Hawkshead Brodie’s Prime

Brewed by Hawkshead
Style: Stout
Kendal, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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UPDATED: SEP 16, 2011 Cask conditioned - handpump - Coach & Horses, Wellingborough A black beer with an off white head. The aroma has good hops which seem to be US (the commercial description proves that) Soap also in the nose. The taste has more good hops as well as chocolate. A little sourness. Very tasty and interesting. Score 3.7
Subsequent rating scored 3.8. Score unchanged

One of the bottles Traci brought back for me from her trip to the Lakes District. Deep brown, modest layer of gray-tan head. Raw green chocolate aroma, green plums, a touch of brine. Brine more forward in the flavor, along with a pleasant smokey/fish quality. Clean charcoal roast, grapeskin chalky finish. Dry parmesan exhale. Good depth, maybe a little light in body, but sound overall.

Cask @ Bon Accord. Dark brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma has roasted malts, nuts and caramel. Flavour of roasted malts, slight touch of fruity hops and chocolate. Medium bodied. Decent stout.

Bright bottled at Thanet Easter Beer Fest. The Winter Gardens, Margate. I quite like that bitter/premium bitter is such an encompassing "style" - however when it gets to this very stout like point I think we have to accept that it is not simply a dark and stout like bitter, but that it’s a stout - or, failing that, it’s an old ale. This is more unusual than normal in that it also has the cascades on top. Some vanilla notes are also interesting. A bit of a mongrel maybe, but more than acceptably tasty and working very well. Nice one!

Cask (gravity) @ Marble Arch, Manchester M4, UK. Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, licorice - cola. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration and a smooth dry finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. ;o) (180108)

UPDATED: MAY 26, 2012 Bottle at home ... Deep Deep Brown ... little smokey roast malts little peppery nose ... quite thin but quite chocolate malts, quite a lot of roast... little bitterness ... more a stout than a bitter 3.5..

bottle at home from matt ... dark brown... thin tan head ... soft dark roast .. little smokeu dark malt ... nose ... quite dry ... light bitter ... dark roast ... soft toffee ... hint of charcoal ... nice but little too bitter 3.7 cask at hawkshead brewery tap ... deep red black ... lovely thin tan head ... soft coffee roast malt nose ... nice light dry roast bitterness up front ... barest hint of coffee and charcoal ... light blackcurrant fruid ... just a solid rast malt 3.9

bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet blackcurrant toffee malt ... sweet roast nose ... light sweet coffee roast ... little puff candi ... dark roast ... bit to mellow and not enough roast for me ... little past its best ... decent though 3.7

Bottle thanks to ronnie. Aroma is rich spicey malts, peppery and slightly roasty, brown sugar and cinnamon. Taste is a similar bag of tricks however its thinner than expected and dry. I was slightly disapointed here as had loads of potential.

500ml bottle.Rather flat looking, very dark reddish brown with a trace of coffee coloured head; toffee and malt aroma;dry roasted malt and chocolate flavours; slightly spicy finish. Unusual and pleasant to drink.

Bottle courtesy of my dad from Booths A dark quite rich stout, dark brown in colour with roasted malt and some chocolate, some fruit and even hops were noticeable, enjoyed this beer.

500ml bottle from Booths. Very unusual beer. Very deep brown colour with lasting beige head. Little bit of rubber, but its pretty good. Decent hop and some intense malt. Choccy and some bits are tarry and spicey. What a bizarre beer, almost tastes like a weak imperial stout. Bizarre, but good. Spicey hop on finish.