Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Wild Hare from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at GBBF 2006. A dark yellow beer with a rim of beige head. The aroma is very lightly hoppy, while there is much more power in the flavor, with strong notes of aroma hops which gives it notes of grass - as a really fresh hoppy beer. The end has an OK bitterness to it.
Downender (11275) reviewed Gem (Cask) from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask conditioned at the Live & Let Live, Frampton Cotterell, (Gloucs). Cooper coloured with some fruity flavour. Easy drinking with some malt in the finish. Served in very good condition.
gunnfryd (21926) reviewed Gem (Bottle) from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel, malt. Flavour is roasted, caramel, malt, hop. light bitter finish. Upper class of ordinay ales.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Festivity from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
A black coloured brew that qas bit sour in nose , rich and complex sweet malt but with sour undertones, not sure it should have had sourness
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Gem (Bottle) from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
ruby coloured ale, a plain fruity light malt that while nice is nothing to be inspired by
yngwie (24278) reviewed Gem (Bottle) from Bath Ales 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Pours clear, deep copper-colored with a small beige head. The aroma starts hoppy, then a nice maltyness comes through. The flavor is malty as well, with a metallic bitterness, and it finishes with malt and a nice hop-level. Thin-bodied, session-ale. A decent beer. (070216)
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Barnsey from Bath Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at The Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.Wow! A lustrous dark ale with an off-white head; a spicy, malty aroma; creamy, smooth and dry in the mouth with lots of chocolate malt, and pleasantly sour fruity edge; the finish is dry, clean, and genty bitter. Could almost be described as a porter - a marvellous pint whatever you call it though. (6/4/7/3/16=3.6)
Cask, gravity dispensed, at Marlow Donkey, Marlow. Reddish copper with a loose off-white head; earthy aroma; soft, with an earthy malt flavour and a touch of fruity carmael; then a gentle bitterness with some spicy English hops and a dry finish. Very good, again. (6/4/7/3/13=3.3)
Fin (18365) reviewed Gem (Bottle) from Bath Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle picked up whilst in Devon recently. Poured dark amber coloured nose was malty with just a hint of vanilla, taste was quite fruity but with good maltiness and vanilla detected again, and all this sweetened with a soft toffeeiness. Very nice beer but not as good as some of theirs.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Barnsey from Bath Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask handpull at The Guildhall, Folkestone. Very deep ruby colour with thick lasting beige head. Maybe getting towards the end of the barrel as it took a bit of pumping to get the pint, which killed some of the carbonation in the glass. Very nice dark ale though. Juicy dark fruits, plums, but not sour and good choc flavours. Finish is really quite drying. Extremely drinkable. Lovely finish. Choc and ark fruit aroam. Some sweet blackberry. Brilliant pint. Full and rich with a bit of puckering of the mouth on the finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed Festivity from Bath Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, Tuckers Maltings online store, pours dark in colour, aroma was of burnt molasses and some wonderful subtle spiciness this was replicated in the taste. Once again another very good beer from this brewery.