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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.
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5.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Rockingham Elton Cascade 2015 ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, pale malt, spicy notes. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151008] 6-2-6-2-12
Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2017 at 13:23

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting thin beige head. aroma is roasted malts, coffee, toasted pine, faint citrus. Flavour is semi sweet malts earthy roast faint coffee pine needle, grainy tannin. Palate is semi sweet grainy, moderate cask condition. Decent. Why would one age a black ipa.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2016 at 09:54

5.3/10 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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