madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Pimp My Rye from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
10th October 2008. GABF. Cloudy brown beer. Crisp palate. Slightly tart and a little bitter. Nice rye bite. Very very drinkable.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Saison de Suitcase from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
10th October 2008. GABF. Arrrrgh! More Bull & Bush Confusion! Presented as the ’37th Suitcase Saison’ as GABF 08 (backed up by the brochure). Now under this brewer on RB we have the ’37th Anniversary’ and this beer here - both Saisons! I will assume we are talking about this beer as ’suitcase’ seems too unusual to have been used twice! Clear gold beer. Full of those nice aromatic saisin flavours. Well balanced and very flavoursome.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
10th October 2008. GABF. Bloody hell this was confusing! This was served as Royal Oil at GABF but the beer is a thick black stout. This was so good we visited the brewpub but when we asked for Royal Oil what we got was a brown barrel aged barleywine! Later on we got this beer by it’s proper name. So I am sure as I can be this was mislabelled at GABF 08. Went back again and again for this beer - marvelous! It’s an opaque black stout. Light and creamy palate. Wonderful non dry oak and bourbon flavours. Sweet creamy bourbon finish. Fantastic.
notalush (7339) reviewed Yule Fuel from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
This is either the most unlambic-like lambic I’ve ever had, or there are two versions of this beer, because this is more like a very lightly funky spiced beer - the flavor is actually fairly sweet, with some brewed tea and cream soda kind of flavor to it - it also tastes like they’ve steeped a Christmas tree in this brew (spruce and loads of xmas spiciness) - very faint notes of earthiness, wood, and oxidation - a bit of acidity on the front and back as well - I suppose these later qualities are the "lambic" aspects - a strange and not entirely enjoyable brew.
notalush (7339) reviewed Big Ben Brown Ale from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A fairly dark and robust brown ale, with a lot of chocolate and hazelnut character to it, as well as a fair amount of roasted malt flavor, and some buttery qualities on the back end - moderate bitterness and some leafy character in the finish - a decent brown.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Man Beer from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at Falling Rock Tap House in Denver. The beer is a ruddy orange color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Hoppy aroma with sweet caramel malt notes. Medium, clean body with flavors of piney hops, caramel, malt and also a touch a spice. The finish is hops and pine with a lingering bitterness left over. A slightly off-kilter IPA overall, but not in a bad way. Not bad.
notalush (7339) reviewed Stonehenge Stout from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A nicely balanced stout, with an interesting mixture of chocolate sweetness, roasted malt character, and a light bit of tartness - sweet up front, followed by a medium dry middle and finish - a touch of diacetyl, but the bitterness and tartness keep it fairly subdued, keeping it just present enough to make this stout taste "very british" - decent.
notalush (7339) reviewed No Coast IPA from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Probably the clearest, most filtered beer I’ve seen from this brewery - also the hoppiest pale or IPA I’ve had from the as well, which is a good thing in my book - very crisp, with tons of citrus character, on top of a semi-dry, crackery malt base - most positive descriptors you can use for an IPA are present here (herbal, grassy, etc.) - just a straight up tasty IPA.
notalush (7339) reviewed Ghoul Fuel from Bull & Bush Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
I was apprehensive about trying this, considering I find most pumpkin ales boring - however, I’m glad I decided to give it a shot - this beer is like autumn in a glass - very little pumpkin, but its earthiness is present - quite a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg - toasted marshmallows, burning leaves - finishes with the faintest tartness and smoke - warming and spicy without being heavy - quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at the brewpub - fairly light in color for a dunkelweiss, but nicely hazy - the flavor begins with a decent dose of wheaty tanginess, with a little tart orange peel character - this is followed by some overripe apple and tamarind sweetness - some clove phenols arrive as the beer dries out a bit for the finish - lingering tanginess and wheat - a decent beer, but it hovers somewhere between a dunkelweizen and hefe.