The brewery name and logo reference the Maunsell sea forts north of Herne Bay, which were built during the Second World War. In the mid-1960s the forts at Shivering Sands become home for a while to pirate radio stations,
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Ribersborg from Shivering Sands Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
11/3/2023. Cask at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours black with a small bubbly/frothy beige head. Aroma of liquorice, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, burnt notes and a yeasty cheesy edge. Light sweetness, quite heavy bitterness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation.
saxo (29673) reviewed Ribersborg from Shivering Sands Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, coffee and hops. Nice roasty finish.
Rasmus40 (36891) reviewed Ribersborg from Shivering Sands Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark chocolate and light hoppy - pine. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 110323
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at EBF Summer 22. Aroma had something I guess... malts and citrus perhaps. Clear copper gold. Thin bubbly white head. Medium bitter. Quinine and fruit. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Sham IPA. Hoppy Gold.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at EBF Summer 22. Aroma combines malty chocolate and sour berries. Darkest brown. Frothy beige head. Medium bitter. Charcoal and espresso. Berry sour edge. Light-medium bodied. Thin cream. Average prickly carbonation. Long dry finish. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at the Royston, Broadstairs, 03/06/22. Clear golden to light amber with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is tangerine, melon, soft malts, peach, light breads. Taste comprises melon, orange peel, hint of stoned fruits, grass, soft malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow juicy hop bitterness. Decent sessionable drop.
lad_newton (4147) reviewed Maunsell from Shivering Sands Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Furlongs, Faversham on 30th April 2022. Deep coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Mild aroma of caramel and nuttiness. Malty in-mouth with some bitterness; both notes lingering in finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Spring Tide from Shivering Sands Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity cask at the Royston, Broadstairs, 25/11/21. Clear golden orange with a decent lasting egg shell white cap. Nose is tangerine, grass, pale malts, flicker of melon. Taste comprises tangerine, light herb, straw, lemon rind, pale malts, grass. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Clean drinking cask pale.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Maunsell from Shivering Sands Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Royston, Broadstairs, 17/09/21. Chestnut brown with a light beige head. Nose is biscuit, toffee, earthy hop, dried fruits. Taste comprises toffee, tobacco, nutty twang, fruit rinds, bourbon biscuit crumbs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close spiked with balanced earthy hop bitterness. Solid bitter.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Ribersborg from Shivering Sands Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at The Royston, Broadstairs, 17/09/21. Black with a thin tan cap. Nose is dark malts, toffee, liquorice, mellow roast, cocoa bean. Taste comprises roast malts, big liquorice vein, treacle toffee, dried fruits, bitter aspects, chocolate dusting. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Solid full flavoured stout.
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