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Sunbeam Ales is a Leeds based microbrewery run by Nigel Poustie. It was established in 2012 and has developed a reputation for multi award-winning cask ales. The brewery is only 2BBL so limited amounts of the sort after cask ales are distributed around Yorkshire.
Nigel mostly brews once a week, occasionally twice, rotating through a range of beers. Periodically he will brew a seasonal special, often incorporating foraged ingredients. The brewery doesn’t hold much stock, so it is a good idea to place pre-orders.
Nigel mostly brews once a week, occasionally twice, rotating through a range of beers. Periodically he will brew a seasonal special, often incorporating foraged ingredients. The brewery doesn’t hold much stock, so it is a good idea to place pre-orders.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bradford Beer Festival 2018. Amber-blonde in colour with a stated white chocolate taste.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2018
at 20:52
6/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2018
at 14:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Hazy dark amber-brown with washy dark malts, some of which are roasted. Its vanilla is light in taste and the beer has gritty nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2018
at 16:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Gift, so unsure of provenance. Pours clear golden amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of ginger and butterscotch. Taste is light sweet up front, then ginger. Light heat. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2017
at 07:42
5.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Strong ginger nose. Slightly unclear pale amber, small fizzy off-white head, mostly diminishing, no lacing. Aroma malts, ginger, caramel, straw. Taste light sweet and bitter, malty, ginger, white pepper, straw. Sweetbitter finish, dusty and peppery notes, light body, watery texture, average carbonation. Interesting but unfortunately thin and one-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 08:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Copper-gold with a glow. Slightly dry, hope with a rawness to its grainy-malty taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2017
at 10:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Golden with a small creamy head. Hoppy with a slightly gritty dryness.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2017
at 15:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Bier Huis, Ossett. Label reads Sunbeam Ecpipse. Clear, cola brown. Thin, dense, beige head. Nose has spent coffee grinds. Chocolate orange. Wood ash. Some berry fruits, too. Smells good. Tadte is dry and ashy, with a lick of orange rind sweetness. Light body with burp inducing fizz. Fairly smooth, though. Ashy dry finish, with a bitterness that rises and lingers. Very decent, low strength porter. Could do without the fizz so much, though. 8373-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2017
at 12:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Clear golden with a small head. Has a dirty-hoppy taste with a dry aftertaste with a hint of fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2017
at 06:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Bier Huis, Ossett. Glowing yellow gold. Ring of dense, white head. Nose has the expected wheat and lemongrass. Some orange and light clove. Taste is mostly dry, with a little estery sweetness. Light to medium body. Creamy mouthfeel. Light dry finish. 7473-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2017
at 14:51