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.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Cloudy Yet Full of Sunshine from Modest Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is hoppy, cryo, citrus, mango, tropical. Taste is fruity, hoppy, citrus, melon, mango, some liveliness, soap.
cagarvie (40235) ticked Just Like Nana Used To Drink from Modest Beer 4 years ago
can at sunflower... Belfast... dark black... thin tan lacing... soft roast malts.. Light caramel roast malts
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy golden orange, off white head. Nose - orange, apricot, bread and resin spice. Taste - orange and bready. Hop resin spice again. Palate - light bodied, dry and quite bitter finish. Overall - decent, a bit bitter for the style.
Holmen2 (8880) reviewed Kafkaesque Czech Dark Lager from Modest Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
From cask at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, 15.03.22. Ebony. Brown head and lacing. Aroma and tate of roasted barley, dark malt, dates and fresh coffee well-balanced with nobe hop bitterness. Tasty and very quaffable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - murky yellow with a big foamy white head. Nose - fresh orange and melon. A hint of herb. Taste - ripe orange and melon. Dried apricot. Again, light herb. Palate - light bodied, dry, zesty finish. Overall - good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow with a snow white head. Nose - dank guava, lemon and lightly funky. Taste - funky pineapple and zesty orange. Grassy underbelly. Palate - light bodied, tangy middle and finish. Overall - better palate than nose.
McCash (16153) reviewed Not Bad Tart Session IPA from Modest Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a light haze and a white head. Nose - dank and orange. Taste - orange zest, lightly tart and dank again. Palate - light bodied, gently tart middle and finish. Overall - quite good.
can at ashs... deep red brown... thin tan lacing... sweet caramel toffee fruit nose.. oily fruit.. soft sweet caramel.. sticky sweet caramel.. lightest whisky.. oily fruit... very ash
cagarvie (40235) ticked The Betty NZPA from Modest Beer 4 years ago
can at ashs... haze amber... big white head... soft dry peach.. herbal green.. soft floral hop
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Cloudy Yet Full of Sunshine from Modest Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy pale blond colour with thin head. Aroma and taste have lots of zingy, zesty fresh hop notes. Easy to drink session IPA.