Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Katy Daly's from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Keg at the Old Deer's Head, Belfast, 16/11/24.
Golden blonde topped with a lasting off white cap ... full glass lacing ensues.
Nose is tangerine, melon, pale malts, grass.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, airy malts, orange peel, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Entry level kind of pale.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Horse Fair from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the Old Deer's Head, Belfast, 16/11/24.
Moderate haze on a golden pour topped with a lasting white cap.
Nose is ginger, straw, herb, grains.
Taste comprises lemon rind, damp straw, modest ginger, rhubarb stalk, hedgerow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering edge.
Okay simple sour.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Elephant from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Keg at the Old Deer's Head, Belfast, 16/11/24.
Golden topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is citric tinged straw, melon, bitter orange, twist of grapefruit.
Taste comprises pineapple, melon, citric tinged straw, soft malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with light juicy hop bitterness.
Passable session affair but a little less bland than the other pales on show.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Black Bull Stout from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Keg at The Deer's Head, Belfast, 15/11/2024.
Pitch black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is roast malts, chocolate biscuit, charr, toffee.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, biscuit, toasted brown sugars, cocoa powder.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough stout if perhaps running a little sweet for my liking.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Red Cow Red Ale from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at The Deer's Head, Belfast, 15/11/2024.
Reddish amber topped with a lasting beige head ... some lacing follows.
Nose is dried fruit esters, caramel wafer, biscuit malts.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, faint red berry nip, toffee, brown bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough malt forward exponent of the style.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Mono from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Keg at The Deer's Head, Belfast, 15/11/2024.
Mahogany brown topped with a beige head.
Nose is brown bread, chocolate biscuit, straw.
Taste comprises dark malts, dried fruit rinds, toffee, brown bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine for the style.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Cross Guns from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Keg at The Deer's Head, Belfast, 15/11/2024.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting egg shell white cap.
Nose is orange zest, caramel malts, sweet vibes.
Taste comprises melon, tangerine, caramel, straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
So so affair ... overly sweet and somewhat disjointed.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Molly Ward's from Bell's Brewery (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at The Deer’s Head. Pours a hazy gold with a slight peach hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has light mango and citrus with a bit of light grain and papaya underlying. Flavor has slightly bitter citrus with grass and light sweet grains in the finish.
tompaulman (1402) ticked Capstan from Bell's Brewery (NI) 2 years ago
tompaulman (1402) ticked Rosetta from Bell's Brewery (NI) 2 years ago