Martinsh Profile

Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small scummy tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and chocolate in the aroma – plus a hint of lactose. In the mouth it starts off sweet with a creamy texture and flavours of chocolate, roasted malts, nuts and maple. Later it becomes slightly bitter and spicy with hints of honey. Finish is slightly dry. This is quite nice – rewards patient sipping.

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel on 05 Mar 2026 at 12:20

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Yard Work from Redemption Brewing Company

2 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s a fresh aroma featuring berry fruits and some hints of corn. In the mouth the first sip is sweet but it very quickly becomes quite strongly bitter. Similarly malty hints quickly shift to mixed hops and citrus, then later to sharpness with grapefruit and hints of caramel. Finish is dry, bitter and quite sticky. This is reasonable but not really my type of beer.

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel on 05 Mar 2026 at 12:00

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Parting The Sea from Siren Craft Brew

2 months ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

On tap at That Beer Place, Chester. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small scummy cream head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts, caramel and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet but with quite strong underlying bitterness and a creamy texture. Flavour has malts, bitter hops and dark fruits – with some hints of chocolate coming later. Bitterness to the fore in the dry finish. This is decent – if a little thin.

Tried from Draft at That Beer Place (Foregate St) on 02 Mar 2026 at 14:30

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Best Bitter from Weetwood Ales

2 months ago

6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask at City Tavern, Chester (not yet listed in Brewver). Another beer I’d drunk before and didn’t realise I hadn’t rated. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – basically hints of hops and malts. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with also a little bitterness alongside. Flavour is mainly malts with traces of autumn fruits and traditional hops. Hints of lactose and caramel come later. This is reasonable – but not exciting.

Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2026 at 13:30

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Mint Chocolate BauBulls from Pied Bull

2 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Cask at Pied Bull, Chester. Knew I’d drunk this before but didn’t realise I hadn’t rated it – until I check Brewver. Anyway, pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head and good lacing. The aroma has mint, sugar and chocolate malts. In the mouth it is quite sweet and somewhat smooth with a creamy texture. Mint is the first flavour to hit the taste buds – though in a limited way. Afterwards come stronger flavours of roast malts and milk chocolate. Sweetness lasts into the finish. This is decent – and quite unusual.

Tried from Cask at Pied Bull on 02 Mar 2026 at 12:55

Martinsh updated a beer: Mint Chocolate BauBulls brewed by Pied Bull
2 months ago

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

Magazine Cover from DEYA Brewing Company

2 months ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6

On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a hazy gold with a small creamy off-white head, good lacing and fairly high carbonation. There’s tropical fruit, grapes and grapefruit in the aroma. In the mouth it is mainly sweet, but with a little sharpness. Citrus and tropical fruit are the main flavours, but also hints of pine, lemon and lychee. Finish is slightly dry. This is reasonable but undistinguished.

Tried from Draft at Ebenezers, Crewe on 27 Feb 2026 at 15:15

Martinsh (3678) reviewed

4th Birthday Pale from Sureshot Brewing Company

2 months ago

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 5.5

Cask at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a cloudy pale straw with a medium sized foamy white head and excellent lacing. Virtually no aroma to start with but then citrus and mango suddenly come through. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy, but with a little underling sharpness. Flavour has malts, floral hops, melon and mango plus some tropical fruit later on. Sharpness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is okay, but somewhat bland.

Tried from Cask at Ebenezers, Crewe on 27 Feb 2026 at 14:47

Martinsh added a new beer 4th Birthday Pale by Sureshot Brewing Company
2 months ago