Hand Drawn Monkey

Microbrewery in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Closed in 2015

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Plover Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, HU3 3HS, England

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
7th November 2015
Hazy deep red - amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Palate is light, fairly dry and a little crisp. Cinnamon, tangy ripe fruits. Bitter spice. Something like woody cloves. Light crisp finish. It does have root beer character. But it’s a little over spicy and bitter. The Americans have done this much better. (Small Town Not Your Father’s Root Beer).
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2015 at 10:19

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
7th November 2015
Hazy dark amber beer, thin cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. mild minerally carbonation. Thin malts. Mellow lemon, very slightly bitter. Some floral lemon. Touch of tangy lime. Light finish. Really liked the sound of this but it a little wishy washy.
Tried on 14 Nov 2015 at 10:14

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
7th November 2015
Hazy orange beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry and has a good minerally crispness. Nice fresh orange and a little lemon. A mild to medium funky tartness accentuates the citric notes. Finishes crisp and leaves a trace of peel lingering on Very bright and refreshing. Nice one.
Tried on 08 Nov 2015 at 12:32

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hand Drawn Monkey / Bexar County Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte ].Clear dark red brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet fruity - berry, artificial, cherry, raspberry. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, cherry, artificial, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141009]
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2015 at 17:59

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle.Amer colour with small head.Aroma is fruity of lemon and pineappels,also yeast and acid,nice sourish and also tart flavor of acid and also dry hops really nice overall.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2015 at 11:20

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Label states "Yeast Experimentation Series". Hmm. I’m not convinced. A hoppy brown ale (also on the label blurb), this is not. I’m missing something here, perhaps. It’s got sour apples. Lots of tang. As a sour brown it’s ok. As anything else it isn’t.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2015 at 15:20

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2015. Coffee-brown coloured and cloudy. Good aroma with a lovely smooth coffee flavour.
Tried on 04 Oct 2015 at 08:03

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Hazy amber. Bubbly, off white head. Oh my word. This is really not my cup of tea. There’s a liquorice and aniseed thing. Sarsparilla. Cinammon. I don’t know. It ends up like dental mouthwash. Taste is spicy sweet, and horrific, acrid bitter. Thin, watery palate. Finishes with more of the mouthwash thing. Can’t find many redeeming features to this.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2015 at 15:39

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Hazy, dark gold. Blotchy, lasting, white head. Light, jammy malts. Lemon hop. Lime juice. Bright and breezy. Taste is soft sweet. Spritzy lemon tang. Light body. Prickly fizz. Finishes light bitter, with a slightly off putting, oily kind of sweetness. Ok up to then.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2015 at 13:59

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Murky amber. Thin, messy, lasting, white head. Tart, lemon sorbet. Vanilla. Fresh, herby hop. Pineapple flesh. Taste is tart, light, lemon pith dry. Hint of bitter. Light body. Soft acidity. Finishes zingy bitter, with a gently acidic finish. Absolutely no idea if this beer was meant to be like this, but whatever, it’s turned out really well.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2015 at 16:05