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.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Foggy Morning from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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.
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.
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.
Olut (22183) reviewed Sun-Kissed from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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.
Olut (22183) reviewed Sunbeam New Dawn from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Eclipse Stout from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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
Olut (22183) reviewed Sunbeam Changeable - Chinook from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Foggy Morning from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
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
Garrold (11502) reviewed Thunder Road from Sunbeam Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Bier Huis, Ossett. Clear, chestnut brown. Film and sudsy ring, of dirty beige head. Nose has earthy coffee bean. Plum stone. Wood ash. Dried vine fruits. Treacle. Taste is ripe stone fruit sweet, with some earthy, ashy dryness. Mouthfeel stays on the right side of chewy. Fine carbonation. Dry on the finish, with a touch of coffee bitterness. Nice porter. Comes together well.