mike_77 (15875) reviewed Azacca from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Clear dark yellow colour with thin soapy head. Light malty sweetness. A little plain. Just a touch of fruity hop. Quite watery.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Liquorice Alesort from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Liquorice by name and liquorice by nature ! Pours almost black with a small beige head and good lacing. Lots of liquorice in the nose and tons more in the mouth. Some aniseed and roast malts too. Almost forgot – cask at Alexandra, Derby.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Rainbows End from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
jjsint (8631) reviewed Vanilla Stout from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle bought from the Offie, Leicester and drunk at home. Slightly reddish brown with a little ring of beige/khaki head. Quite a lot of vanilla in the aroma, with some earthy notes and some cooking chocolate.More vanilla in the taste but it isn't overly sweet; it actually has a good wallop of hop bitterness in the finish. Soft to medium carbonation. It's pretty decent all in all but I feel like the vanilla, lush as it is, papers over the cracks of a slightly less exciting beer.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Victorian Ruby Mild from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. It's ruby brown and clear with a small beige head and lots of lacing. Deep chocolate malts in the aroma with touches of vanilla and toffee. It's sweet all right, but it doesn't run away with the sweetness; there's a bitter hoppy character that takes precedent in the finish. Full oily body with low to medium carbonation. My goodness.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Galaxy from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Specially selected for my 1000th rate. Swap from a friend. Has a strange aroma of wet earth mixed with chocolate and a hint of lime. Pours a murky reddish brown with a small beige head. Quite a melange of flavours in the mouth, oranges. Chocolate, roasted malts and tropical fruits. Sweet malts and caramel come through later, after the initial bitterness has subsided. Finish is dry and treacly. Nice and hides it’s strength well, but not as sublime as I was expecting.
c0axial (8164) ticked Coffin Lane Stout from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
jjsint (8631) reviewed Milk Stout from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Very dark brown,mostly opaque with a loose beige/khaki head. Big chocolate and coffee notes in the aroma. Sweet taste with a harsh vegetal character which really. Ruins what may have been an otherwise good beer (shame as it is fresh on as well). Thick body with soft carbonation. Still drinkable but passable as opposed to excellent.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Elderflower Sour from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear very pale yellow with a light, creamy white head. Rich elderflower aroma, lemon peel, green pepper. Light sweet flavour with more hefty elderflower notes, light potpourri, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes lightly dry with more green pepper. Good stuff in a novelty kind of way.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Chatter Alley from Ashover Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby – pretty sure it said 3.6%. Pours a pale straw (almost greenish tinge) with a small white head. Some caramel in the aroma but only light. Floral hops and elderflower in the mouth, but again only light. Drinkable, even swiggable, but pretty bland really.