Brookfield Drinks Limited
Holding Company in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Established in 2012
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Description
Kestrel lager was a hugely popular and successful brand in the 1980s and 1990s when it was supported with much-enjoyed advertising campaigns featuring the comedians and actors Hugh Laurie and Russ Abbot. Having maintained a loyal following in subsequent years, in 2012 its quality and potential were recognised by Nigel McNally, who decided to take the bold step of purchasing the Kestrel lager beer brand and setting up the Kestrel Brewing Company in order to nurture and develop it.
Under his stewardship the Kestrel brand has now returned to its Scottish roots and is being brewed at a state-of-the-art facility in Glasgow, adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral. Brewing has taken place at the site since 1556, making it the oldest continuous commercial concern in Glasgow.
Under his stewardship the Kestrel brand has now returned to its Scottish roots and is being brewed at a state-of-the-art facility in Glasgow, adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral. Brewing has taken place at the site since 1556, making it the oldest continuous commercial concern in Glasgow.
2.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Can. Clear very pale yellow with no head. Aroma is sugar, vegetable and a little apple. Flavour is sugar, medium sweet, little apple and watery.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2012
at 03:04
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet and light apples. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. 140412
Tried
on 15 Apr 2012
at 12:24
2.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Can. No head. Color is water. Aroma and taste are artificial apples, sugar, water and alcohol. Alcopop!
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2012
at 09:25
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
50cl can. Decent white head. Clear pale golden pour. Not much flavour. Clear alcohol taste. Not great
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2012
at 15:06
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can @ chriso. Courtesy of Harrisoni. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy aroma. Sweetish malty grainy flavor. Has a fruity grainy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2012
at 08:12
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Golden colour with a small white head. Very sweet nose with some alcohol. Flavour are very typical for tis type of beer, malty and with alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2011
at 00:24
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
500ml can. Pours gold with a thin head. Aroma is alcohol and corn. Taste doesn’t have much to start. Alcohol and caramel in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2011
at 15:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at home with Lyoli. Pours honey-gold with a thin, white head. Sugary malt aroma, some ripe (rotten?) fruits, too. Very sweet flavor, some bready malts, white and slightly toasted sugar, notes of alcohol (beerlike and rubbing). Medium bodied with full, explosive carbonation. Hot finish with distinct boozy burn, some sugars faint bread, not much bitterness, maybe hints of earth. As far as ’strong pale lagers’ go, this beer is slightly above average.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2011
at 12:58
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
500ml can from local corner shop on way home from work. Now I do have some history with this beer. I spent a couple of nights as a teenager out of my face on this stuff. So it’s either going to make me sick or it’s going to bring back some Proustian memories. Clear gold, thin white head. Syrupy strong alcohol aroma with touch of washing up lemon. Again, it’s not that bad. It’s cold enough. It’s ok. Some bit of burn. But I’ve had a lot worst. As I say, some burn. It does get you drunk though. I had this whilst watching My Cousin Vinnie for the first time.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2011
at 12:06
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can 500ml. @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg.Clear light yellow color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is light moderate apple, dry apple, svovl, artificial. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light acidic with a average duration, svovl and artificial. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100220]
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2010
at 14:20