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86 Clonkeen Road, Randalstown, BT41 3JJ, Northern Ireland
Description
A small independent brewery based in Northern Ireland with a belief in simplicity and a knack for brewing pretty good beer.
Like many good ventures, Modest Beer was born in a parent’s garage in Holywood, County Down when Chris Morris, a tax accountant by day, brewed a small experimental batch of Kölsch for a friend’s restaurant. Within two years we moved to a much larger brewery in Randalstown. We never set out to brew the best beer in Northern Ireland, but maybe someday we will.
Like many good ventures, Modest Beer was born in a parent’s garage in Holywood, County Down when Chris Morris, a tax accountant by day, brewed a small experimental batch of Kölsch for a friend’s restaurant. Within two years we moved to a much larger brewery in Randalstown. We never set out to brew the best beer in Northern Ireland, but maybe someday we will.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Panda at home, thanks to Dave, 15/11/21. Murky orange with a big old just off white cap formed of thinly knit bubbles. Nose is tangerine, grass, melon, toasted malts. Taste comprises orange zest, citric tinged straw, light astringent bitterness, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a leading bitter edge. Passable pale if a rather basic model.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2021
at 21:53
6/10
Tried
on 09 Nov 2021
at 22:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thick white head. Aromas of light lemon and bready malt. Taste is lightly grassy, light tropical fruit. Clean finish.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2021
at 19:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow with white suds. Nose - sweetcorn, bread and green beans. Taste - more greenery and some citrus. Palate - light bodied, decent bitterness. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 18:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow with a big, white, fluffy head. Nose - creamy oatmeal, light citrus. Taste - lemon and lightly bready. Palate - light bodied, good refreshment. Overall - good beery stuff indeed.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 17:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow to orange. Fluffy off-white head that then disappears fairly quickly. Nose - orange zest, dried apricot, mango and peel. Taste - orange and mango, slightly spoilt by a hemp like resin note at the back. Palate - close to medium bodied, dry resiny finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2021
at 19:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
440ml Can from Rise bakery, Bridport. Pours misty golden yellow, good frothy white head. Introduces itself as crisp and excessively bitter, could do with more pronounced citrus and hop fruit. A little disappointing in this respect but fine overall.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2021
at 17:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee and milk chocolate. Taste is treacle, marmite, light coffee. Light roasted finish with a lingering sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2021
at 16:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from KWM. Appearance - dark brown to black with a lovely tan to fawn head. Nose - a little coffee, marmite and Bovril. Taste - dark chocolate, beefy and marmitey again. Roast/coffee at the back. Palate - medium bodied, creamy yet roasty in texture. Dry, roasty finish. Overall - yes, good!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2021
at 21:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from KWM. Appearance - cloudy yellow to orange. Snow white, proportionate head. Nose - underripe melon, plant stalks. Lime pith. Taste - more plant stalks, resin and some pith again. Palate - light bodied, dry and slightly astringent with all the resin through the middle and finish. Overall - not one of their best.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2021
at 19:33