Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Amber body with a faint haze and an off-white head. The final pour brings a few chunks. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of dried grass and stewed tea. Flavour of orange rind and lemon sherbet. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy. I wanted to love this as I love Torrside’s strong beers, but I found it quite grassy and overcarbonated.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Candlewick from Torrside Brewing 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Xmas gift from the missus. Nearly black. Good tan head is glossy dense and lasting. Nose has char. Liquorice. Bit of Turkish coffee. Taste has some sweetness up front but is mostly dry and ashy bitter. Plenty of depth and flavour. Drinks well overall. Dry light bitter finish. Impressive for the 4%.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle. High Peak Wine and Beer. Muddy amber with a few suds of head that don’t last. Ends up looking like bin juice. Vinegar notes all through this with some aspects of what might have been. Some toffee. Some oak. But yeah it’s mostly crap. Taste pretty much follows suit and it’s flat, too. Down the sink you pop.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of smoked malt, copper and green banana. Flavour of honey, lightly smoked malt and apricot. Medium to full body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. An interesting, well balanced beer for the ABV.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield - Clear flat dark amber pour. Big barley sugar nose, feel the booze in the nose and the warmth. You know you've had this one, leaves you tingly.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Back To Your Roots from Torrside Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask at the Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Light to mid-gold and clear with a loose off-white head. Slightly astringent aroma with some lemon merengue and agave syrup.no hint of the intense ginger to come. The taste is full of spicy ginger, eclipsing the bittersweet character of the beer beneath. Long spicy finish. Light body, soft carbonation. More than a spot of ginger that's for true, but I can hack it.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Ragged Soul from Torrside Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Xmas gift from the missus. Opened fairly noise-lessly. Black pour. Thin beige foam. Not a whole lot of fizz here. Nose has dark chocolate malt. Light roast. Some char. Faint whiff of savoury smoke. Taste is a little sweet. Some bitterness. Fine carbonation. Decent body. Tbh it drinks like a porter or stout. Probably down to the oat addition.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home, 27th December 2025. Pours a light brown beer. Aroma is sweet, candy, malts. Taste is pleasant, sweet, light herbal, enjoyable
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home, 21st December 2025. Pours a brown orange. Aroma is candy and smoke. Taste is rich and Smokey, I really enjoyed
Deanso (15673) ticked Candlewick from Torrside Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Third of a pint on cask at Doncaster Brewery Tap 5:17 PM 6 Sep 23