MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Oak Ale from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Best Bitter from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked B - Best Bitter from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked C - Smoked Porter from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
Fergus (31329) reviewed C - Smoked Porter from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the rake. A mostly clear orange amber coloured pour with a lasting stodgy off white head. Aroma is sweet nutty bready malts, hints of toffee, English yeast esters and some berries. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty toffee malts earthy notes, hedgerow fruit. Solid English yeast character. A little dry grain husks in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition, grainy. Maybe a little sweet but decent.
Fergus (31329) reviewed D - Oak Ale from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the rake. A dark reddy copper coloured pour with a fading tan head. Aroma is sweet nutty malts, some dried fruits, vague vanilla, some twiggy bark. Flavour is composed of medium sweet layered malts, nutty toffee with a little woody character. Some dried apple and cake. Palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition. A little cloying. Lingering pinch of roasted bread.
Scopey (25115) reviewed D - Oak Ale from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Rake. It pours dark brown with a tiny white film. The aroma is rich, smoke malts, mellow vanilla, toffee, date, leather and oak. The taste is bitter, rather woody upfront, malt loaf, smoked maltage, leather and chewy aspect with a pretty drying woody finish. Medium body and lowish carbonation. A bit chewy and a touch flat, although I rather like the aroma. Would love to try this on keg with more carbonation.
Scopey (25115) reviewed A - Red Rye from Alpha-Beta Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Rake. It pours clear deep amber - brown with a decent off-white head. The aroma is malt-driven, brown bread, light spice, cereal and toffee. The taste is bitter, wood, brown bread, toffee, peppery spice and cereal with a dry finish. Medium body and lowish carbonation. Nothing wrong with it, just a touch unexciting.