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.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with minimal white head but good lacing. Lemon and biscuits in the aroma. Initial taste in the mouth is fairly sharp. This resolves itself in due course into citrus, lemon and hops, with a touch of caramel. Finish is dry and bitter. Bit too much lemon for my taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2021
at 22:53
7/10
Bottle from Morrisons. Pours a clear light golden/yellow colour with a medium sized throthy white head. Aromas of citrus lemon, biscuits and floral with a touch of honey. Taste is the same notes again as detected in the aroma. Citrus, grassy hop and some sweetness on the finish . Thin to medium body with a smooth gentle oily mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2021
at 17:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle as gift probably from cotteridge. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are citrus caramel and dry. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Cotteridge Wines
on 02 Jan 2021
at 13:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle as gift. Golden colour with a white head. Malty and sweet aroma and taste. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2020
at 00:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Dark mahogany, small off-white head, minimal retention. Aroma is toffee, malts, sweet, liquorice; lovely. The taste is decent but doesn't quite live up to the aroma. Its malty, cola and liquorice noted, quite sweet, nutty, hint of berries; nice but it just lacks something. Nice bitterness. Moderate body but feels a little thin for a 6.8%, carbonation is fine. I do like it still, I criticise because it could have been a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2020
at 01:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Black, thin off-white head, minimal retention. Aroma is big on milk chocolate notes but also there is some roastiness and sweetness. Its smooth with a soft carbonation, again chocolate is there in the taste with a roasty background, only semi-sweet with a mild bitterness at first but it gently builds nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2020
at 21:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours light amber, small white head, average retention. Aroma of caramel malts, citrus, flora, chewiness. Taste is caramel malts, grassy, citrus, pepper, lovely level of bitterness which combines with the spice. Moderate body and average carbonation. Not had this hop variety much but its used well here in a traditional bitter style. Arguably a touch simple but very enjoyable particularly in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2020
at 17:00
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Clear light amber, small white head, ringed retention. Aroma of citrus, herbs and a small pine note. Taste is bready malts, lemon, orange, herbs and then a long moderate bitterness kicks in which ends on some seriously hoppy off-notes like rancid milk. Not good, it seriously did test my sanity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2020
at 00:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ 5%. Dark gold/bronze colour, clear, small white head, thin retention. Aroma of caramel malts, citrus and herbs. Taste begins malty, orange citrus and herbs, then softer fruits before a moderate bitterness comes through. Quite dry throughout with a moderate body and carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2020
at 00:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Dark gold, small white head, ok retention. Aroma of biscuit malts, lemon, herbs, flora. Taste follows aroma with a bit more orange zest, moderate bitterness, light to moderate body but a bit too watery to enhance the beer. Its nice, better than most lagers, and damned with faint praise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2020
at 01:39