Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
330ml bottle, thanks to Mike for this! Misty golden amber appearance, thin white head that starts to disperse. Not sure what to make of this tbh.. I feel perhaps a fermentation issue at play. Does not feel like a biere de garde, or Vienna malt-led.. doesn't look the part, Belgian yeast used, but that encompasses a wide range, not especially detectable. Not feeling it.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Pink Light from Wilderness Brewery (Wales) 2 months ago
Fruity dry to sour. And funk.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Pale golden blonde topped with a white head.
Nose is tarte citric zest, hay bale, grass, herb.
Taste comprises tangy rhubarb, passionfruit, hedgerow, vinous, tangy fruits.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light puckering kiss.
Not bad.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Managed to.press a random.butt9n on route from kitchen to.sofa and lose.my rating. A sour Biere de Garde. Possibly not a surprise with Wilderness. I then spotted the fact that they label it as a Vienne Biere de Garde which explains things... aroma and flavour are both sour - citrus, berries, vinous, sherbert, nettles - with underlying caramel. Amber with a frothy foamy white head. Light-medium bodied. Slick to oily..Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Rustic, I guess. And the name made me want to listen to Husker Du.... but now moved onto Spanish Love Songs.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Small, disappearing white head over faintly veiled, pale yellow-golden beer. Aromatic fruity nose, bit gassy. With some searching, pear becomes obvious. Solvent, and a bit of Bretts? Pear is even more obvious in the flavour, almost perry-like. Make that: perry full stop. Very dry finish, again signs of wild yeast. Light, very refreshing, feels better carbonated than it looks. Ultra dry in the end. Interesting - in the good sense of the word. Given blind, I'd classified it as perry, not as beer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Lemongrass, grapefruit & gooseberry jam aromas. Lime, lychee, white grape & lemongrass flavours. Tart funk ridden aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at The Bay Hop, Colwyn Bay. Clear chestnut. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has nuts and chewy malts with a tangy berry edge. Flavourwise we have spur berries with a grainy edge. Gets fruity. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Decent bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Tapps, Conwy. Opaque dark brown. Thing foamy beige head. Flavour it's medium sweet with a light bitter edge. Cheap chocolate. Watered down milky coffee. Peripheral berries. And a chewy nuttiness. Thick. Creamy. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. There's something about this Porter that just doesn't work for me. Jarring mixture of sweetness, underpowered bitterness and this misplaces nutty streak. It did gain more mocha as I drank on, but...
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Badged as 'American Pale', it's clear and golden with a bubbly white head and a fruity nose. Fresh and fruity, some tartness with a soft light malt backbone, little kicks of citrus bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Cambrian Railway Beer Festival 2025