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Bottle from local Polish shop – drank at home. Pours a slightly hazy golden straw with a medium sized frothy transient off-white head. The powerful aroma has malts, sugars and plums. Pretty much the same in the mouth where it is rather sweet and syrupy – malts and plums about even to start but plums coming through very strongly later. Sweetness lingers in a slightly dry finish. Not a bad beer but a bit of an acquired taste.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2025 at 22:30

Martinsh has a new beer style achievement

Level 3 for Barley Wine ticks with a total of 15 ticks of this master style.
Thomas Hardy's Ale (2025) from Hepworth & Co was the one that did it!
5 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Thomas Hardy's Ale (2025) from Interbrau

5 months ago

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a bright ruby with a sizable (but transient) off-white head. The aroma has a complex mix of honey, treacle, chocolate and alcoholic strength. In the mouth it is sweet and cloying with a boozy feel. Overall flavour is a cross between balsamic cough mixture and red wine with tannins from the latter dominating eventually. Plenty of ginger, spice, cherries and figs as well. Finish is decidedly boozy and slightly dry. This is awesome ! But you still get the feeling it’s a bit “green” and will mature over time.

Tried from Cask at Hops on 05 Dec 2025 at 14:34

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Furness Pale from Townhouse

5 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s floral hops and citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off mainly sweet but with a little bitterness which gradually increases to eventually dominate. Flavour starts off as traditional hops, malts, biscuits and marmalade, but others come through to fundamentally alter the taste – ginger, lemon and citrus. Finish is quite dry. This is decent – I like the way it changes character.

Tried from Cask at Hops on 05 Dec 2025 at 14:05

Martinsh added a new beer Furness Pale by Townhouse
5 months ago

Martinsh added a new beer Thomas Hardy's Ale (2025) by Interbrau
5 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Tinselmisu from Tiny Rebel

5 months ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s malts, strawberries and chocolate in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with a creamy texture. Flavour has a constant basis (malts, chocolate, grapes) but a slowly changing additional character (Molasses, spirits, cherries, toffee – not necessarily in that order). Sweet lasts into the finish. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at Crewe Dog on 05 Dec 2025 at 13:15

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Something Pure from Polly's Brew Co.

5 months ago

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

On tap at Ebenezers, Nantwich. Pours almost black with a small tan head and good lacing. The aroma is strongly fudgey but there’s also toffee and roasted malts to be found. In the mouth it is sweet, smooth and creamy. Fudge is again to the fore, alongside roasted malts and alcoholic strength, with some chocolate and lactose coming through later. Finish is malty and boozy. This is decent – but a bit too sweet for me.

Tried from Draft at Ebenezers Craft Beer & Gin Bar on 30 Nov 2025 at 14:45

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Aurum from Silent Brew Co

5 months ago

6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Cask at Ebenezers, Nantwich. Pours golden yellow with a small frothy off-white head. Not much of an aroma – just hints of malts and stale biscuits. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with also a little bitterness and a creamy texture. Flavour has malts, mixed hops and hints of spices and pine. Finish is slightly sweet. This is reasonable – but somewhat bland.

Tried from Cask at Ebenezers Craft Beer & Gin Bar on 30 Nov 2025 at 14:00