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Back in 2001 I walked into Highgate brewery hoping for a delivery job, little did I know that 13 years later (2014) I would be running and owning my very own micro brewery. After the closure of Highgate and completing 8 years in the trade, successfully learning the vital skills needed I quickly found another job, this time in a micro brewery called Blue bear brewery.
As I was the only brewer onsite I was left responsible for the day to day brewing, cleaning and packaging of the brewery which I gained massive experience for later on in my career. I later left Blue bear to go and work with an old friend at the Worcestershire brewing company. Together myself and the head brewer worked on new recipes and new ideas and successfully built up a good reputation for our ales. This was the time when I came truly passionate about real traditional ales and made the first steps into building my own brewery.
Co Owner & Brewer: Andy Dukes
As I was the only brewer onsite I was left responsible for the day to day brewing, cleaning and packaging of the brewery which I gained massive experience for later on in my career. I later left Blue bear to go and work with an old friend at the Worcestershire brewing company. Together myself and the head brewer worked on new recipes and new ideas and successfully built up a good reputation for our ales. This was the time when I came truly passionate about real traditional ales and made the first steps into building my own brewery.
Co Owner & Brewer: Andy Dukes
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handbill cask at the Pestle & Mortar, Hinckley. Dark brown, translucent with a small foamy white head. Nutty aroma with a light vegetal note. Taste sweet with a chestnut flavour accompanying the roasted malt. Sweet and slightly fruity finish. A decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2017
at 13:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Wellington, Brum. Pours dark orange with a small head. Aroma is bready with a little acetone. Taste is bready with marmalade and toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2017
at 15:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, malt, toffee and lttle hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2017
at 09:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Cotteridge Wines. Hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, caramel and grainy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. This beer truely is stuck in the mud. 270717
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2017
at 09:02
6/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2017
at 11:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As AJ’s Ales S.P.A. ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, sharp, light butterscotch, grass notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, pale malt, grass, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151009] 5-2-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2017
at 15:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Walsall CAMRA festival 2017. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is tropical fruit hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a light fruity bubble gum floral hop bitter, light spice palace. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2017
at 12:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Black Country Arms, Walsall. Poured a crystal clear copper colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is earthy grainy malt. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a smooth light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2017
at 17:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As AJ’s Ales Ruby Red ].Clear medium red amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, candy, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, caramel, sweet malt, candy, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151008] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2017
at 10:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Pump House, Shirley, Solihull. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light fruity hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a dry yeast, light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2016
at 12:58