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BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Farmer's Ale from Drinkstone Ales
3 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Cask at EBF Autumn 22. Aroma is fruity and malty if low key. Opaque dark amber. Frothy off-white head. Medium sour with a bitter grainyness. Berries. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Nice enough.
Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2022 at 12:05
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Road Apple Strong from Drinkstone Ales
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at St Judes Tavern, Ipswich. Aroma is fruity - hence the apple? Berry edge. No head. Sour.juice and berries. Long grainy and malty streak. Light-medium bodied l. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry finish. Nice but basic.
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2022 at 19:49
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Bitter from Drinkstone Ales
3 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at St Judes Tavern, Ipswich. Aroma is low key and malty. Dark chestnut. A few mm of off-white head around the rim. Grainy. Citrus edge. Gains quinine Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Not great... but is it this pub's cask storage?
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2022 at 18:49
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Golden Ale from Drinkstone Ales
4 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at EBF Summer 2022. Aroma is sweet and frut syrupy. Clear light gold. Foamy white head. Medium bitter. Quinine. With citrusy and syrupy sweetness. Light. Thin but slick. Average carbonation. Long dry finish. Decent Gold.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jul 2022 at 10:06
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Road Apple Strong from Drinkstone Ales
4 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
17/6/2022. Cask at the 30th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear dark amber bronze with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit, light spice, hint of starch. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slightly oily, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2022 at 17:12
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Road Apple Strong from Drinkstone Ales
4 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured dark orange amber with a tan head. Aroma is fruity, malts, caramel. Taste is fruity, malty, caramel. It’s okay.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2022 at 19:35
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Bitter from Drinkstone Ales
5 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a burnt orange with a bubbly beige head. Aroma is light malts. Taste is toffee, malty, caramel, bitter balance in this.
Tried on 29 Aug 2021 at 16:18
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Bitter from Drinkstone Ales
5 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
26/8/2021. Cask at the 2021 East Anglian Beer Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear dark amber bronze with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, fruit, biscuit, touch of veg. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily watery texture, average carbonation. Pretty decent sessionable ale.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2021 at 12:19