Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Stormy Weather IPA from Two Bridges Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2011. Amber copper colour with lasting beige head. Extremely pleasant hoppy bitter. Tasty biscuity bitter with good full hop on finish. Excellent understated bitter
Fin (18516) reviewed The Woodcutter from Two Bridges Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, gravity, Wantage Beer Festival 19.11.10 Pours copper in colour with good clarity. Nicely bitter from the off, dry at the end. Tangy and fruity and also a little nutty with some fresh cobnuts, it’s a bit leafy and woody with rustic qualities, nice beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
fonefan (85107) reviewed Blonde Berkshire Bevy from Two Bridges Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, overripped apple, earth, chlorine notes, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100122]
Svesse (15876) reviewed Stormy Weather IPA from Two Bridges Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 6 Aug 2010) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of apricots, orange, biscuity malt and dusty hops. Malty, slightly fruity taste with biscuity malt, apricots, a touch of orange and a generous earthy bitterness in a dry finish. Rather light body, mainly dry. Quite nice and tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[Cask at the Nag’s Head, Reading] Light amber. Very hoppy and bitter from the off, with some sweet citrus behind. In fact, the more I drink, the more I think it’s possibly the bitterest UK session ale I’ve ever tried. Now, normally I don’t think high hop rates work with UK-style ales, but Two Bridges seem to have cracked it - this is refreshing and very more-ish indeed. Another great offering from this fledgling brewery - I’d like to see them try a full-strength IPA though.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Midnight Swan from Two Bridges Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask as Midnight Swan at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Deep mahongany in colour with an attractive ruby tint and a thin tan head; aroma of rich smokey malts with a touch of milk chocolate and toffee; rather thinly bodied, with a dry burnt toast flavour to start, then a mouthfilling bitterness; the finish is sweeter, with some chocolate and coffee and a rounded bitterness. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Monk’s Retreat, Reading] Deep gold; slight white head. A quite harsh mouth-wrinkling dusty hop bitterness obscures rather than compliments the sweet lemon and vanilla behind. Nevertheless this is tastier than many (especially considering the low ABV), and a good early showing from a new brewery..
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Hazy golden amber in colour with a dense cream head that laced the glass nicely; aroma of citrus and sweet grain; light lemony citrus flavour with a sweet grain body; and a clean dry bitter finish. A refreshing golden ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Jolly Anglers, Reading. Pitch black in colour with a dense beige head; an amazingly complex aroma, with tar, treacle, coffee and dark chocolate to the fore; full of chewy malts in the mouth, with sweet purple fruit, chocoalte and coffee flavours; and a dry finish with hints of coffee grounds. An excellent stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask-conditioned at the Wenlock Arms, London 11/02/10. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Dominated upfront by buttery malts, followed by some apricot sweetness and a contrasting bitterness in the finish. Not for me.