Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear amber with a small off-white head. Nutty, chicory aroma. Medium body, crystal malts and nuts with hardly any hops. But easy going and enjoyable. 110512
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Sunbeam from Battledown Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask gravity at Planet Thanet Bf 2012. Clear gold virtually no head. Aroma of some hop and some light toffee. Its a little light in flavour but then it is supposed to be a californian common. Some hop dryness on end. Ok if a touch bland.
Fin (18365) reviewed Natural Selection from Battledown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, gravity at Cheltenham Town hall, Cheltenham, Glos weekend of Cheltenham Folk Festival Sat 11th Feb 2012 Pours golden in colour. This was a little smokey on the nose and in the mouth also got a little cheesiness, some spiciness and then a dab of dusty hops and a little fruit. This was absolutely not what I expected but it was actually ok for the weirdness. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Four Kings from Battledown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
2nd February 2012
Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Clear gold - amber beer. Residual white bubbles for a head. Alcohol drying palate. Ok dried fruit hops. Dry finish. Unsubtle alcohol and lacks body and richness.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Natural Selection from Battledown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
2nd February 2012
Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Clear gold - amber beer. Suddy white head. Light dry palate. A bit ephemeral this beer. Very sublte soapy note. Rescued by some okay mild citrus hops, mild orange with a touch of lemon.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (as Cheltenham SPA). Deep golden/amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is caramel and crystal malts with some mild riped fruits, wood and mild herbal notes. Flavour is similar along with some resiny and grassy bitterness. A bit mouthdrying as for the palate.
3/12/2011. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Winter Beer Festival.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Angleterre, 20111031) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, molasses and sulphur. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, sulphur, hint of smoke, hops, molasses and bitterness. Aftertaste had malts, smoke and bitterness. Nice bitter and even the suplhur wasn’t disturbing.
laiti (11645) reviewed Four Kings from Battledown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ O’Connell’s Irish Pub, Tampere. Rated on 10.06.2011
Aroma is sweet with caramel and hints of alcohol. Flavour has caramel, alcohol and sweet malt. The alcohol stings at first, then creates a good body for the beer and warms at the finish. Too much alcohol here, but this is somehow interesting brew anyway.
Downender (11275) reviewed Natural Selection from Battledown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On gravity at Swindon beer festival, 27/10/2011. Deep gold with a slight off-white head. Sweetish aroma with some hedgerow fruit. Flavour of cereal malts with some slightly spicy hops and moderately bitter finish. Ok.