Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at the brewpub, 10/06/15. Mahogany brown with a decent beige covering that retains well. Nose is biscuit, toffee, light charr, woody notes, earthy hop. Taste comprises bitter hop, charr, red berry tones, light pine, cocoa sprinkling. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Drinkable CDA but a little on the safe side, needs a hop injection !
Fergus (31537) reviewed Goalscorer from Brewhouse & Kitchen (Highbury) 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at the brewpub. Clear pale golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is nice floral citrus hop with background tropical notes! Orange and mango, pez sweets. Flavour is composed of light grains, white bread, fairly clean, hops and well defined, citrus orange, mango, bit of tea leave. Firm earthy bitterness. Palate is light and refreshing, grainy, moderate to low carbonation. Best of the bunch.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Romford Pele from Brewhouse & Kitchen (Highbury) 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask handpull at the brewpub. Clear golden coloured pour with a loose sticky white head. Aroma is fine, bit of sweet honey, hedgerow berry, grainy. Flavour is composed of light pale grains with a little bit of sweetness, hedgerow berry, grains, little earthy note. Faint tangy citrus in the finish as well. Palate is light, grainy on the tongue and decent cask condition. Decent enough, good balance.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Illustrator from Brewhouse & Kitchen (Highbury) 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpull at the brewpub. Black IPA straight out of the gate. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a steadfast speckled cream head. Aroma is a bit weird with pine needle hop and a sweet vanilla note, but also a plastic note. Hard to put my finger on it. Little citrus edge. Flavour is composed of toasted grains, little citrus edge to the hop, pine, semi sweet. Little plastic in the finish. Just about passable as a black IPA. Palate is medium light with lowish carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask handpull at the brewpub. Nut brown / reddy coloured pour with a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is toasted nuts, bit of wood, hint of choc and pinch of smoke. Maybe a little green apple of the nose as well. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, wood, tangy green apple. Maybe a little oxidation and past its best. Palate is medium light with lowish carbonation. Light woody roast, toasted bread in the finish. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask habdpull at the brewpub. Clear pale golden coloured pour with a small loose white head. Aroma is subdued, light caramel, herbal hop, bit of honey. Flavour is composed of wishy washy light grains, grain tanin, hop tea, tea leaves. Very light in flavour. Palate is light and watery, no condition. Pretty poor, really not much of anything in this beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear amber with a creamy tan head. Toasty bread in the nose, damp earth. Light sweet flavor with ripe berries, mild roast and cocoa, subtle scorched earth. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. More earth and roast, toasty bread, burnt grass, dried berries. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Lots of floral hops in the nose, some roast, zesty orange rind. Medium sweet flavor with some piney oils, rindy orange, more flowers, earth, burnt toast. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced on the finish, further floral notes, mellow roast, rindy and zesty citrus, some grass and pine. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear gold with minimal foamy white head. Doughy malts in the nose, some ripe lemon. Light sweet flavorbwith a bit of buttered biscuits, a little apple, minerals. Smacks of diacetyl. Light bodied, a little soft. Sweet finish with sugary white bread, more touches of lemon, butter, hay. Meh.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Tramshed from Brewhouse & Kitchen (Highbury) 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear copper with a creamy off-white head. The nose has toasted bread, leaves, dried citrus fruits. Light sweet flavor with a bit of drying tea, biscuits, leaves, leathery berries. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dry and somewhat astringent on the finish, more leafy hops, dried grains. So so.