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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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lamp Tavern, Birmingham 28/9/2016. Golden in colour with a slight, off-white head. Tangerine and pineapple fruits, biscuity malts, and some leafy hops before a pleasantly bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2016
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Chequers Inn, Stourbridge. Pours light gold with a small head. Aroma is straw and lemon. Taste has straw throughout with a soapy lemon finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2016
at 16:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Chequers Inn, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange with a small head. Aroma is sweet toffee and caramel. Taste has toffee and apple.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2016
at 16:26
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 zesty lemon citrus hop. The flavour is light to moderate bitter with a light grainy yeast, fruit, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2016
at 12:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the Eagle and Tun, Birmingham. Poured murky medium brown with a frothy off white head. The aroma is creamy malt, roasty malt, liqourice. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter with a dry light coffee roasty palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2016
at 05:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Wellington; clear amber pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has light fruit, taste has light fruits, some toffee, hint of bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2016
at 06:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Newark Beer Festival 2016. Deep ruby colour with an off white head. Light fruity aroma with some roasted malt. Taste light sweet. Body is a touch thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2016
at 23:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Pigs Ear 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear, pale gold with a foamy, white head. The nose has hits of diacetyl, honey, and doughy white bread. Light to medium sweet flavour with simple white bread, some lemon, further honey notes. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Finishes with a bit of buttery dough. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2016
at 11:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Clear pale gold beer, thin white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Very sweet - lacto pale malts. Light orange and orange pith. Light semi dry finish brings a mildew bitterness. Bit insipid.
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Clear pale gold beer, thin white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Very sweet - lacto pale malts. Light orange and orange pith. Light semi dry finish brings a mildew bitterness. Bit insipid.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2016
at 10:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cherry Reds, Brum. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is lemon and straw. Taste has light tropical fruit to start with strong straw in the medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2015
at 05:31