our beer tasting notes

OUR BEER TASTING NOTES
Fullers, Frontier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 calories • 4.5%
Frontier is hand-crafted over 42 days combining the best of old world
malts and 168 years of brewing knowledge with new world brewing
techniques and hops. The blend of powerful new world hops and the
distinctive Fuller’s yeast that is brewed at a higher temperature allows
a deeper and more robust flavour to flood out. The brew is then
carefully lagered for five weeks to fully condition the beer and give
it the full and interesting flavour that differentiates it from its peers.
Allowing the flavour to develop over time, Frontier is unpasteurised
yet filtered to deliver the clarity our consumers have asked for.
These factors combined deliver the unique taste
of Frontier. The result is a memorable beer with
citrus and spicy notes, a light fizzy body and
a clean refreshing taste.
Curious Brew Lager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 calories • 4.7%
Brewed in England with precision and passion to create a uniquely
satisfying, drier, cleaner, fresher, lager beer. We use East Anglian malt,
Saaz and Cascade hops, then re-ferment using Champagne yeast
before adding a “dosage” of the rare and fragrant Nelson Sauvin hop,
before cold filtering this unpasturised beer into bottle.
Camden Pils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 calories • 4.6%
Pours almost clear, weak golden in colour with a big creamy and long
lasting white head. Fruity and citrus hops aroma.
Taste is clean and crisp, good dry with session
qualities, clean and dry mouthfeel, lovely take on
an US hop oriented pilsner, without overdoing it.
Clarkshaws, Cold Harbour Hell Yeah!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 calories • 5.3%
Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Pale bread aroma
with nips of cereal, grain & tangerine. Medium sweet flavor with
some sugary cereal and white bread, faint bitter hay, citrus, slight
minerality. Light in body with average carbonation. Sugary finish
with more simple, pale bready malts, minimal bitterness, hay,
tangerine meringue.
Anspach & Hobday, The Smoked Brown . . . . . . . . . . . 180 calories • 6%
An historical brew, harking back to an era when barley was cured
over open fires and beer was stored in oak. Deep, red pour with toffeelike head - nice look. Heavy nut and malt aroma. Slightly boozy,
like a dark, spicy rum. Stickiness, sweet caramel notes, strong
malty character.
Fuller’s, Golden Pride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 calories • 8.5%
The cognac of beers! Aroma: Medium-high dark fruit, prunes, Medium
sweetness, marshmallows, Medium syrup Appearance: Brilliant
copper body. Small, cream head. Good retention, Lacing. Flavour:
Medium-light bready, prunes, marshmallows. Medium bitterness,
licorice. Medium-light floral, rose. Medium-dry finish, lingering prunes,
licorice. Mouthfeel: Medium-high body. Medium carbonation, very
creamy. Medium-Light warming. Overall: Nice. Smooth, well balanced.
Fuller’s, I845. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 calories • 6.3%
First brewed in 1995 for the 150th anniversary of the brewery.
Winner of CAMRA Champion Bottle Conditioned Beer of Britain
(1998-1999). Described by Roger Protz as ’a rich beer with a fruit
cake aroma, spices and nutmeg from malt and hops resulting in a
dry, fruity finish
Delirium Tremens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 calories • 8.5%
Bottle Conditioned. Launched on December 26th 1989 @ 9% abv.
Abv reduced from 9% to 8.5% in 2003. The particular character and
the unique taste of ‘Delirium Tremens’ result from the use of three
different kinds of yeast. Its very original packing, which resembles
cologne ceramics, and the colourful label contribute to its success.
In 1997, Stuart A. Kallen nominated Delirium Tremens as “best beer
in the world”. A gold medal during the “world beer championships”
in Chicago (1998) confirmed that worldwide recognition. It’s an
Exceptional beer. Popping the lid off the ceramic bottle provides
the first burst of scent and a protrusion of foam. From the pour the
juicy foaminess of this beer is present along with fruity and spicy but
soft aromas. The first sip reveals a wonderful fullness in the balanced
flavors with coconut, pomello and earth coming through before a
later focus on the sugary yeasts and finally a long drawn out hoppy
finish. Later tastes and swallows back this up and reinforce a
wonderful drink.
Goddards Scrum Diggity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 calories • 4%
Originally called Special Bitter. A harvest bronze Golden Ale,
brewed with Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Fuggles
Hops to give a fruity citrus bite of hoppiness with a palate
of citrus notes and vanilla, leading to a long dry finish.
Available all year round.
Fuller’s, ESB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 calories • 5.9%
A true liquid legend... Ummm this beer pours a beautiful, clear
chestnut brown with a foamy white head. Aroma of toffee and biscuit.
The taste is rich and malty, with notes of toffee and nuts. Hints of
grapefruit, orange and lemon from the hops. Beautifully balanced
with a long hoppy finish. Fresh and fruity but also dry and refreshing.
Wonderful mouthfeel and appearance. This is perhaps the finest
British bitter, and is even better from the cask.
Anspach & Hobday, The Stout Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 calories • 8.5%
Aroma: dark chocolate, spicy, liquorice, candy, espresso, dark fruits,
Taste: medium sweet, medium bitter, light to medium sour, dark
chocolate, cherries, liquorice, sweets, espresso, Palate: full body,
soft carbonation, creamy mouthfeel, long bitter roasty aftertaste.
Overall: enjoyed, excellent rich imperial porter. Full bodied, complex.
Beavertown, Holy Cowbell. . . . 168 calories • 5.6%
This vividly flavoured stout is a great example,
with powerful piny hoppy notes melding with
chocolate and oozy brown malt and wafts of
tropical fruit on the aroma.
Fuller’s Imperial Stout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 calories • 10.7%
Brewed in the traditional style that became a favourite royal court,
this limited edition Imperial Stout has been specially created as
a single brew. In a unique addition to the historic recipe, the floral
character of the Centennial hops is enhanced by the inclusion of
rose buds, lending a hint of Turkish delight flavour to the beer. This
Imperial Stout has a rich, dark appearance with strong chocolate and
deep cherry notes which lead to a lighter, bitter finish.
The Kernel Export Stout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 calories • 7.3%
Based on a recipe from a London Brewery in 1890. Simple recipe,
massive taste. Dark, dark black. Oily texture. Loads of rich dried fruit
and alcohol warmth ¬ rum and raisin. Then a
herbal hop bitterness on top of huge lingering
espresso. Hints of leather, tar, smoke, vanilla
and chocolate. Roasty.
Hammerton, Pentoville Oyster Stout. . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 calories • 4.8%
In 1938 the original Hammerton Brewery was famous for being the
first in the world to use Oysters as part of the brewing process. In
this new recipe we’ve used a variety of flavoursome malts, including
a good dose of oats. Fresh wild Maldon oysters are then added to the
boil to add a subtle extra complexity to the taste of this stout.
Gipsy Hill, Dissident, Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 calories • 4.7%
English Porter. Dissident has irreverent mouthfeel. It’s all about
roasted malt flavour. Less chocolaty sweetness, instead a savoury,
earthy richness and just the mildest hint of treacle. It signs off
with a dry bitterness.
Sambrooks Imperial Stout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 calories • 10.4%
Black beer with a beige head. Roasted malty coffee and caramell
aroma. Malty dark fruits coffee licorice flavour
Wild card, Ace of Spades. . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 calories • 4.7%
Very dark brown-black in colour with ruby red highlights
and a rapidly disappearing tan head. It has a rich
chocolate and plum flavour, oak and coffee notes
followed by a tart red fruity finish.
Orkney, Dragonhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 calories • 4%
A black stout which is brimming over with roast malt
flavours, balanced with a complex hop blend. Really
smooth with roasted aftertaste.
Fullers Chiswick Bitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 calories • 3.5%
Medium malt, toffee Appearance: Brilliant dark gold body. Very thin,
off-white head. Flavour: Medium bitterness, medium hops, floral,
earthy. Medium malty, toffee. Dry finish with lingering, balanced
bitterness and floral.
Dark Star Hophead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 calories • 3.8%
Clear light golden beer with a nice lacey white head. Sweet citrus,
grapefruit aroma. Carbonation is spot on making it enliven on the
tongue. Well balanced flavours of pale malt backing the citrus,
sprucey hop overtones. Slightly astringent dry sprucey, citrus rind
finish. Refreshing and delicious.
Weird Beard, 5 O’Clock Shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
This American IPA is the real Desperate Dan of the beer world
Pours almost clear deep golden with a huge creamy off-white head.
Lovely flowery hop aroma, combined with tropical fruits and resins.
Clean & dry mouth feel. Taste is deep orangey, resinous hops,
lots of juicy citrus.
Clarkshaws, Strange Brew Bitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 calories • 4%
It pours a clean golden colour with a small light
tan head. Aroma is earthy and lightly malty
and caramely, with notes of grains and
wet soil. Tate is dry, earthy, with notes of
dried leaves, wet soil and light caramel
malts and grains. Light bodied with
good carbonation.
Tiny Rebel, Urban IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 calories • 5.5%
A carefully crafted intercontinental blend of hops helps us take
traditional IPAs to the next level with Urban IPA. If you’re bored with
soulless IPAs drunk by farmers in wellies, it’s time to go URBAN.
Pours light amber clear. Aroma is soft and fruity. Sweet
without sugar. Taste has nicely balanced hop kick and fruit
sweetness. Not so dry at the end. Lingering fruity bitterness.
Siren - Liquid Mistress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 calories • 5.8%
Pours a cranberry red with small off white head. Aroma of currants,
caramel, peach and grapefruit. Taste of sweet currants initially,
which goes towards a more bitter grapefruit with small pine notes.
Nice amount of carbonation and lacing.
Wild Card Brewery, Queen of Diamonds,
American Pale Ale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 calories • 5%
An ostentatious continuously hopped IPA. Hops are added
continuously throughout the boil, developing a complex citrus
flavour and fresh bitter edge.
Pressure Drop, Bosko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 calories • 6.5%
Sweetish but crisp, with an amazing balance between malt and hops
and a great flavour punch of tropical fruit and mint. Simply great.
Anspach & Hobday, The IPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 calories • 6%
Pale gold IPA, sweet pithy orange, resinous pine and citrus.
Dank bitter and dry. Clear medium orange color with a huge,
frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is
moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate to light light heavy
hoppy, orange - citrus, riped fruit, dusty hops, funky, wood, pepper.
Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet
hops, sweet fruit, funky. Body is medium, texture is oily,
carbonation is soft.
London Fields, Easy IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 calories
In the 18th century, the British in India faced a serious plight. Beer was
rendered tired and flat by the journey from England. India Pale Ale
was the solution. The brew was more potent, made with extra hops to
preserve strong character. Easy IPA has a bold, vigorous spirit, brewed
with Cascade, Citra and Pacifica hops it delivers aroma, fruitiness and
clean bitterness.
Siren, Undercurrent, Oatmeal Pale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 calories • 4.5%
spicy, grassy aromas and a taste of grapefruit and apricot.
Undercurrent is part pale, part oats and part caramel barley.
Her swirls of bold, bready and nutty malt whirl into a concoction of
spicy, citrus, floral hops. Mystery lurks in those cascade and palisade
hops. A silky, creamy body.
Redchurch Paradise Pale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 calories • 3.7%
Pours hazy deep golden with an average off-white head. Aroma of
citrui fruits, mango kotes, caramel and lemon zest. Sweet flavor that
ends up dry and decent bitter. Light to medium bodied, watery to oily
texture and soft carbonation.
Pressure Drop, Pale Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 calories • 4.8%
Hopped with Mosaic and Amarillo, Amarillo and Citra, Nelson Sauvin
and others including the legendary Hop X, an English trial-hop being
developed by Dr Peter Darby at Wye Hops.
Tiny Rebel Cwtch. . . . . . . . . . . . 138 calories • 4.6%
Clear copper/amber beer with a nice beige head.
Fruity aroma, grassy, earthy, dark bread. Earthy
floral flavor, grassy hops, herbal, grapes, some
hay.
Goddards, Fuggle De Dum . . . 144 calories • 4.8%
Intensely flavoured, malty, hoppy, strong ale that
makes your mouth water. Amber/brown in colour and full bodied.
Siren, Uncle Zester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 calories • 8.5%
Orange amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of honey with
floral & spice notes. Taste is honey, grain, sour lemon citrus rind,
wood, funk, bittersweet, and some biscuit. Slick mouthfeel, medium
bodied, low carbonation, sour finish.
By The Horns, Sour to the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 calories
A sour mash beer, developed from the second mash of their Vintage
Ale 2014. An 18 hour long mash enabled the natural production of
lactic acid, resulting in the tart & sourness flavours. A lightly soured,
yet sweet red ale. Brewed with a balance of Maris Otter Pale and
roasted malts, then dry hopped with Bramling Cross to enhance the
Blackcurrant notes.
London Glider Cider, Crab Apple Cider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 calories • 6%
A lightly sparkling apple cider made with 25% crab apples.
Bone dry and fantastic.
Cornish Orchards, Blush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 calories • 4%
An exceptional, gently sparkling cider with the fruity aroma of fresh
raspberries and a crisp, dessert apple finish. A fruity, well balanced
cider. Serve lightly chilled for those long summer evenings or as a
celebratory drink in champagne flutes.
Cornish Orchards, Pear, Perry Cider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 calories • 5%
A refreshing, delicate, medium-dry cider that has a lovely soft sparkle
with gentle pear tones and a crisp dessert apple finish. Created with
beautiful English Conference pears.
Cornish Orchards, Heritage Cider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 calories • 5%
A refreshing, gently sparkling cider with the ripe fruit flavours of
windfall apples. The unique complex blend of traditional and
organic apples such as Cornish Longstem and Grenadier are
blended to create a cider that is a true celebration of heritage,
tradition and biodiversity.
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