Travlr (30174) reviewed Stoke Bomber Bohemian Ale from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle recommended by Eric at CK, thank you sir! "Try the Stroke beer" he said. Hazy golden yellow color, fluffy white head, solid lacing. Aroma of peppery and dusty lemons and straw. Taste is peppery lemons and cigars. Decent.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Stoke IPA from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from the Pangaea Bottle Shop. Pours hazy light golden amber with a transient white head. Aroma is roast caramel with some floral/citrus. Flavor is roast caramel with some sturdy citrus/grapefruit rind. It’s very pleasant. It’s very bitter. Fruity and floral. Quite a hop mix!
bb (18607) reviewed Stoke Bomber Smoky Ale from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Smoke and light bacon aroma. Bacon and smoke flavor with malt and light caramel. Medium bodied. Smoke and malt linger with light earthioness and light bacon.
bb (18607) reviewed Stoke IPA from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Grapefruti aroma. Grapefrtui and pine flavor. Medium bolldied. Good bitterness. Pine and grapefruit linger.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Stoke Bomber Oatmeal Stout from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours dark brown/black with a slight tan head. Aroma of hop and smooth dark malt. Med minus body. Flavor is smooth dark malt with a lightly fruity aspect. Nice.
yespr (55573) reviewed Stoke Lager from McCashin's 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow to orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light spiced. Toasted malty and crisp grassy hoppy. Dry and toasted malty finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Gold with an inch of white head. Aroma of hay, toast, honey, very rip gooseberries, mixed citrus zest. High bead, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Taste is sweet and fruity with berries and light bread, then ctirus and pepper. Bitter finish with some spices. A fatter Kölsch with Kiwi hops is I guess what they say you’ll get and you do. A little leaner would suit me better, but it’s pretty gluggable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 10C. Amber with a large beige head. Modest aroma of oranges, caramel, bread, apricots. Taste has bitter oranges and kumquats, biscuit/ caramel sweetness, leaves, pepper. Moderately bitter finish with oranges and some tropical fruit notes. OK. Some flavours I don’t quite know what to make of.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 650ml bottle on 4/6/2012. Pours a clear dark golden with a medium head. Has a moderate aroma of spices, caramel and a touch of fruit. The flavour starts with a big dollop of caramel and biscuity malt and moves onto to some sweet citrus fruits (particularly orange). As stated on the bottle, there is some spice and pepper to be found in this decently hoppy brew. Slightly unusual and quite enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 650ml bottle on 2/6/2012. Pours a light clear golden with a small to medium head. Has a modest aroma of biscuit, grass and citrus fruit which doesn’t reveal the intensity of what is to come. This is quite a difficult beer to categorise. It has a touch of caramel malt and lots of citrus fruit (orange and lemon) but it’s the long, slightly sour bitterness that really stands out (it’s quite grapefruity in that regard). It’s got some APA, IPA and Saison elements to it. This is a beer with a very distinct character. Interesting stuff, though the lemony sour bitterness is perhaps just a little over the top from a balance perspective.