dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Froglet from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Light cloudy gold with a nice foamy white top with decent lacing. Blackcurrant and gooseberry notes on the nose with some grains and straw. Taste is of a similar persuasion with a touch of hop resin. Light bodied, refreshing and slick with a frothy carbonation and a nice hoppy bitterness. The previous 6 beers I've had from 8 Sail I've rated a maximum of 3.4. This one is a step up for me, really enjoyed it.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a light cloudy amber-brown with small off white top, moderate retention. Aroma of earthy malt, raisins, berry, touch of chocolate. Taste of malt, toffee, plum, raisins, floral and spicy hop finish. Mid bodied, slick, fine carbonation. Good.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Damson Porter from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours dark brown, small beige head, Aroma of roasted malts, biscuit, toffee, light coffee, some vague fruitiness. Taste starts with an initial under-ripe plum sourness which must be the damsons (never had one!), roasted malts, some toffee and coffee, fruitiness comes back in at end with a light bitterness but its not an overly sweet beer so its balanced. Its quite a pleasant if simple porter.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Old Colony from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a clear amber with big white head but unlike some 8 Sail bottled beers this does settle nicely with plenty of lacing. Aroma is floral, citrus zest, grains and grass. Taste of sweet malts, quite floral and biscuit noted with orange and lime zest, minerals, grassy, zesty and dry bitterness in the finish. Quite nice.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed John Barleycorn from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Another gusher from 8 Sail with 95% head - needed 3 glasses to contain it! Once settled it turned out to be a murky amber with off-white scummy head. Aroma is grainy with citrus peel, caramel and grassy notes. Taste is grainy with some caramel, citrus zest, stone fruits, nice bitter kick. Medium bodied. Quite nice.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Victorian Porter from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours black with massive beige head which took 10 minutes to settle. Aroma is very roasty with dark chocolate, coffee, caramel and a hint of sweetness. A high frothy carbonation. Flavour has roasted malts, a tangy yeast and sweetness, sourness, some dark chocolate. Not too keen. Don't think this is in the best condition.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Rolling Stone from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a cloudy gold, moderate sized white head, leaves anice top and lacing. Aroma of sweet malts and a big gooseberry fruity aroma, some minerals. Taste starts well with the biscuit, gooseberry and sweetness coming through and then the bitterness rises 10 fold with a mineral drying close to the point of astringency. Light to medium bodied, dry. Its ok but could have been better.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Windmill Bitter from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe, online. 6.5 years since the last review, yikes! Pours a murky red-amber colour, small white head, thin retention. Aroma of dried fruits and bready to caramel malts, some floral notes. Taste is malty with bready and caramel notes, fruity undertone, light earthiness, moderate bitterness, brief finish. Smooth medium body. Reminds me of a 'Moor' beer, maybe a similar character from the brewing process.
Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed John Barleycorn from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On cask at 8 Sail Brewery Tap in Heckington - cloudy amber body, heavy off white top. Grainy bitter, rather lifeless, caramel notes at the end.
Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed Christmas Ale from 8 Sail Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at 8 Sail Brewery Tap in Heckington - Clear brown, short lasting head. Spicy toffee and caramel, bit of Belgian yeast breadiness, malt loaf fruits, good boozy bite to it.