cagarvie (40076) reviewed Cheltenham SPA Blonde from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home... Golden amber... Thin white head... Big metallic nose... Soft fruits... Dry zezty... Light fruit... But metallic
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Goldeny amber colour with a small slightly off-white head. Aroma is bready, biscuity and toffeeish along with some slight herbal notes. Flavour is grains, hops, earth, some fruits and mild wooden notes.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Cheltenham SPA Artisan from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 375ml. corked @ [ (chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig) by chriso - London ].Unclear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, caramel, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet with a average to long duration, fruiy, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130810]
Leighton (34941) reviewed Cheltenham SPA Artisan from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at ChrisO’s Great and Powerful Pre-GBBF Tasting - Are You Scottish Edition (London, 2013). Pours hazy gold with a creamy, white head. Aroma has a bit of rubber. Medium sweet flavor, lightly astringent, with straw and caramel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with light bitter citrus. Meh.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Sunbeam from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On cask at GBBF 13, one third pint. Clear golden body, dissipating white head. Grain fruity nose. Flavours of dusty hops, resin and grain. Dry ending with hints of fruit bitterness. Easy drinking. Just alright (London Olympia 13.08.2013).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
10th August 2013
ChrisO’s Pre GBBF ’Are You Scottish?’ tasting. Very hazy gold beer, good pale cream coloured head. Palate is soft and airy. Fine minerally carbonation. Sweet malt, a little grainy. Touch of dried fruits and yeast. Touch of orange, well buried. Dry finish. Meh!
yespr (55501) reviewed Sunbeam from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy, grainy and light toasted malty. Bitter, toasted malty, grainy and medium dry into the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at Chris O’s pre-GBBF shindig, 2013. Cloudy gold pour with a white head. Quite an earthy aroma. Bit of cucumber and fresh herb in there. rosehip and sour cherry in the flavour. Not too bad.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Cheltenham SPA Artisan from Battledown Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2013. It pours hazy golden with a medium white head. The nose is bready, earth, sweet dough, light toast, fruit cake and dried apricot. The taste is hay, straw, spice, dried fruit, apricot, fruit cake, light mouldiness, sour bite and some alcohol with a dry, earthy finish. Medium body and high carbonation. Not a hug fan of that mouldy edge to it. So-so.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
At Chriso pre GBBF Shindig 2013. Gold slight haze thick off white head. Its an ok English strong ale.ok