Lock 81 Brewery

in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿


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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Micro Beer Crate. Pours a black with moderate brown head which leaves a nice top. Aroma is a little subtle but there is a creamy sweet and roast malt with chocolate, some hay. Being an oatmeal stout its all about the mouthfeel with this one. Lovely creamy and smooth malts. The taste again is pleasant but not huge on flavour, some light roast, milk chocolate, grass, light berry tang. Good but could have been even better.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

440ml can from Dalling & Co Delicatessen, Kings Langley, Herts. A dense hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a decent white head on top. Hoppy, orange, tropical fruit, coconut aroma. Tastes similar, decent enough Sabro offering from Lock 81.

Tried from Can on 10 May 2021 at 09:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Cellar Door Wines, St Albans, Herts. A hazy golden/amber coloured pour with a decent white head on top. Hoppy, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, fruity, caramel. Quite an old school English style DIPA.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2021 at 22:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Dickins off licence, Rickmansworth, Herts. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, malty aroma. Tastes similar, slightly bitter, nicely balanced, lovely and fresh, good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2021 at 12:20


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Wishful Drinking, Rickmansworth, Herts. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Rich, roasty, chocolate, coffee aroma and taste. Slightly sweet but a very drinkable stout from this newish brewery quite local to me.

Tried on 30 Aug 2020 at 13:02