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Benknowle Farm, Elwick, TS27 3HF, England
Description
The Crafty Monkey Brewery Co founders are Pat and Gary. Friends and colleagues for over 30 years they had a dream… to produce a beer the North East would be proud of – and so the Crafty Monkey Brewing Company was born.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask from Go-Between micropub, Stockton. Golden amber colour, thin white foam head leaving lacing and citrusy hop aroma. Taste is malt caramel, with citrusy grapefruit hop bitterness. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2019
at 15:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Stockton Ale & Arty Fest 2019. Amber gold colour, bubbly white foam head leaving some lacing and woody toffee & caramel aroma. Taste is toffee, caramel, malt, sweetish with some light fruity bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2019
at 11:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
25/1/2019. Cask at the 10th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear amber coloured with a bubbly white head. Aroma of hops, malt, lemon, biscuit and vanilla. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Dry, water biscuit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2019
at 11:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018, day one, 04/12/18. Golden copper with a decent off white head. Nose is nutty, straw, fruit esters. Taste comprises fruit cake, light spice, brown bread, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable golden bitter affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2018
at 12:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Amber brown colour with reddish tinge, bubbly white foam head and malty aroma with some spice. Taste is malty, dried fruit with cinnamon, spice and some earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying spiced finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2018
at 15:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer festival 2018. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a halo. Of white head. Aroma is salty twiglets, grassy hop, honey, earthy cereal, light apple,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy grains, apple. Palate is semi sweet, lowish carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2018
at 22:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
4th December 2018
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze on this gold - amber beer, small white head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Dry malts, not that sweet. Tangy and bitterish ripe citric peel. Modest spice. Dry finish. Okay.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze on this gold - amber beer, small white head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Dry malts, not that sweet. Tangy and bitterish ripe citric peel. Modest spice. Dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2018
at 18:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - London. Day 1. Pours clear orange-gold with a small, creamy white head. Has some bitter grain husky, lemon peel, nips of English yeast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with nips of honey, grass, orange rind. Alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2018
at 18:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Pigs Ear. Medium amber, small creamy head. Bready aroma, malt,. Taste follows with more of the solid malt backbone, mild bittering, drying hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2018
at 18:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Golden amber colour, white foam head and citrusy hop aroma. Taste is malt caramel with mellow citrusy hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry citrusy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2018
at 15:38