Leighton Profile

West Coast of England more like. Still, I enjoy it! Notes of toasted crackers, earth, dry pine, graham cracker, a hint of toasted caramel, mellow bitterness, British yeast. Tame but rather nicely balanced. Malty. Simple. Drinkable.

Tried from Can from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 29 Nov 2025 at 22:23

7.6

Leighton (34888) reviewed Everytime from Bristol Beer Factory 1 week ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Lovely stuff, highly drinkable. Pillowy pale malts, biscuits, white bread. Soft lemony hops, a nip of pithy dryness, mild rindy bitterness. I’m a fan.

Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 28 Nov 2025 at 15:51

6.9

Leighton (34888) reviewed Root and Branch from Oakham Ales 1 week ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Rather a dry and ashy CDA. Toothy roast, charred pine, bitter baking cocoa. Scorched earth and ashy dryness to finish. A sniff of dried citrus peel. Not bad.

Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 28 Nov 2025 at 15:43

6.8

Leighton (34888) reviewed Turned Out Nice Again from Sureshot Brewing Company 1 week ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Lovely pour. Lightly sweet, some crunchy bitter leaves, a little dried leather, faint berry notes, earth, toasted grains. Decent balance. Drinks fine.

Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 28 Nov 2025 at 15:40

Leighton (34888) reviewed India Pale Ale - Double Superdelic Citra Galaxy from The Kernel Brewery 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Overall, massively drinkable. Considerably dangerous. Soft tropical and dank hop notes. Pillowy texture. Mellow rindy bitterness. Only a suggestion of boozy warmth. A nip of pale bread. Some white pepper, white grape, mango, guava. Delicious.

Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 22 Nov 2025 at 20:53

gave a cheers!

8.8

Leighton (34888) reviewed India Pale Ale - NZ 2025 from The Kernel Brewery 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Great ale. Moderate pissy qualities. Decent toothy bitterness. Some nice tropical juice, mango, tangerine, papaya, some rindy aspect. Mighty drinkable. Well rounded. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 20 Nov 2025 at 22:17

7.6

Leighton (34888) reviewed Cosy Porter from Five Points Brewing Company 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Solid straight-ahead porter. Mellow dark malt sweetness, ashy roast, tooth, dry cocoa, scorched earth, woody dryness. Great condition. Highly drinkable.

Tried from Cask at Pembury Tavern on 20 Nov 2025 at 20:52

Leighton added a new beer Cosy Porter by Five Points Brewing Company
2 weeks ago

Leighton has a new beer style achievement

Level 7 for Bock - Doppelbock ticks with a total of 100 ticks of this sub style.
Doppelbock from Burning Sky Brewery was the one that did it!
2 weeks ago

8.1

Leighton (34888) reviewed Doppelbock from Burning Sky Brewery 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Gorgeous glowing pour. Moderate sweetness, toasted caramel, bready malts, toffee, nips of earthy hop, a hint of vanilla. Really well balanced. One of the most drinkable doppelbocks I can recall.

Tried from Draft at Cock Tavern on 20 Nov 2025 at 20:32

gave a cheers!