Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at Sweeney & Todd’s Pie Shop, Reading] Amber with a small white head. Slight carbonation. Smells like a farmyard (so it’s a true Waddy’s, then!). A spicy hop tingle at first with biscuity overtones. This is soon ovetaken by more farmyard, before sweet malt and autumn fruit arrives. There’s some sweetness in there, but nicely balanced against a robust bitterness in the finish. Not a bad ale, and certainly far better than the insipid bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2009
at 17:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Apperance; Amber with some red in it, small white head. Aroma with some fruits and hops. Medium bitter at the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2009
at 13:37
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Amber colour, medium off-white head. Aroma: skunky, grassy and earthy. Flavour is malty and earthy. Rerate: Cask @ pub, Brighton. Hops noticable. +.4
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2009
at 16:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham. Amber with a thin white head; elegant floral aroma; delicate elderflower flavour with lightly browned toast; intense fragrant and bitter hop finish. An excellent, refined, ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2009
at 08:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
[500ml bottle from Wadworth’s brewery shop] Pours amber with a small but lasting white head. Strong and pleasant aroma of biscuit-y malt. The light but tingly carbonation is rather pleasant. The flavour is a lot lighter than the aroma suggests, but conitinues along the biscuit-y malt theme. There is no trace of the usual Wadworths farmyard flavour. In fact, by the end it’s tasting rather watery, and has a very short finish indeed. Despite this, I actually rather enjoyed it - what flavour there is is very well balanced, and is bought to life by the slight fizz. It’d make a refreshing pint after exercise, and would be a good pint to wash down a pub meal with. c6
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2009
at 07:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Argyll Arms, Oxford Circus 17 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small fluffy head. Malty & fruity aroma. Flavor of dark fruits. Malty & fruity aftertaste. Quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 15:21
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Penderels Oak, Holborn 15 Nov 08.Golden colored. A small creamy head. Hard-to-find aroma. Flavor slightly sweet with a fruity twist. Bitterness coming gradually.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 14:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucestershire. Amber in colour with a decent off-white head. Wadworth’s yeast aroma with some pear drops and sweetness. Flavour was fruity, with some chewy malts, grassy hops and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2009
at 12:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at Wadworth’s Brewery Bar] Pours a slightly hazy amber-tan with a large, foamy off-white head. No carbonation. Tastes of the Waddy’s classic farmyard/ straw flavour taken to a whole new level - this packs a flavoursome punch to befit their champion powerlifter. Lots of malt too, and a smooth, slightly bitter finish. This is a great, heady brew that was nice enough for me to have a second. Shame it’s only a one off as it puts most of their other brews to shame.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2009
at 07:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Bottle at Wadworth’s Brewery bar] Pours an amber-straw colour, no head. Tastes like it should be calles Wadworth’s Light - the standard farmyard/straw/egg flavours associated with Wadworths, but all toned down. Flavour is sweeter than other Waddy’s beers, and it lacks the dusty bitter aftertaste. Overall rather bland and watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2009
at 07:19