jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Durham Swift from Harfield Beer Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Very hazy golden coloured body with a very large, eight centimetre tall pink and rose coloured head with hints of white head tan, all atop a golden tint with millions of fast-moving bubbles. Aroma of tea, lemons, grass, hay, wheat, bread, yeast and more bread - strong. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong tea and grassy flavours up front with a lot of lemons, herbs, grain, wheat and smooth mellow yeast notes and sediment flavours coming through near the end. Aftertaste shows some rosehips, grass, lemons, flowers, hay, wheat, yeast and a bunch of light caster sugar flavours as well. Overall, a nice and dry wheat beer that is sort of german-styled, but not hitting the style exactly - and slightly showing off as a wheat ale or an American styled Hef. Regardless, while it wasn’t a sublime beer, it was a good beer and worthwhile on carrying back a bit less than halfway around the world. I sampled this 440 mL bottle purchased from TOPS in Cape Quarter (Green Point) in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on 1-August-2015 for ZAR29,99 sampled at home in Washington on the other side of the world as our summer is ending and South Africa’s will be starting soon.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Buchanan Road from Harfield Beer Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy golden and copper coloured body with a thick, five centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of grass, hay, wheat, light yeast and a touch of english hops - not much at all though. Medium-bodied; A decent hoppy flavour at first with a good malt backbone and a lot of effervescence coupled with some light sweetness and a touch of grass. Aftertaste shows a nice balance with wheat and light malt noticeable and some light grass and a touch of sweetness. Overall, a decent beer that shows relatively well with a good balance, but not much of a hop kick at all, but that’s almost expected! I sampled this 50 cL bottle (Rating #2 ever for this beer, so I feel honoured) purchased from Tops - Cape Quarter (Green Point) in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on 14-August-2015 for ZAR29,99 sampled at home on the opposite end of this world in Washington on 23-April-2016 with an empty ’Best By’ date on the back of the bottle. Just about worth it for the space and the pain in my bag to bring home across the whole of Africa and the Atlantic.