Moot Ales

Brewpub in Matlock, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Red Lion Hotel

Established in 2019

Contact
The Red Lion, 65 Matlock Green, Matlock, DE4 3BT, England
Description
Changed names from Moot Oak in 2020. Matlock's only brewhouse at the Red Lion Matlock Green.

Moot Oak was one of the original names for 'Matlock', meaning meeting under the oak tree. The oak tree in front of St Giles church at Starkholmes was the centre of Matlock years ago, so we felt the Red Lion is the perfect 'moot' place to replace it.

The beer is crafted on the premises and served in the bar.

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6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Red Lion, Matlock. New brewery for me. Chestnut colour with an off-white head. Caramel and cooked strawberries. Twiggy, earthy finish. Ok bitter.

Tried from Cask at Red Lion Hotel on 21 Sep 2025 at 11:44


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from the brewpub. Pours red/brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of nuts, hops & malt. Medium body. Slightly dry light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2025 at 16:09


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Half pint from the cask at The Red Lion, home of the brewery. Pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of red fruits, caramel, wood & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2025 at 09:22


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 2 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Moot Oak Giddy Edge ].
ABV: 5.3%. Cloudy looking with a medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate yeasyu, UK yeast. Initial flavor is moderate sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy biiter with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, caramel, sharp, fruity hops, hops bitte, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191010]
6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 06 May 2024 at 06:24


6

On cask at Red Lion in Matlock - fine yellow body, solid lacer of a head. Grassy hop notes with a little lemon background.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2024 at 16:53


6

On keg at Red Lion Hotel, Matlock - cloudy yellow body with no head. Citrus tang through the taste, bit watery.

Tried on 04 May 2024 at 16:31


6

Tried on 12 Apr 2024 at 18:28


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Moot Oak Matlock Blonde ].
ABV: 4.1%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, light earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191009]
5-3-6-3-11

Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2024 at 12:47


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Red Lion, Matlock (the brewery tap). Light to mid-gold, clear with a small white head and plenty of soapy lacing. Big white grapefruit in the aroma, some soapy lemon, touch of grass. It’s sweet with a slight citrus sourness coming in and a tasty hop bitterness on the finish. Some vegetal character in the aftertaste. A decent enough English cask IPA.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2023 at 12:22


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried at the 2022 Nottingham Camra Beer Festival. Amber colour with an off white head. Malty and light sweet. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2022 at 11:15