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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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can at home. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a medium off white head. Nose is tropical fruit, mango, apricot, pineapple. Flavour is juicy tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, some lemon sherbet
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2020
at 17:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can as part of a delivery from KWM Wines. Drunk at home. Very light yellow, almost straw, clear with a proud white head. Light but very pleasant aroma of lemon zest, some sweet spice. Sweet taste with just a touch of bitterness at the end of the sip, with more lemon/lime lingering in the finish. Medium carbonation, oily mouthfeel. It's a subtle beer, very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2020
at 23:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can delivered from KWM Wines and drunk at home. Cloudy greenish yellow, with a large loose head. Melon, white grape, papaya on the aroma, with some suggestions of white grapefruit and sweet onion. It's sweet, but there's more balance in the taste than in many hoppy pales. Slight grape skin astringency in the finish, with lightly bitter hops resting on the tongue. Medium carbonation, body on the thin side. Understated and moreish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2020
at 22:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from KWM Wines, drunk at home. Light yellow/gold, with a large white head. Melon, a little bit of lemongrass, pineapple in the aroma. Sweet taste with a big creamy tropical fruit note alongside a gentle bitterness. Short finish with a watery body, so that's a shame. Heavily carbonated. Certainly decent without being world-beating.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2020
at 21:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ Sommerhus, Bønnerup Strand. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, grass, light fruity hops, light citrus. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, grass, fruit, melon, light parfumey, light citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet light bitter finish. 050720
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2020
at 14:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour.. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2020
at 14:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are hops, grass, straw, malt, flowers and has a nice grassy bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2020
at 14:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Daydreaming of far off lands. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2020
at 19:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from KWM Wines. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich tropical fruits, flowers, citrus, malt and hops. Nice fruity finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2020
at 20:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - hazy yellow. Some actual hop bits in the can. Nose - light lemon or grapefruit. Taste - more citrus and pith. Palate - light bodied, fairly balanced bitterness. Overall - solid.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2020
at 12:55