Martinsh Profile

Cask at Cellar, Chester. Pours a dark ruby with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has malts, rye and a hint of cherries. In the mouth it is somewhat bitter with traditional hops, malts, and rye grains. Hints of dark fruits and spices come through later leading to a slightly fruity finish. This is entirely reasonable.

Tried from Cask at The Cellar on 27 Dec 2025 at 15:20

Martinsh has a new beer style achievement

Level 1 for Lager - Imperial Pils ticks with a total of 5 ticks of this sub style.
Reserve from Budějovický Budvar (Budweiser) was the one that did it!
4 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Reserve from Budějovický Budvar (Budweiser)

4 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

On tap at Curious Gnome, Chester. Pours a straw yellow with a medium sized foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s sugar, honey and malts in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a little underlying sharpness. Initial flavour has malts, corn and biscuits with some citrus, bitterness and alcoholic strength coming through later. Finish is slightly sharp. Overall this is decent, but still disappointing. Given the quality of the standard beer I was expecting something special.

Tried from Draft at Cavern of the Curious Gnome on 27 Dec 2025 at 14:40

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Irish Pale Ale from Galway Hooker Brewery

4 months ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7

On tap at Black Bush, Chester (not listed in Brewver yet). Pours golden yellow with a small scummy almost white head, good lacing and fairly high carbonation. The aroma has malts, pine, quite a bit of spice and just a hint of honey. In the mouth it is quite sharp but with some underlying sweetness. Flavour is malts, corn, hints of spice and resin. Sweetness gradually increases, and zesty hints of berry fruits can be detected leading to a quite dry finish. This is decent.

Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2025 at 13:50

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Chocolate Fudge Porter from Jolly Boys

4 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

Cask at Brewery Tap, Chester. Pours almost black with a small tan head. The aroma has biscuits, fudge and roasted malts. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy, gooey texture. Flavour has roasted malts, chocolate, fudge, treacle and hints of oranges. Liquorice comes through quite strongly later leading to a fairly bitter finish. This is distinctly reasonable.

Tried from Cask at Brewery Tap (Spitting Feathers) on 27 Dec 2025 at 13:15

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

N'Ice Chouffe from Brasserie d'Achouffe

4 months ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 8

On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours almost black with minimal tan head. There’s dried fruit and spices in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy, but with a touch of bitterness too. Flavour starts off with raisins, orange peel and spices. Traces of figs and chocolate come later as does a whole dollop of alcoholic strength, leading to a dry finish. Nice by name, nice by taste !

Tried from Draft at Hops on 24 Dec 2025 at 14:45

Martinsh updated a beer: Leerie's Tipple brewed by Thornbridge Brewery
4 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Masham Ale from Thornbridge Brewery

4 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a dark chestnut with a small frothy off-white head. The aroma has raisins, stewed apples and a hint of toffee. In the mouth it is sweet and fruity with the alcoholic strength to the fore. Flavours are dried apricots, sherry, malts and toasted bread. Some spicy hints later, leading to a dry finish. This is quite nice, though it doesn’t have the expected Union set “depth” to it.

Tried from Cask at Hops on 24 Dec 2025 at 14:17

Martinsh updated a beer: Masham Ale brewed by Thornbridge Brewery
4 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Son Of A Nutcracker from Wilde Child Brewing Co

4 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7

On tap at Crewe Dg, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small scummy tan head and good lacing. There’s cream, chocolate and malts in the aroma. In the mouth it is decidedly sweet but with a little underlying sharpness. Flavour has roasted malts, milk chocolate, with hints of nuts and honeycomb coming later. Finish is a little fruity. This is decent enough, but even with all the flavours listed above, still seemed a little bland to me.

Tried from Draft at Crewe Dog on 24 Dec 2025 at 13:45