Martinsh
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Martinsh (3678) reviewed One Take from Bristol Beer Factory 1 month ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask at Curious Gnome, Chester. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s oranges and floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a little underlying bitterness. A general fruitiness is the first sensation to hit the taste buds, with more discrete flavours of autumn fruits, floral hops and tangerine following on behind. This is decent – but may require a rerate as it was served far too cold !
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One Take
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Bristol Beer Factory
1 month ago
Martinsh (3678) reviewed Stout from Coley's Brewing Co. 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at Brewery Tap, Chester. Pours almost black with a medium sized foamy tan head. Roasted malts to the fore in the aroma, alongside milk chocolate and hints of dark fruits. In the mouth it is sweet and smooth, but with a little underlying bitterness and a slightly watery texture. Roasted malts combine well with coffee and dark chocolate in the flavour. Some hints of stone fruit later as well. Sweetness lasts into the finish. This is rather nice – plenty of flavour and depth to it.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Lodge, Alsager. Pours “bitter brown” with a small scummy off-white head and excellent lacing. There’s rich tea biscuits and tangerines in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with some underlying bitterness. Malts and floral hops dominate the flavour but there’s also caramel and hints of citrus and dried fruit. Traces of spice and herbs come through later as well. Finish is fruity and quite dry. This is a decent old school bitter.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head. There’s malts, figs and cherries in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and smooth with a creamy texture. Pale cherries to the fore in the flavour, plus malts, raisins and cake with hints of figs and chocolate. Some sharpness later leading to a fruity finish. This is decent – the cherries act as a calming influence rather than a sour one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark ruby with a small frothy cream head. Raisins are the mainstay of the aroma, alongside hints of cocoa and bananas, The overall sharpness is what is first noticed in the mouth, though that quickly moderates to being merely bitter. There is a creamy texture with plenty of flavours rotating inside – dried fruits, figs, nuts, molasses, yeast, rotting bananas and marzipan, plus hints of liquorice and cloves. Bitterness lasts into the dry finish. This is quite nice – hides its strength well.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a golden yellow with a small scummy off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts and oranges in the aroma, plus some hints of floral hops. In the mouth it is quite bitter with a creamy texture. Flavours are bitter hops, autumn fruits and some traces of nuts. After a while a little underlying caramel and some citrus come through as well. Finish is dry and slightly sweet. This is reasonable.
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Heritage Blonde
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Mobberley Brewhouse (MBH)
2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from local Polish shop – drank at home. Pours golden amber with a sizable but transient frothy off-white head. There’s quite a complex aroma of malts, burnt sugars, bread rolls and hints of ginger. In the mouth it is slightly bitter over a sweet, malty, creamy base. Flavour has continental hops, juicy berry fruits, some caramel plus a little metallic underlay. Some bitterness in the finish. It’s not bad at all – better than I expected.
Martinsh (3678) reviewed Puncheon Porter from Goddards 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s malts and chocolate in the aroma plus a hint of blackberries. In the mouth it is pleasingly sweet, smooth and creamy. Flavours are roasted malts, dark fruits and chocolate with a trace of liquorice coming later. Sweetness lasts into the finish. This is quite nice.