Discworld Ales (Ales By Mail)
Client Brewer in Billericay, Essex, England 🏴
Established in 2012
Closed in 2018
Contact
Image House, 34 Radford Way, Billericay, CM12 0DX, England
Subsidiaries
Description
Discworld Ales is a trading arm of Ales By Mail, producing beers inspired by the Discworld series of books written by Terry Pratchett.
Supposedly produced at the fictional Unseen University Boathouse Brewery, they have actually been brewed at several UK breweries.
Supposedly produced at the fictional Unseen University Boathouse Brewery, they have actually been brewed at several UK breweries.
5.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
April 2015: Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. Very dark brown to black colour, minimal carbonation. Moderate aroma of fruity hops and lightly roasted malts. The same in the flavour, not bad, but the lack of carbonation is a letdown.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2024
at 12:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at DS, thanks to Leighton, 29/09/22. Almost clear golden amber with an off white head. Nose is dusty fruits, earthy, leather, dates, grains. Taste comprises stewed fruits, earthy, toffee, fruit slice, dates. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Par Leighton rot box affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2022
at 18:20
5/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2022
at 20:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared in London - picked up from a bottle shop. Pours clear orange-gold with a rich, creamy off-white head. Lightly sweet flavour, rounded pale malts, subtle citrus fruits, light dried citrus rind. Light to medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Semi-sweet finish, more pale bread and citrus accents. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2022
at 20:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at the columbus tasting 29/09/2022. Thanks to LKS for this one. A clear orange amber coloured pour with lasting off white frothy head. Aroma is semi sweet, jammy fruits, nutty malts, light age, grape, mellon. . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, biscuit, raisin, white raisin, white grape, mellow funk, grass. ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2022
at 20:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Fonefan, thanks! Deep golden color. Honey in the aroma. Malty floral flavor with caramel, salt and hints of honey. Cellar notes. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2019
at 14:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Botella de @Ales By Mail, Online 28/01/2018
Color amarillo pajizo, aromas acidos notas a manzana final seco.
Color amarillo pajizo, aromas acidos notas a manzana final seco.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2018
at 19:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
KRS 060816. Golden color with some off-white bubbles. Aroma is yeast, malt, hop, berries, fruit, caramel. Low on carbonation. Ordinary beer.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2017
at 04:07
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle, gift from Jim- cheers! Amber with a white film on top. Tastes flat despite a light prickly fizz. Sweet malt up front followed by a lot of boiled cabbage which lasts through the coffee that follows it. Almost no hop presence. Thin and watery. The last and possibly the worst of a generally poor four pack of Discworld Beers. Not sure if the beers are so poor because (1) they’re deliberately brewed badly to imitate how you imagine the beer to taste at the Broken/Mended Drum pub in the Discworld novels or (2) they’re brewed cheaply so the brewer can extract the maximum profit from a no doubt expensive franchising deal; sadly I suspect the latter. Either way they’re not remotely worthy of being connected in any way to the late great Terry Pratchett, surely one of the best satirical authors the world has seen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 16:57