Description
Always challenging and some say 'audacious' in style, our ales are made by hand using high quality floor malted barley and whole hops.
Brewed for the few, from our tiny five barrel plant in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, we specialise in full-flavoured traditionally styled ale with a modern twist. We brew beer that we like to drink and we have been fortunate to win many accolades for our beer both locally and nationally.
Brewed for the few, from our tiny five barrel plant in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, we specialise in full-flavoured traditionally styled ale with a modern twist. We brew beer that we like to drink and we have been fortunate to win many accolades for our beer both locally and nationally.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Rail Ale ’16, 20/05/16 (ABV at 7.5%). Lightly hazed golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is peach, grapefruit, bitter hops. Taste comprises orange pith, grapefruit, bread dough, citric tinged straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness and rising alcohol. Would probably be better suited on keg but not bad for a cask DIPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2016
at 06:32
8/10
Tried
on 26 May 2016
at 15:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Chesterfield Rail Ale Jolly with RB crew; clear golden amber pour with zero head, aroma has some big tropical hop and caramel, taste has sweet caramel, sticky tinned fruits of the peach variety, some pine
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2016
at 10:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Chesterfield Rail Ale Jolly with RB crew; dark brown pour with a creamy tan head, aroma has roast malts, taste has smooth malts, some chocolate and red fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2016
at 10:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bradford Beer Festival 2016. Black coloured ale. Surprisingly easy drinking with its roasted malt character for its strength.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2016
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Red Lion, Amblecote. Pours gold with a large head. Aroma is sweet jelly and grass. Taste is grassy to start with straw on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2016
at 06:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Major Oak, 24-26 Pelham Road/Victoria Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 2EG. [ As Amber Barnes Wallis ].Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, sour malt notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, sour malt, fruity - apples. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141013]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2016
at 08:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Major Oak, 24-26 Pelham Road/Victoria Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 2EG. [ As Amber Oak Drop Ale ].Clear medium yellow amber color with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, fruity malt, wood - oak notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, fruit, pale nuts, oak. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141013]
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2016
at 16:35
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Shared with Finn at Alexandra Hotel, cask ale, half pint. Clear golden body. Fair lacing head. Restrained grassy hops on the nose. Taste of mango, pale malts and grass. Subdued fruit bitter end. So and so (Derby 19.02.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2016
at 08:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra fat på Alexandra Hotel i Derby 19 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Gyldengulbrun. Pent tynt skum. Tynn lacing. Lett fruktig aroma. Smaken lett grapefrukt. Tørr avslutning. Lite variasjon.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 05:03