7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5th October 2024
Almost clear dark ruby brown beer, small pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Okay. This tastes suspiciously like the plum porter. Light sweet plum, quite the Parma violets vibe. Light crisp and semi dry finish. May be a re badge then, or a slight twist on an existing brew. Dunno!
Almost clear dark ruby brown beer, small pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Okay. This tastes suspiciously like the plum porter. Light sweet plum, quite the Parma violets vibe. Light crisp and semi dry finish. May be a re badge then, or a slight twist on an existing brew. Dunno!
Tried
on 05 Oct 2024
at 16:06
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
4th October 2024
Bottle at Brighstone, IOW. Bright clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Grainy malts, a touch of creamy sweetness. Pithy bitter citric hops. Some esters that get slightly soapy. A light but fairly dry finish. Struggling to find anything I like about this beer, it looks fine I guess. Yates have been a massive disappointment after enjoying the other IOW breweries on the Island.
Bottle at Brighstone, IOW. Bright clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Grainy malts, a touch of creamy sweetness. Pithy bitter citric hops. Some esters that get slightly soapy. A light but fairly dry finish. Struggling to find anything I like about this beer, it looks fine I guess. Yates have been a massive disappointment after enjoying the other IOW breweries on the Island.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 19:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
3rd October 2024
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Clear amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly, decent fine minerally carbonation. Mellow malts, a whisper of caramel and a trace of grain. Mild pine and watery marmalade hops. Light and semi dry finish. Inoffensive but quite bland, regretting my earlier comments about Yates, this brewery needs to up it's game.
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Clear amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly, decent fine minerally carbonation. Mellow malts, a whisper of caramel and a trace of grain. Mild pine and watery marmalade hops. Light and semi dry finish. Inoffensive but quite bland, regretting my earlier comments about Yates, this brewery needs to up it's game.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 19:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
3rd October 2024
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Mellow dark malts, a modest dark chocolate. Pretty artificial plum, it's quite floral and quite sweet and frankly tastes more like Parma Violets! A light and semi dry finish. Okay, this is a clunky beer, but the clunks line up in a row and make something that isn't the worst thing you ever tasted.
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Mellow dark malts, a modest dark chocolate. Pretty artificial plum, it's quite floral and quite sweet and frankly tastes more like Parma Violets! A light and semi dry finish. Okay, this is a clunky beer, but the clunks line up in a row and make something that isn't the worst thing you ever tasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 18:52
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 3
3rd October 2024
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Unfortunately, the worst brew I've had this Island trip. Bright clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Airy smooth palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy smooth malts, very sweet. A soapy thing going on in the mid. Touch of marmalade. Light and semi dry finish. Yeeuuuk, this is a clusterfeck. Please sort this one out Yates, yer other brews were pretty good.
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Unfortunately, the worst brew I've had this Island trip. Bright clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Airy smooth palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy smooth malts, very sweet. A soapy thing going on in the mid. Touch of marmalade. Light and semi dry finish. Yeeuuuk, this is a clusterfeck. Please sort this one out Yates, yer other brews were pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 18:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1st October 2024
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Azacca and Columbus hops. Clear amber beer, good white head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Airy malts, a light creamy sweetness. The hops provide a pleasing juicy hop fruitiness, a mild Azacca lemon lifts the juicy citrus peel. Finishes with a zing. Nice. IOW beers taste better close to home, who knew?
Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Azacca and Columbus hops. Clear amber beer, good white head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Airy malts, a light creamy sweetness. The hops provide a pleasing juicy hop fruitiness, a mild Azacca lemon lifts the juicy citrus peel. Finishes with a zing. Nice. IOW beers taste better close to home, who knew?
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2024
at 18:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml @ Hotel Room #416, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1.
[ Courtesy of David ].[ As Yates Beachcomber ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, biscuit malt, light hay - grass, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, hay - grass, caramelized malt, pale malt, toffee notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
5-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2024
at 06:58
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Hotel Room 416 ] - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. 🇬🇧 👨💻🍺 [ As Yates Isle of Wight Premium Lager ]. ABV: 4.2%. [ Courtesy of David ]. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, sweet malt, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, bread, sweet malt, pale malt, cereal, sugar, cardboard. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191010] 4-3-4-3-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2024
at 07:24
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2023
at 16:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is grainy, sweet malts, toffee and mild floral and wooden tones. Flavour is wooden, mildly nutty with some citrus and mild biscuity tones to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2023
at 16:21