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Commissioner in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Staffordshire Brewery

Established in 2006

Closed in 2023

Contact
The Old Wine Store, Coxon's Yard, Ashbourne, DE6 1FG, England
Description
GIVING GOOD BEER A BAD NAME

We have survived, against the odds, since 2006, when a peculiar moment of inspiration persuaded me that people would be happy to buy a beer named Cat Piss.

Well, it just goes to show, people will buy anything.

Commissioner of beers wholly owned by Staffordshire Brewery.

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4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a thin head. Nose - sweet malt, some herbs and lemon. Not quite reaching biscuits or toffee. Taste - more of the same really. Sweet on the end. Palate - light bodied with a thin texture and a fairly cloying finish. Overall - lots more reasons to be grumpy in there.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2014 at 00:39

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a thin head, 30 seconds and it’s all gone. Nose - herby, but more metallic really. In fact, probe deeper and it reminds of that battery smell. Taste - more metal and pale malt, some herbs again. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a dry finish. Overall - this one had a drier finish but it felt like they’d put a battery in the boil.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2014 at 00:32

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
50cl bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a head that is there and then gone while you turn around to have a quick word with someone. Nose - sweet malt, maybe butterscotch, lemon maybe. Taste - more sweet malt and lemon which finishes more like lemonade. Definitely reminiscent of a shandy. Palate - light bodied with a thin texture and a finish that is short and sweet (which isn’t a good think in this style) Overall - appropriately named, methinks!
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2014 at 00:28

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a fluffy head that disappears quickly. Nose - lemon and a touch of herb. Taste - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Perhaps a little sweet but could be worse. Palate - Overall - solid enough.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:28

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
500ml bottle from the brewery online shop. Last one! Pours clear gold, with a rocky white head. Aromas are sweet sugar, usual lemon they all have. Taste is sweet. Soapy, again. Poor.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:27

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - cornflakes and lemon. Some honey. Taste - more of the same Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - decent pale ale.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:15

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from the brewery shop, slogging through this mixed case... This one pours pale gold, thin white head. Light lemon and cornflake aromas. Taste is lemon citrus bitter. Does what it says on the tin.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:14

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - opaque black with a decent head but then it Nose - light chocolate slightly nutty. Taste - more nuts and chocolate sweeter this time. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet dry texture and a decent dry finish. Overall - arguably dry stout in style.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours opaque black, thin creamy head which doesn’t hang around. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, creamy coffee. Taste is light sweet, more chocolate, toffee. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 06:04

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours pale gold, no head. First beer of theirs to have a noticeable hop aromas, lemon and apples. Light lemon bitter taste and finishes soapy.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 05:56