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Forge House, Main Street, Ellerton, YO42 4PB, England
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We are Half Moon Brewery!
An independent family run micro brewery, since 2013. Producing great award winning beers, in the original Blacksmiths Forge, in Ellerton, near York.
An independent family run micro brewery, since 2013. Producing great award winning beers, in the original Blacksmiths Forge, in Ellerton, near York.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 4, 10/08/18. Very lightly hazed golden yellow with a decent off white cap. Nose is lIght citric zest, straw, pale malts, bread dough. Taste comprises orange pith, grass, breads, toasted grains, airy malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2018
at 08:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Half Moon Amidala ].
ABV: 3.6%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, pine, citrus, woody hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, pine - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 13:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Half Moon F'Hops Sake ].
ABV: 3.9%. Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, fruity malt, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180809]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 06:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 3 09/08/2018. A golden orange coloured pour with a a fine white head. Aroma is sicky, green hop, hedgerow, gooseberry. And liquorice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Green apple, gooseberry numbing berries,. Super grassy. Palate is grassy, and oily. Moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2018
at 07:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, sweaty, doughy, grainy, grass and sweet porridge. The taste is drying, bitter, straw, grainy, grassy, wet leaves, pithy, zesty and earth with a drying finish. Light body and soft carbonation. A bit basic and grainy.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 11:56
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
7th August 2018
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Thin malts, not that sweet. Thin and slightly watery citrus, little peel. Light finish. Thin.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Thin malts, not that sweet. Thin and slightly watery citrus, little peel. Light finish. Thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 11:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Near black with an off-white creamy-frothy head.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2018
at 11:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Blonde with a frothy head. Has a fair strength with its citrus dryness dominant. There is a mild bitterness, with a slightly dirty-citrus nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2018
at 14:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. It's more oat than roasted malt, although this is dominant in its nose, with some coffee evident. It's mildly floral in both aroma and taste. Black with an off-white creamy head.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2018
at 19:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Yellow golden colour, white foam head and mellow citrus aroma. Taste is pale malt, slightly yeasty with summer fruity, peach, citrusy notes and tangy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2018
at 19:50