Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Cask gravity at Newt Beer Fest 2016 from old tasting notes. Pours lightly hazy dark amber with an off white top. Aroma: fruity, malts, hops, caramel. Taste: medium sweet & bitter, moderate malty, bitter citrus, caramel, toffee, hoppy for the style. Medium body, average carbonation, semi dry finish
Scopey (25115) reviewed Old Appledore from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at Lacey's, Bideford. It pours clear amber - brown with a medium foamy white head. The aroma is sweetish toffee notes, dusty, wood, leather and earth. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, dusty, leather, twiggy fruit, wood, astringency and a touch of spice with a very drying finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. Really pretty dry after a while and has some rawness to it. Saying that it is OK I suppose.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Country Bumpkin from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled conditioned picked up at Quenchers Bideford. It pours lightly hazy deep with a small foamy white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, walnut, brown bread, fruit cake, varnish and dusty cocoa. The taste is rather dry, pretty bitter, woody, chewy, twiggy, earthy character, bit dusty, toffee, touch of dried fruits, spice and a touch of booze. Medium body and soft, foamy carbonation. A bit toothy and chewy. Wish it was a bit more drinkable, but it is fair enough.OK.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Reef Break from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Lacey's Bideford. It pours lightly hazy golden - amber with a medium sturdy white head. The aroma is fresh, bready malts, brioche, dough, some citrus peel, toasty action and floral accents. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, toasty grain, biscuit, floral, earthy, wood, some soapy citrus, grass and white pepper with a dryibg finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A fairly run of the mill golden bitter. Decent aroma anyhow.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Black Boar from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Lacey's Bideford. It pours deep ruby brown with a medium bubbly off-white head. The aroma is toasty, earthy, wood, roasted malt, coffee grounds and cocoa. The taste is dry, bitter, chewy, roasted malt, peppery spice, tannin, toasty, chewy, leather, liquorice and some ash with a drying finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. A bit chewy and twiggy, but the aroma is decent enough.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Old Appledore from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed BAA IPA from Country Life Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Country Life BAA IPA ].Clear medium orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light caramel, moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161129] 6-3-6-3-12
Finn (18112) reviewed Old Appledore from Country Life Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Fra cask/gravity på Plymouth CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival 23 Sep 16. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Lite aroma. Spor av brent malt i smaken. Anonym.
Fergus (31329) reviewed BAA IPA from Country Life Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer fest 2016. A clear golden pale orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is farmyard, pale grains, faint lemon, musty. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, brown sugars hay, little tangy lemon citrus. Palate is crisp, tangy, moderate carbonation not bad.
Leighton (34941) reviewed BAA IPA from Country Life Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2016 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose holds dry pale malts, vague citrusy hops. Grainy pale malts in the flavour, some grass, citrus rind. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Grassy and rindy bitterness to finish. Not bad.