Horncastle Ales

Brewpub in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Old Nick's Tavern

Established in 2014

Contact
Old Nick’s Tavern, 8 North Street, Horncastle, LN9 5DX, England
Description
Horncastle Ales is a micro brewery in Lincs. Brewing first commenced in July 2014, since then we have won three awards and been accepted into the GBBF.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
21/8/2024. Cask at the 45th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is citrus, orange, sweet tropical fruits, caramel, butter, straw. Quite sweet with moderate bitterness and body. Oily with very soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2024 at 09:09

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Gravity cask at Peterborough Beer Festival 2024. Aroma: grains, citrus, fruity. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Fairly mundane session gear, not terrible though.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2024 at 20:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Strugglers inn Lincolnshire. Light golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light sweet citrus. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2024 at 15:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On cask at Blues Bar, Gainsborough - Clear pale yellow body, good white lacing top. Light grassy aromas, some fruit there. Taste has little hints of citrus, very slight bitter finish. Session (driving) beer in every sense of the word.
Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2024 at 19:47

6/10
Tried on 11 Feb 2024 at 17:32

6/10
Tried on 11 Feb 2024 at 17:32

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the three Horseshoes Waddington. Deep amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity caramel and light sweet. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2023 at 12:36

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light citrus and fruity sweet. Light body.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2023 at 11:42

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
23/8/2023. Cask at the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear amber bronze with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, caramel, fruits, touch of spice. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Slightly watery, soft carbonation. It's fine.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2023 at 12:44

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23/8/2023. Cask at the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, lemongrass, straw. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2023 at 12:43