Grumbo (24387) reviewed Rolling Hitch from Darwin Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
19/7/2024. Cask at the 2024 Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival. Pours slightly hazy dark orange amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is orange, caramel, biscuit, malt, tropical fruits, peach. Medium sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Medium body, quite smooth, soft carbonation. Nice long bitter finish. Well done, and a second I was able to contrast to the Oak Cask edition tried at Norwich last year and imo the wood effect was a detractor.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Expedition Pale Ale from Darwin Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
19/7/2024. Cask at the 2024 Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden amber with a small frothy white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, malt, caramel, biscuit, grass. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Fruity earthy bitter finish. Nice easy drinker. Interesting to have been able to contrast this with the oak aged edition tried in Norwich, which I gave a 3.1 score, the woodiness of that one had made it a very different drink.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Chocolate & Vanilla Stout from Darwin Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at graf. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, vanilla, taste is liquorice, chocolate, meaty, thin.
cagarvie (40076) ticked Chocolate & Vanilla Stout from Darwin Brewery 1 year ago
cask at graf 2024 ...dark black .....small tan head ..soft sweet earthy vanilla chocolate roast malts nose ..soft light flat dry vanilla chocolate roast malts
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Sea Legs from Darwin Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear '23, day two, 29/11/23. Golden to light amber with a white cap. Nose is melon, orange, straw, tangerine. Taste comprises airy malts, light breads, orange peel, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Simple fayre.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Evolution Ale - Oak Cask from Darwin Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24-27/10/2023. From the wood at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale amber copper with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is malty, woody, caramel, twiggy, citrus, musty apple. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of sour. Moderate body, light spritzy carbonation. Dry woody bitter finish. Quite liked this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
24-27/10/2023. From the wood at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale golden amber with a small bubbly just off-white head. Aroma is fruity, woody, musty, malty, straw. Moderate sweetness, medium developing woody bitterness. Moderate body, slightly watery, average carbonation. Not sure the wood enhanced this one.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Rolling Hitch - Oak Cask from Darwin Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
24-27/10/2023. From the wood at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale amber copper with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is citrus, flowers, wood, musty edge. Quite sweet with moderate bitterness and a tart touch. Medium body, oily, average to soft carbonation. Tasted better than its aroma.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at EBF Nov 23. Aroma has malty chocolate. Murky darkest brown. Thick foamy off-white head. Sour berries. Underlying malty chocolate. Vanilla? Medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent.