Leighton (34941) reviewed Notting Hill Amber from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home in London - picked up at Oddbins London Bridge. Pours mostly clear amber with a slight, frothy white head. Nose has toasty malts, mild pine, some faint toasty grass, hints of dried caramel. Light to medium sweet flavor with moderate piney bitterness, more toasty grass, faint minerals, hints of melon and grapefruit. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Very lightly resinous finish with some toasty malts, lightly ripened citrus fruits such as grapefruit, melon and tangerine, some bread, mellow pine. Very drinkable amber.
Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Notting Hill Amber from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Clear amber colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Piney, slightly herbal hop aroma with a touch of grapefruit, orange, red berries, minimally sweaty resinous background. Taste is initially citrusy and piney hoppy, later dry to bitter and minimally herbal hoppy; light body, slightly watery throughout the second half, (too) weak malt basis.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Notting Hill Bitter from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the Union Tavern - Westbourne Park, London. Pours clearish amber with a creamy, off-white head. Nose holds leafy hops, light apple and berries. Light sweet flavor with dry, bready malts, some leaves, dried berries, light earth. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mellow sweetness to finish with restrained bitterness, further leaves, bread, dried berries. A fairly classic take on the bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle. Nice cloudy ruby red colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, ochre head. Fruit aroma with notes of red berries, a touch of dark chocolate. Taste is dry fruity, notes of red and dark berries, fruit parings, a touch of roast and dark chocolate.
Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Notting Hill Bitter from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle. Filmy dark golden colour ith small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Minimally citrusy hoppy aroma, lemon tea, some gooseberry. Taste is minimally bitter hoppy, notes of lemon tea and gooseberry, a touch of husk.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Notting Hill Stout from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at THE Kris Wines. Pours dark brown with a thick, creamy beige head. Aroma holds lots of burnt malts, charred wood, baking cocoa and tobacco. Light to medium sweet flavor, lots of charred malts, faint leathery and tabgy dark fruits, bitter earth, cocoa, dirt. Light to medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Earthy bitter finish, more baking cocoa, some burnt grass, crunchy leaves, tobacco. Good stuff. Really good stuff.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Notting Hill Blonde from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home in London with Lyoli - picked up from Oddbins London Bridge. Pours clear yellow, lightly effervescent with a moderate, creamy white head and a bit of sediment. Sugary, doughy white bread in the nose, faint hay. Medium sweet flavor, lots of sugary white bread, dough, mild bitter straw, hints of minerally yeast. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with very mellow dryness, low bitterness, more doughy pale malts, some white bread, very light lemon peel. Pretty tasty stuff, if a bit simple. (April 2013, Score: 3.5)
Bottle at home in London - sourced from London Beer, online retailer. Pours lightly unclear yellow-gold with a frothy, pure white head. Pleasant aroma with balanced, pithy citrus hops, some grapefruit, tangerine, accents of nectarine and peach. Light to medium sweet with further pithy citrus, slight rindy and piney bitterness, hints of jammy lemon. Light bodied with average carbonation. Well balanced on the finish with biscuity pale malts, some white bread, lightly juicy citrus fruits, some dry pith, touches of mango and peach. Pretty dynamic stuff. The flavors definitely come together as you drink it. Very sessionable stuff. (October 2014, Score: 3.7)
VastActiv (16429) reviewed Notting Hill Ruby Rye from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle 0.5l at home via alesbymail. BBE 06-06-2013Colour is brown with small brownish white head. Aromas and flavours: Grain, rye, fruits, sweetness, caramel, some hops and malts.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Notting Hill Porter from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Oddbins London Bridge. Black beer with lasting tan head. Roasted chocciness. Tasty enough beer. Very decent to be honest, quite roasty, quite dark on the chocciness. Some dryness on the finish. Reminded me a bit of the London Fields one I had a bit earlier but a bit fuller due to the higher alcohol. Yep quite tasty I thought.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Notting Hill Amber from Moncada Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Oddbins, London Bridge. Clear reddish amber colour with a lasting beige head. American hoppy aroma. Fruity hoppy malty, I think I really like amber beers, they are just the right blend of lots of beer flavours. This is decent. I’d be happy with a session on this. Yep it’s a decent little beer. I like the slightly grapefruity hops, I like the fruity malts that taste of autumn. Good balance.