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wheresthepath added a new brewery: Pickwick Brewery located in England
1 month ago


7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from Carrefour, Lille. Drunk with our Eurovision buffet (delayed by a week due to people being too busy on the actual evening) Hazy gold with a large and lasting white head. Banana-ey yeast up front then white bread and coriander seed. Wheat chaff, lemon and a touch of orange peel. An ok French take on a Belgian blond; quite drinkable but nothing that makes it stand out. Unlike the French Eurovision entry, which I thought was outstanding this year!
Tried from Bottle from Carrefour (Various locations Worldwide) on 23 May 2026 at 18:33

8/10 Setting 9 Selection 9 Service 8 Food Value 5 Overall 9
I've wanted to go to this celebrated pioneer of the British craft beer movement for a long time, so was very happy when my chance came to visit it. I was afraid it may have lost it's lustre with time, but I was still quite impressed with the place. It's hidden away at the back (possibly the front from a different direction?) of the busy and touristy (but still wonderful) temple of food that is Borough Market - beyond the main street food area and handily next to the toilets. Considering that it's been here quarter of a century, it still has an oddly temporary look to it, but it's pleasant (albeit small) nevertheless. There's only a few tables inside, and a slightly larger patio area outside - you can book tables, although mid-afternoon on a December in Thursday it was fairly quiet anyway. There are now 20 brews on tap (mainly keg with just a few cask), including a good variety of styles and a mix of London brewers, UK craft and foreign craft. There were a couple of "standard" brews, but the bulk seemed new and interesting (to me at least!). Everything on tap can be bought in thirds, and they'll serve it in plastic glasses if you want to take it out and drink it with the excellent streetfood from the nearby stalls (which is what we did). There was also an interesting array of cans and bottles. Prices were what you'd expect for Borough Market - ie fairly horrific to a chap from the Shires - but to be fair I've seen worse in London. The barman seemed a very friendly chap who knew his beers well. Are there better beer destinations in London now? Well, yes, but I think this is still top tier. All in all I liked it a lot - although due to the prices I wouldn't go back too often...
Visited on 11 Dec 2025 at 14:48

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can from Asda, Wycombe. Hazy gold with a white head. A prickly carbonation is a little detrimental to the lovely soft pillowy body, but despite that the body is decent. Nice smell of pineapple up front carries on into the flavour, with peaches, cream, white bread and a touch of lime also coming through. Decent, but the bitterness was a tad too heavy for the flavours in my mind.
Tried from Can from Asda Supermarket (Various locations) on 19 May 2026 at 11:50

wheresthepath has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Cider ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this master style.
Midford Orchard Reserve Medium Cider from Honey And Daughters (Honey Midford) was the one that did it!
2 months ago


6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from the producer's own stall at the Taste of Corsham Food Festival. Deep gold with a very light sparkle. On the dry side of medium, quite rustic and tannic but lacking any farmyard funk. Light woody notes. Pleasant enough, although I'd have liked a little more depth from a "reserve" cider.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2026 at 12:50


5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Can from Asda, High Wycombe. Gold with the faintest of haze, a white head and an obvious fizz. Too much fizz, frankly. Pineapple juice, a touch of papaya and lime and some cardboard. Odd hints of weetabix and coriander seed in the finish, almost like a bit of Belgian witbier has been stirred in. All the flavours are muted and dull - there's no juiciness, vibrancy, assertiveness or bitterness here. I'm not sure what it's trying to achieve here, or how the beer bears any relevance to its name. I'd have thought an aggressive west coast TIPA might be the right brew to commemorate Arnie's 1980s robotic killing machine, not this dull effort. Overall it gets a meh from me. Unlike it's namesake, if I'm offered more of this I won't be back.
Tried from Can from Asda Supermarket (Various locations) on 14 May 2026 at 11:36

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can that Em gave me (from Marks & Spencer) - cheers Em! Black with a light brown head. Chocolate syrup, light berry notes and some roasted malts. Really enjoyed it at first, but it got a tad sweet and syrupy by the end of the can.
Tried from Can from Marks & Spencer (Various Locations) on 09 May 2026 at 17:42

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can from Tesco, Reading. Deep gold with a white head and a tad too much fizz for my liking. Smells sweetish, and indeed caramel id to the fore in the taste. Pine cones through, with a little gingery spice. A rather grubby, cardboardy bitterness finishes it off. The hops feel a bit old in this one, and frankly I didn't particularly enjoy it. Not one of Buxton's finer moments I'm afraid.
Tried from Can from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 06 May 2026 at 12:21