Category: Reviews (Page 26 of 65)

Reviews of individual beers.

Hops & Dots – Oat Milk Brownie Stout

I wasn’t sure about this at first. Its quite hoppy, but does follow through with a copious amount of chocolate. Its a really solid, smooth stout, and one for those who want a chocolately flavoured beer, but not too sweet.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 7.4%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 4/5

S43 – Mr Sipling

Battenberg pastry sour. A very interesting flavour. Initially the smell was really intensely sour and I wasn’t convinced I would like it. However it is definitely and quite thankfully sweeter than it smells. I can taste the almondy-ness of the marzipan, and the raspberry of the jam, along with what I can only describe as rose, as in Turkish Delight?! Obscure I know, but luckily I am a fan of this too.

All in all a super refreshing, fruity, great tasting beer.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 6.1%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 4/5

Vocation Vs. Pomona Island – Imperial Mocha

Wow, now this is one of the best beers I have ever tried, period. . .

Its barrel aged in oak bourbon barrels and is an Chocolate, Hazlenut and Coffee imperial stout.

All of the flavours are there, sumptuous, rich chocolate, nutty hazelnut and a nice edge of coffee rounded off perfectly by the oakiness of the barrel aging. Absolutely superb, go on! treat yourself!

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 12.4%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 5/5

Shepherd Neame – Spitfire

Nice amber in colour, but thats the only part thats nice. Its a bitter tasting (but not in a nice way) beer, that offers very little else. a real shame, this is the second time I have tried it several years later. . . one of my favourite aircraft, one of my least favourite beers!

Sampled from: Bottle

ABV – 4.5%

Would I recommend? No

Would I buy again? No

Rating: 2/5

Vocation Vs. Double Barrelled – Double Maple & Pecan

This is an imperial strength, barrel aged, pecan pie double stout. Its strong in alcohol, but not necessarily taste, IE. it doesn’t seem as alcoholic as the ABV suggests.

The flavour is complex, with a sweetness to it, but definately doesn’t particularly taste of either maple or pecan. The main flavour is the oakiness from the barrel aging process. Not that this is a problem at all, a beautiful beer that demands to be savoured.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 8.5%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 5/5

Leffe – Brune

The dark version of the classic, freely available Belgian ale. I prefer this to the blonde version, a solid, tasty, sweet, nutty dark ale, with that calssic Belgian taste to it.

Brilliant.

Sampled from: Bottle

Country of origin: Belgium

ABV – 6.5%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 4/5

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