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1 Kingsmead, Station Road, Kings Cliffe, PE8 6YH, England
Description
Part time brewery that started brewing in a converted farm building near Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire in 1997. A 2BBL plant is used. Brewery address c/o 25 Wansford Rd, Elton, PE8 6RZ.
Brewing ceased at Blatherwyke in Autumn 2022 and restarted at Kings Cliffe in April 2023.
Brewing ceased at Blatherwyke in Autumn 2022 and restarted at Kings Cliffe in April 2023.
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Clear bright yellow color. Aroma of light citrus. Taste is mostly lemon. Plain.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 15:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Nottingham beer festival 2015. Golden colour white head. Fruity and citrus hop aroma. Taste a touch too sweet.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 09:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. An amber beer wtih a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices - especially cardemomme, leading to a dry spicy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2011
at 15:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S3 8GG.Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, lime, ginger notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, lime, ginger notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100424]
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2010
at 12:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear medium amber color with a small to average to large, frothy to fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, spices, light to moderate hoppy, cardamom, allspice. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spices. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100121]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2010
at 10:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A hazy amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and lighter notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, fruit - citrus and lighter mango notes as well as lighter notes of berries, leading to a lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2010
at 01:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester M4. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty spicy caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some spicy hints and some hints of hops. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some spicy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2009
at 09:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light hoppy, pine needles, apple notes, moderate ginger. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090122]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2009
at 02:17
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Gravity cask at Milton Keynes beerfest. Straw, sourness, bitterness. such a mess of a beer that I ended up pouring away half of it, and its not often I do that!
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2008
at 18:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, dryed flowers, perfume. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (170108)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 15:04