Fergus (31537) reviewed Shamrock from Sambrooks Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask at the willow walk spoons Victoria. A mostly clear reddish amber coloured pour with a loose greyish beige head. Aroma is toffee, chewy sour fruit, green apple, cola cubes tangy fruit. Palate is semi sweet oily, tangy, sour. Bolloxed. Flavour is composed of toffee, sour green apple sweets, cleaning product. Shite.
Fin (18516) reviewed Pumphouse from Sambrooks Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Beer House, Paddington, Thursday 26th February 2026 after a short trip from Brussel on the Eurostar this morning. Pours clear gold with a slim white head, a little furry bite, slight maltiness. Fine. Score 6.8
Leighton (35102) reviewed Blindside from Sambrooks Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Looks good but lacks balance. Ample husky grains, strong grassy bitterness, dirty hay. Light sweetness. Pale grain. Heavy lingering bitterness. Prices really have crept up; this was £3.65 for a half.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Thistle Fury from Sambrooks Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A dark chestnut pour with a rim of off white froth; smoky malt aroma, like a distant bonfire; smooth malty body, with a burnt grain bitterness and some black treacle; then a bittersweet finish with lingering nuts. Very drinkable, much better than the Shamrock.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Shamrock from Sambrooks Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale chestnut pour with a ring of white froth; earthy malt aroma; sweet malty taste; and a sweet finish with a light twiggy bitterness.
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Thistle Fury from Sambrooks Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Mahogany coloured with a thin beige head and a light carbonation. Superb condition again - whoever's in charge of the cellar at this Spoon's deserves a bonus. Smokey up front (I like that!) then stewed plums and a touch of cough mixture (I like this less). Kind of a peaty thing going on here. Unfortunately the flavours die a little and it becomes a tad watery in the drying, mildly bitter finish that leaves a hint of smoked marmalade. Starts out well, ends just ok. An odd one this; on balance there were more positives than negatives though.
gave a cheers!
Fergus (31537) reviewed Wit's End from Sambrooks Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A hazed brushed gold coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is spicy clove, wit yeast, corroander seeds, orange rind, grass, soft wheat. Flavour is composed of soft floury wheat, spicy phenols, clove, corroander seed, grass, doughy wheat, grains. Palate is grainy, light tang, moderate cask condition. Not bad.
eurosoba (18828) ticked Wit's End from Sambrooks Brewery 2 months ago
BeardedAvenger (9338) reviewed Blindside from Sambrooks Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask at Hole in the Wall, Waterloo. Clear bright amber. Thing foamy translucent white head primarily sticks to the rim. Aroma has a slight citrus tang to the chewy malty nutty core. It's more interesting in terms of flavour. Tangy citrus with caramel and spice. Doughy malts. Peripheral slightly off spice. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Twiggy but somehow satisfying.
Holmen_1 (14640) reviewed Fireside from Sambrooks Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Fra cask på The Mossy Well sammen med Stephen: nesten helt svart med flott cremeskum som varer og varer. Mørke malter, nytraktet kaffe, 70%-sjokolade, urter og en elegant bruk av røykmalt. Lang og tørr avslutning.