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Muckle Brewing is a small rural family run Northumberland Brewery, established in 2016. Situated close to Hadrian’s Wall this private brewery is located in the garden of owners Tom and Nicola Smith. The brewery, which is based near Haltwhistle, Northumberland specialises in small batch unfiltered and naturally carbonated beers in cask and bottle.
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5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - amber with not much head to speak of. Nose - cake and light orange. Taste - orange and cake. Burnt bread. Palate - close to medium bodied. Tangy middle and finish. A touch sweet too. Overall - not as the brewer intended I am guessing.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 06:16

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours murky yellow gold with a thin white head. Looks like a flatter weiss beer. Aromas of faint fruit and biscuit. There's a light sour note too, like acidulated malt has been used. Taste is sour, light orange. Not sure the sourness is intentional.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 06:10

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - golden amber to brown. Not much head. Quite puddle-like. Nose - funky, dry malt. Taste - sour orange and malt. Palate - light to medium bodied. Tangy through middle and finish. Not sure it's quite as expected. Overall - not exactly what it said on the tin.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 06:09

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - golden with a thin head. Nose - sweet malt, a touch of orange. Taste - orange and some red fruits too. Sweet cake note Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - nice for the ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 06:03

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus and pine. Taste is light citrus and light sweet malt. Bitter finish. Good for the strength.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 06:00

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5

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 Muckle Brewing Muckle Buster ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, caramelized malt, light brown sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171014]
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Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2017 at 23:02

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2017. Black colour with an off white head. Aroma is big roasted malts, taste bitter roasted. Full body.
Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 16:06

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
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 Muckle Brewing Muckle Moss Stout ]. Light unclear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, dar malt, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, dark malt, wood, toasted - roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171011] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2017 at 16:49

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle station. Pours slightly hazy yellow gold with a quite large fluffy white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, hop, grass and hay. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Light to medium body, slightly watery and chalky texture, average to soft combination. Citrus bitterness to finish. A refreshing brew.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2017 at 17:54

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Handbill cask at Broood, Leicester. Red/brown, hazy. Film of off-white head. Malty aroma, a touch of forest floor with some red berry and smoke. Sweet taste with some fruity notes, leading to a bittersweet finish with some earthy hop. Definitely drinkable but a bit too malty and one-dimensional for me.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2017 at 13:21