On RateBeer since 2013. Came here in 2025. Digging the vibe very much.

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jjsint (8914) reviewed
Springfest from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, United States 🇺🇸)
6 months ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Draught keg at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Light gold and clear with a small swirl of white head. Light lemony aroma, a little bit of pine, some fresh grass. Tastes bitter but not incredibly so, with light grapefruit and a little bit more pine. Light to medium body with medium carbonation. It's pretty tame... has it been dialled back or am I used to ever increasingly hopped beers? Still it is enjoyable enough.
Tried from Draft at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 17:54
jjsint (8914) reviewed
Sleeping Beauty Problem from Azvex Brewing Company (Liverpool, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
6 months ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draught keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester city centre. Light to mid-gold and a little hazy with a small swirl of white head. Fruity aroma of papaya, pineapple, pomelo. Amazing taste with an initial syrupy sweetness with cracked wheat and graham biscuit maltiness followed by pure hop. Bitter but not overly so and awash with tropical fruit. Body isn't quite as heavy as I expected but the heavy carbonation makes up for it. Another banger from Azvex.
Tried from Draft at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 19:46
jjsint (8914) reviewed
White Velvet from Vault City (Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)
6 months ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draught Keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester City Centre. Cream coloured and thick/hazy with a beige head. Vanilla aroma, some banana, a little bit of coconut. The coconut is stronger in the mouth, with more banana and maybe a touch of lemon. French vanilla and some lime posset in the finish. Thick body but not impossibly so. Pretty sexy.
Tried at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 19:14
jjsint (8914) reviewed
A Lil Stoopid: Strawberry, Blackberry & Coconut from Vault City (Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)
6 months ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 10 Overall 7
Draught keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester city centre. This pour, wow... purplish red and impenetrable thick/hazy. Sharp, bright berry aroma. The blackberry comes through so cleanly and I feel like I'm imagining raspberry too. Good sour berry taste (again more of the blackberry than anything else) followed by a dollop of fresh coconut milk sweetness. Body is thick and soupy. Lovely. A great sour.
Tried from Draft at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 18:51

jjsint is visiting Real Ale Classroom - City Centre located in Leicester, England
6 months ago

jjsint (8914) reviewed
Casual Looks from Pentrich Brewing Co. (Pentrich, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
6 months ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester City Centre. Light to mid-gold and hazy with a swirl of slightly off-white head. Aroma on this one is a little quiet - I'm getting a nice jumble of soft citrus and tropical fruits. Oranges, pineapple to the fore. Nicely balanced taste, some bittersweetness, good malt in the background, more orange and pineapple up front. Soft body with little carbonation and a thicker texture than I'd imagined. Another good one from Pentrich.
Tried from Cask at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 18:15

jjsint added a new beer Casual Looks by Pentrich Brewing Co.
6 months ago

jjsint updated a beer: Wilderness brewed by Abbeydale Brewery
6 months ago

jjsint (1626) reviewed
Idle Valley Tap (Retford, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
6 months ago
7/10 — Setting 7 Selection 6 Service 7 Food Value 8 Overall 7
As basic and bare bones as you get bit certainly none the worse for it. It's the most popular place I'd been to, and I had to venture outside to sit. They have eight cask beers on, mostly sessionable strength and traditional UK styles from micros to smaller nationals. A couple of Idle Valley beers. You will likely find ticks. Cheap as you're likely to find in 2026.
Visited on 07 Mar 2026 at 14:54