McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks Jai Ho! from Brooks Brewhouse 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from the Black Toad. Appearance - copper with a quickly disappearing head. Strange as the other 2 from them had to be opened over the sink. Nose - toffee, brown bread and lightly metallic. Taste - green apple, green grape, toffee and brown bread. Palate - medium bodied, dry bitter finish. Overall - not bad but probably reproduces better at the brewhouse.
McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks Hopyard Bitter from Brooks Brewhouse 4 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle from the Black Toad. Appearance - I carefully opened this one over the sink as the last one had been a gusher and had only left me with the yeast in the bottle. And hey voila, the same again although this time I managed to save around 60% of it. It is murky and brown with visible yeast floaters. Nose - burnt toffee, brown bread and honey. Taste - burnt toast and toffee. Palate - medium bodied, chewy and astringent. Overall - they have a problem with their bottling set up clearly. It must look, smell and taste better than this at the brewhouse itself.
McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks Beyond The Pale from Brooks Brewhouse 4 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5
Complete and utter gusher. Lost 90% of ut and what was left was a centimetre of yeast. Waste of money and what a mess. The yeast smelt bread.
McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks egIPA from Brooks Brewhouse 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton in Birkenhead. Appearance - golden amber and cloudy. Big fluffy head. Nose - citrus, floral and Earl Grey of course. Taste - bergamot and lemon. Green tea at the back. Palate - light bodied and creamy. Dry, tapered finish. Overall - decent.
McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks ddIPA from Brooks Brewhouse 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton in Birkenhead. Appearance - golden amber with a big fluffy head. It's a bit livelyso the pour needs to stop while the head dies down. Then the second pour gives a very cloudy appearance. Nose - orange, cake mixture. Taste - dried orange and sultana. Yeast coming through a bit too much. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture. Dry finish. Overall - decent but the bottle conditioning wasn't executed as the brewer had intended.
McCash (16021) reviewed Brooks Stateside Red from Brooks Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from the Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton in Birkenhead. Appearance - golden amber with a nice lacy head. Nose - boiled vegetables, maybe some strawberry. Taste - astringent malt and more red fruits. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture. The finish is astringent. Overall - ok.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Brooks Stateside Red from Brooks Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of nutty malt and red fruit. Taste is light nutty sweet, more red fruit. Bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from the Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton in Birkenhead. Appearance - golden amber with a nice thin head. Nose - toffee and stewed apple. Taste - more apples sauce with a touch of burnt biscuit on the finish. Palate - close to medium bodied and tangy. Tangy crunchy finish. Overall - a bit gnarly.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and honey, faint fruit. Taste is watery, light sweet, faint spice. Thin finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Some floaters too. Nose - grapefruit primarily. Some lemon pith. Hint of pineapple. Taste - lemon and grapefruit again. Ightfield metallic note. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Nice dry finish and a good length. Overall - nice refreshing ale.