Aurora Ales
Microbrewery in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Established in 2016
Closed in 2022
Believed to brew on the old North Star Brewery kit.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Big Dark from Aurora Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Aurora Big Dark ].Clear dark black - red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted - chocolate, dark malt, sweet malt, light licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted - chocolate, wood, light licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171011] 6-3-6-3-13
jjsint (8701) reviewed American Red from Aurora Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity cask at the Little R'Ale House, Wellingborough. Deep reddish brown, translucent with almost. No head. Malty aroma with milk chocolate and redcurrant notes. Flavourful on the tongue with the breadiness of the intense malt balanced out by leafy bitter hop. Good, if much of a muchness.
Jamesie1857 (4524) reviewed Solar Storm from Aurora Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On cask at Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival 2017 - Clear gold body, solid white top. Nose very citrus centered, taste a little grassy. Nice all round quaffer. ,
fonefan (85107) reviewed Lightshow from Aurora Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Aurora Ales Lightshow ].Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light yeasty, UK yeast, apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, pale malt, fruity malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 6-3-6-3-13
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Lightshow from Aurora Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2016. Hazy pale gold colour with a crisp white head. Light citrus aroma. taste mid sweet to bitter finish.