jjsint (8631) reviewed Schwartz Bier from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery tap. On the day after Star Wars day, I’m looking forward to using the Schwartz! Very dark brown and only slightly translucent. Very little head or visible carbonation. Chocolate caramel, medicinal herbs and a touch of molasses on the nose. Lovely sweet taste, with rosemary, treacle and rye notes. The carbonation lifts the body and tickles the tongue. Medium finish with a bit of caraway, chocolate and yeast extract in the aftertaste. I like this more with every sip. A good expression of a style that’s often difficult to carry off.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Black Pale Ale from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity cask at the brewery tap. Dark brown and translucent with a purplish hue. A tiny little bit of head. Light on aroma, with notes of red grape, liquorice and bitter dark chocolate. Gorgeous taste: sweet and slightly malt led but the liquorice notes never really leave. Bitter hoppy notes in the back of the throat for the finish. Blackberry and fig alongside gentle citrus in the aftertaste. It’s not perfect - the body is thin and there’s a hint of soapy astringency- but it’s a moreish easy-drinker. I personally tend to prefer Calverley’s cask to their keg, and this is no exception.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Dunkelweiss from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the Brewery Tap. Mid-brown with a purplish hue. Very little head. Cloudy. Banana and herbal smell with carob and forest floor notes. Sweet taste: booze threatens to offset the balance but doesn’t. Sourish note near the finish. Heavy carbonation. A beer I could grow to really like, and on face value a decent example of the style.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Organic Coalsch from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Can taken out from the brewery tap. A different yeast from their original kölsch is used. Milky yellow, slightly hazy, with a quickly disappearing white head. Lemony and slightly salty aroma with a sour herbal note. Bitter sour citrus in the taste with notes of soap. Clean refreshing finish with some sweetness at the end. Aftertaste of lime peel. Not the greatest but refreshing and mostly tasty.
jjsint (8631) reviewed IPA from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Keg at the Brewery Tap. Reddish brown, clear with very low visible carbonation. Papaya, pine resin and apple skins. Sweet fruity taste with pomegranate and a note of ripe tangerine. Soft carbonation, flat body. Sticky resinous hop aftertaste. A really decent IPA.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Ninth from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Keg at the brewery tap. Dark gold with a large but quickly dissipating white head. Odd aroma of pesticide, sick and tropical fruit. Bittersweet taste with simple and unobtrusive hop in the background. Plastic aftertaste. This isn’t good at all. Undrinkable really.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Altbier from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery tap. Mid brown, clear with very little head. Fungus, woodsmoke, yeast extract in the aroma. Sweet, slightly chocolatey and extremely malty taste. Mushroom potage and smoked wheat in the aftertaste. Not bad if a bit odd.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Organic Coalsch from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
25th February 2017
Can from the brewery. Note for admins - may well be the same beer as the Kolsch already listed,but as it’s easier to lump than split etc. Very light haze on this slightly peach tinted beer, good off white head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has modest fine minerally carbonation. Very light and sweet malts. A little floral apple. Mild elderflower. Bare whisper of citrus. Airy finish. Clunky but not awful.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Barleywine from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
24th February 2017
Keg at the brewery tap room annexe (shed). Lightly hazy gold - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous, good fine carbonation. Smooth and sweet malts, caramel and cream. Decent ripe orange. Light candy fruits. Light florlaness. Mild spice. Trace of bubblegum and banana esters. Dried fruits. Well this was a surprise, good depth of flavour and great drinkability. In fact I had trouble prising it off my half cut missus who was sipping way on this very happily!
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Mosaic Pale Ale from Calverley's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24th February 2017
Cask at the brewery tap room annexe (shed). Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, sweetish. Ripe fruits. Ripe tropical fruits. Little mango. Mild ripe pineapple. Little orange. Light finish. A tad ripe but it went down fine.