About
Creative brewing is all about not sticking to the same old formula. Since 2008 we have experimented with different combinations of hops and ingredients to find both traditional and excitingly new tasting ales. We brew it with the care and attention we believe it deserves. Finest English malt is the base for all Backyard Brewhouse beers but it does not stop there. Combinations with hops such as New Age American, Old English, Slovenian and New Zealand as well as one or two other secret ingredients have helped make all our beers popular and distinctive. We are committed to creating new and interesting beers to sit alongside our range of core and regular products.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Pheasant Inn & Brewhouse, Wellington Shropshire on 1st April 2022. Clean and clear bright amber body, smooth white blanket of foam on top. Orange like lead to the aroma and flavours, other citrus fruits trying to get involved too.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 03:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Mid-gold cour, clear with a frothy white head. Grassy hop aroma with a touch of ammonia. Bittersweet taste, nicely balanced with slightly range bitterness in the finish. Light body, soft to medium carbonation. A decent beer and a good exhibition of Centennial in a British beer context. One of those beers that's better than the sum of its parts.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2022
at 21:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear yellow golden colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, fresh, malt, tutti frutti, yeasty, light floral, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 01 Feb 2022
at 12:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is cocoa and dark berries. Taste has cocoa, dark berries and Ribena throughout. Sweet and slightly sour woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2021
at 19:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Mid-gold and clear with a small white head. Light notes of pear and melon with some grassy character. Bittersweet balanced taste with pear drops and orange peel, leading to some slightly sulphurous bitterness in the finish. Soft carbonation, big oily body. I like this.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2021
at 20:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the White Swan, Bradford Street, Birmingham. Poured a very slightly hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, big citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, malt, yeasty, juicy lemon lime citrus, light sweet vanilla palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2021
at 21:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is raisin and toffee. Taste is smoky raisin, caramel and toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2021
at 20:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a golden yellow with a msall white head. Summer fruits and a trace of citrus in the aroma. In the mouth there is a very brief sensation of hops before Sweet malts and tangerine assert themselves. Later on floral hops stage a recovery. Texture is quite watery. Finish is malty and slightly smoky. This is alright but not wildly ezciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2021
at 21:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hand-pulled pint in the Snuggery Tap, Newport Shropshire on 23rd September 2021. Light golden body, white crown. Orange and other citrussy fruits in the nose and taste, decent malt base also. Nice easy drinking blend. Hooray for English produce!
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2021
at 11:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear pale gold, with a creamy white head (in an old school handled glass, don't you know!) and a very subtle light malt and citrus aroma. Light biscuit malt and citrus hop flavour, on a light to medium bodied, slightly grainy mouthfeel, with a sharp punch up front before mellowing out, and a bittersweet finish
Tried
on 02 Sep 2021
at 15:15