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We produce a range of cask and bottle conditioned “real ales” from ingredients sourced as locally as possible. All of our recipes use whole leaf English hops mainly from Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The fermentation yeast is “wet” reducing the amount of waste yeast from each brew and allowing the strain to develop its own distinctive characteristics. Our spent grains, the remains of the malted barley after mashing, are collected by a local farmer and fed to his cattle. Our beers can be found in pubs, shops and restaurants in Plymouth, West Devon, the South Hams, Torbay and Cornwall who are passionate about local produce. The brewery was founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill and has been here in Plymstock since 1985.
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Fra cask/gravity på Plymouth CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival 23 Sep 16. Amber. 0 skum. Søt fruktaroma. Plommer. Smaken søte plommer & aprikos. Lett tørr etter hvert.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2016 at 02:03

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Cask at the Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading. A pale amber pour with a loose cream head; indistinct fruity aroma; sour fruity taste; and a fruity caramel finish. Rather innocuous.
Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2016 at 10:01

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Half pint, cask ale at JDW’s Stannary Court. Dark amber body, close to clear. Patchy layer, crocheted lacing. Dark dough and herbal hops on the nose. Taste of marmalade, brown malts and hints of leafy bitterness towards the ending. Classic Brit bitter (Plympton 25.09.2016).
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2016 at 08:17

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Gravicask at Plymouth Camra Beer Festival 2016. Bright amber-gold body. Laceless head. Modest smell of dried fruits. Flavoured with apricot and eathy malts. Rounded malt-fruity bitterness to the finish. Decent bitter (Shared with Finn, 23.09.2016).
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2016 at 00:53

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Gravicask at Plymouth Camra Beer Festival 2016. Clear, warm golden body. naked at the top. Dotted spots on the glass. Herbal hops on the nose. Fruity taste profile including peaches and apricot. Bittersweet end. Refreshing (Shared with Finn, 23.09.2016)
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2016 at 00:48

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Gravicask at Plymouth Camra Beer Festival 2016. Patchy surface, spotty lacing, clear warm golden body. Peachy aroma, grainy malts beneath. Toffee and plums to the taste buds. Distant bitter endnotes. Accepted (Shared with Finn, 23.09.2016)
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2016 at 00:42

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Gravicask at Plymouth Camra Beer Festival 2016. Clear copper in body colour, just a few spots on the glass. Malt-fruity aroma. Taste of mid-sweet malts and dried fruits followed by plain bittersweet finish. True to the style (Shared with Finn, 23.09.2016)
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2016 at 00:39

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Cask at the standing order... Golden amber... Thick tan head... Soft dusty toffee fruit.. Herbal bitter fruit.. Long bitter finish
Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2016 at 10:38

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Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a hazy medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is mineral malt, grain, light hop. The flavour is light to moderate bitter with a smooth grainy, light yeast, floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2016 at 17:04

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GBBF Day 3. Clear copper color, medium sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, caramel, caramalts, malt bitter, a slight tart hint in there but it doesn’t become annoying. Although it does get more up front after a while. In the end it’s meh.
Tried on 11 Aug 2016 at 15:24