simontomlinson (8176) reviewed Bitter from Kirkstall Brewery 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tight off white head on a rich copper coloured body.
Medium, finely carbonated & creamy.
Toffee, caramel, malt & nutty tastes with a tangy berry finish.
Nice enough.
Psytron (8213) reviewed Bitter from Kirkstall Brewery 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Cask. Negligible smell. Hazy copper colour, off-white head. Aroma of malt, earth, grass. Bitter, lightly sweet. Flat carbon.
AleDegustation (318) reviewed Nectar from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Amber in colour, almost honey-like, opalescent with a thick, creamy head. Delicate, sweet floral honey, caramel, biscuits, and light citrus. The flavour is dry, caramel, with a hint of biscuits and a floral honey note, all permeated by citrus notes and topped off with a slight but noticeable herbal bitterness. Interesting, pleasantly drinkable.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Hand pulled third of a pint at the Crown, the Spoons in Berkhamsted on 15th March 2026. Clean and clear golden body, white crust. Good crisp feel to the citrus bite and bitterness. Decent!
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked BYB from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
reidyboy (4093) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Very slightly misty pale gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a mellow citrus hop aroma with a hint of pine. Light to medium bodied, sweet and citrusy up front, hop bitterness quick to kick in with some resinous pine along for the ride, finishes dry and bitter.
McCash (16153) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - golden and clear, from the gantry si quite flat.
Nose - honey, dried orange and generally floral.
Taste - honey, earthy, cereal and dried orange.
Palate - light to medium bodied, quite sweet but done bitterness.
Overall - decent if not on American West Coast, maybe it's the west coast somewhere.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
]Cask at The Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a thin white head; lemony aroma with a hint of pine; syrupy lemon taste to start, then some resin to strip the palate; before a pithy citrus finish. Too sweet overall.
Olut (22183) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2026, Beer#20. Clear golden beautifully hoppy brew with subtle fruit, but more of a bitterness.
gave a cheers!
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Howe Sound from Kirkstall Brewery 4 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Cask handpull at Metropolotan Bar JDW London. Clear gold colour lasting white head nest of the west coast ipa styles so far this festival. Some malt some pink grapefruit some pine resin moderate bitterness on the finish yep best beer so far this festival like a good west coast apa