Camons (21701) reviewed Obsidian from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Cask @ The Gun IPA Festival, London. Pours dark brown, no head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, cocoa, grapefruit. Flavor is malts, coffee, cocoa, citrusly hops. Thin to medium body, flat carbonation. 150913
Fergus (31537) reviewed Obsidian from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Gravity at the gun IPA fest. Hazed ruby red black caramel colour. Small fleeting light tan head. Aroma is berry hedgerow hop with light caramel and roast. Flavour is tea berry and some twigs. Light carbonation low to medium body. Lacks punchyness.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Saison from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Earl of Essex - London. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a light, foamy white head. The nose has yeasty, pale malts and dough along with mild lemony citrus. Medium sweet flavor with further doughy pale malts, some white sugar, Belgian yeast, faint hay bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Mildly bitter finish with some doughy pale malts, dirty hay, Belgian yeast and lemon rind. Not bad.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Gold from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Ackhorne, 9 St. Martins Lane, York, North Yorkshire, England YO1 6LN.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, light grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet fruit, light to moderate fruity hops, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130121]
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the York Tap. Pours clear amber brown with a thin white head. No visible carbonation. Aromas of caramel, nuts, and actual orange. Taste delivers, medium body and good bitter finish, Nice beer.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
20th October 2012
Very hazy brown - amber beer, residual pale tan head. Crisp minerally palale. Smooth minerally caramel malt. Crisp hops. Floral notes, citrus and a little tropical fruits. Crisp finish, semi dry. Interesting and tasty.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Gold from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
20th October 2012
Hazy darkish amber beer. Tidy pale cream coloured head. Palate is dry and a little crisp. Creamy dry malt. Nice orangey hops, whisper of lime. Minerals. Dry finish. Not bad but a bit too dry.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Pilsner from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
20th October 2012
Hazy gold beer, tidy white head. Palate is softish and a little dry. Mild fine carbonation. Creamy malt, dry and with a touch of paper. Hops are okay - mild but fresh and as described on the label, a little herbal. Finishes dry. Not bad but could definitely use more hops.
Olut (22183) reviewed Obsidian from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Black with a small head. Has a tropical fruit aroma and flavour in a full body.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg tap at the Pig’s Ear Cellar, Richmond, 29/06/13. Hazed dark amber with a thin off white head. Nose is fruity, dark malts, caramel. Taste follows. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, bitterness in the finish. Ok bitter - nothing to seek out though.