Powderkeg Beer

Microbrewery in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

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10 Hogsbrook Units, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1PY, England
Description
Powderkeg are freedom-loving beer obsessives carving our own path with curiosity, creativity and defiance; this is free-thinking beer.

But what is Free-Thinking Beer? We look beyond the established ideas and opinions to revolutionise a style to create something fresh, interesting and always outstanding. In Cut Loose, we re-imagine a classic German-style Pilsner by pepping it up with New Zealand hops; it’s a great example of how moving past traditional techniques can elevate a beer beyond expectations. For maximum accessibility our beers are also Gluten-Free and Vegan.

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Not much of an aroma here – just vaguely malty. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. In the mouth nuts and malts are the main flavours, but there are “bonfire treat” dark foods, toffee, treacle and parkin. Has a creamy oaty texture as well. Finish is malts and treacle. Quite nice – I’ve never had a cask dunkel before.

Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2021 at 22:30


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can from Darts Farm, Topsham. Pours clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma: malty, caramel, light floral. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, malty, caramel, hoppy hints. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Decent for 1.2%.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2021 at 22:15


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can from Darts Farm, Topsham. Pours clear orange golden with a decent white topping. Aroma: malt, grain, grassy. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, clean, dry, malt, grains, grassy hop. Light to medium body with fluffy carbonation

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2020 at 08:19


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl bottle from Asda. Thin white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2020 at 18:43


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Bottle from ASDA, drunk at home. Mid- to dark gold, clear as a bell with a decorative ring of white head. It's low on aroma - there are some resinous note and a touch of lemon. Sweet taste, but not overly so. There is a touch of bitterness near the end with a drying finish. Very basic, but not a bad pilsener despite the low rates.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2020 at 22:27


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can from Powderkeg. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of floral citric hops. Taste is grainy, malt, caramel, with fruity, citric, pine and tangy bitterness. Watery mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK for the low abv and being gluten free.

Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 19:56


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml can from Powderkeg. Gluten Free. Yellow gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, grassy. Taste is malty, some grain, cardboardy notes, with grassy bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. OK

Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 19:23


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can from Powderkeg. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foamy head leaving some lacing and aroma of floral citrusy hoppy. Taste is malt, caramel, biscuit with some tangy citrusy hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK

Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 18:42


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from local ASDA There’s a vague hoppiness in the nose, but nothing much. Pours a golden yellow with a transient white head. There’s traditional hoppiness in the mouth too, at first. But then other hop flavours start coming in, mango, oranges and kiwi fruit. Not sure whether I appreciate this feature or not – my opinion changes with each mouthful ! Finish is pretty bitter and astrigent. Not a bad beer, but not really my cup of tea,

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2020 at 16:52


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and vegetables. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 090220

Tried on 09 Feb 2020 at 21:31