was probably overshadowed by the ones I’d sampled earlier. So this is a good candidate for a re-rate in the future.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Hullabaloo from Loddon Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
an amber come ruby coloured ale,odd but not unpleasent nose , nutty and malty .