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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.
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Fin (18756) reviewed
Imperial IPA from Amber Ales
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle consumed at home Monday 27th August 2012 brought along by dad ’cheers dad!’Hazy orange amber with off white head. Quite soft, some warmth from alcohol, not as bitter as expected but very decent IPA. Light & sweet citrus shine, good beer. A6 A3 T8 P4 Ov14 3.5
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2012 at 11:18
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Imperial IPA from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Euston Tap, 190 Euston Road, London, Greater London, England NW1 2EF.Clear medium amber colour with a small, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110806]
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2012 at 03:38
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Chocolate Orange Stout from Amber Ales
14 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
7th August 2009
GBBF. Cask. Light soft palate, very slightly dry. Soft chocolate - not dark and not sweet. Strong orange flavour, blends in pretty well. A bit of a Cadburys Chocolate Orange without the sweetness. Crisp finish.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2012 at 02:57
wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
Chocolate Orange Stout from Amber Ales
14 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
[Cask at Chippenham Beer Festival] Black with a loose beige head. Aroma of - yes, definitely Terry’s Chocolate Orange (the milk chocolate one). Dry and very thin in the mouth with orange, vanilla, some green leaves, and an unfortunate blast of bleach with roast malt arriving late in the day. A beer to buy for friends for comedy’s sake, but not one I would want to drink again - too thin and too much bleach. c10
Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2012 at 22:55
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Imperial IPA from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@Euston Tap, London. Amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is berries, some wood, fruity and floral notes along with some sweet maltyness. Flavour is crystal malts, some caramel and some fruity, floral, wooden and berryish notes.
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2012 at 10:27
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Hop Devil IPA from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@Euston Tap, London. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is rather sweet and bready malts along with wood, herbs, some floral and grassy notes. Flsavour is similar with a nice bitterness kicking in in the finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2012 at 10:27
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Sterling Blond from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@Euston Tap, London. Yellowish golden colour, minor head. Aroma is citrus, floral and mild herbal notes. Flavour is quite similar ending in a nice fruity and floral hoppy maltyness.
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2012 at 10:27
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Barnes Wallis from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@Euston Tap, London. Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bready and caramel malty with some herbal, fruity and wooden notes. Flavour is wood, mild resiny and caramelly notes with slight biscuity notes.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2012 at 21:10
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Sterling Blond from Amber Ales
14 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Euston Tap, 190 Euston Road, London, Greater London, England NW1 2EF.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white - off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, malty, borring ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110731]
Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2012 at 08:22
LordAlwold1970 (10316) reviewed
Chocolate Orange Stout from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the NWAF, 2012. Black pour with a beige head. Very sweet nose. Citrus-chocolate flavour. Not much else really.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2012 at 07:50