Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - opaque black with an olive sheen. Nice off white lacy head. Nose - totally reminds me of a Flemish Red, straight up. Sour and tangy, lightly musty and woody. Prunes and blackberry jam. Something savoury/preserved too. Taste - dark fruits at the front, probably plum and blackcurrant, black olive, finish. Interesting! Palate - medium bodied with a long lean middle section which is dry and tangy. The finish is a continuation of that long dry tangy note. Overall - I really like this a lot.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - golden with a nice lacy head. Nose - herbs, green stalks and lemon zest. Malty backbone. Taste - dry metallic green herb again. Plant stalks again. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Just inside being astringent. Overall - solid. Has more body than some gluten free efforts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Manchester Beer Festival 2017. Deep golden with a metallic-malty nose, a malty fruitiness in its taste with a grittiness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Manchester Beer Festival 2017. Blonde coloured ale. Mildly fruity and certainly sessionable in both taste and strength.
McCash (16153) reviewed IPA from Lakeland Brewhouse (prev Stringers Beer) 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Botter from Rheged. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - not so much pine as burnt forest floor. General hay. Some orange if you look for it. Taste - oh much brighter thanthe nose, with a sort of overripe pink grapefruit. Grapes or apple too. So fruit salad. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - lovely zingy finish makes it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, liquorice, toffee, bit of booze heat. Taste is more liquorice, tar, molasses, dark chocolate, dried orange, burnt toast. Lots going on. Dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - opaque black, creamy fawn head. Nose - toffee and dark chocolate. Taste - creamy chocolate, burnt bread and liquorice. Dried orange thing in there too. Palate - medium to full bodied with a creamy/tangy/sweet texture. The finish is still dry. Overall - excellent beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours a reddish black-brown with a thin beige head. Nose is roasted malt, with rich chocolate and coffee notes. Flavour is roasted, chocolatey malt, with dried fruits, biscuit & caramel, some coffee and tangy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable, good for gluten free.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle. Deep amber colour with a white foam head. Nose of caramel, bread, toffee, chocolate. Taste is bready malt, lightly roasted, with berry fruits and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry dusty bitter finish. Quite OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, spicy hop. Taste is malt, grainy with some fruity hop and citric, earthy peppery bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK.