Tirril Brewery Reviews

simontomlinson	3.2 Tirril Crafty Baa Pale Ale Keg pour at Crafty Baa Keswick. Spotty beige head on a chill hazy amber coloured body. Medium bodied, sharp & dry. Malt, bitter hops, pine & dank tastes. A bit harsh. Tuesday, October 31, 2023
allmyvinyl	3.4 Tirril Dungeon Ghyll Stout Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear cola brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of raisin and toffee. Taste adds liquorice. Thin finish. Sunday, October 29, 2023
AshtonMcCobb	3.7 Tirril Dungeon Ghyll Stout Can from BeerGB. Appearance - deep brown to black. cola colour. Foamy, off white head. Nose - brown bread, toffee and raisin. Taste - burnt toffee, brown bread and burnt raisin. Palate - medium bodied, roasty, dry finish. Overall - good. Sunday, October 29, 2023
Boca	3.5 Tirril Old Faithful Friday, September 29, 2023
MaltPours53	2.9 Tirril Ullswater Blonde Wednesday, June 21, 2023
mr_h	3.6 Tirril Castlerigg Blonde Wednesday, May 10, 2023
mr_h	3.5 Tirril Merchants 1688 W.I.P.A. Wednesday, May 10, 2023
simontomlinson	3.5 Tirril Dungeon Ghyll Stout Rocky tan head left a creamy cover on a very dark brown body. Dandelion & Burdock, malt & fruity aroma. Medium bodied, creamy g smooth with a clean finish. Caramel, light malt, berries & sweet tangy citrus tastes. Actually tastes like Dandelion & Burdock! Good one. Sunday, March 26, 2023
simontomlinson	2.5 Tirril Windermere IPA Rocky white head left a covering on a clear copper coloured body. The aroma us so faint it's hard to tell what it is Medium bodied, smooth & sticky in the back. Caramel, malt, grain & bitter tastes. Why does the label say IPA - straightforward Bitter & quite a poor Bitter. Thursday, February 23, 2023
danlo	3.6 Tirril Dungeon Ghyll Stout 500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Black colour, tan foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of roast malt, ash, dark chocolate, coffee. Taste is dark malt, roasty, coffee, dried fruit, with some chocolate and earthy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasted bitter finish. Quite drinkable. Saturday, January 21, 2023
MrTipple	3.2 Tirril Original Bitter 19Oct2022 Bittersweet grain and cereal malts, bread, light molasses. Clear, light brown, medium, creamy, white head. Light bitter. Bittersweet grain and cereal malts, bread, floral notes, straw, hay, soft case, med bod. Boring, but inoffensive. Cask at Ambleside Tap Yard, Ambleside. Friday, December 30, 2022
scotty	2.8 Tirril Windermere IPA Bottle from Tebay. A pleasant enough pale ale. Gold in colour, white head leaving some lace. Reasonably hoppy nose. Palate is quite well balanced, good malty notes with bitter hops on the finish. At 4.3% abv I wouldn't say its strong (as described on the label), nor is it hoppy (as also described)..well, not as hoppy as I'd hoped for! Anyway, it's ok and that's about it! Sunday, October 23, 2022
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Tirril Red Barn Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Reddish amber with a good sized off white cap. Nose is malt forward, hint of red berries, caramel, brown bread. Taste comprises caramel, biscuit malts, dried fruits, brown sugars. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad for a red. Monday, August 15, 2022
Salian	3 Tirril Windermere IPA Basic golden ale/ bitter, caramel, fruit, light hops, dry bitterness to finish. Golden pour, decent head. Pleasant average bitter. Sunday, August 14, 2022
MaltyVonHop	4 Tirril King’s Pit Ale Tirril King’s Pit 4.2% Amber, toffee aroma, medium bodied, caramel malt, toffee, citrus, nutty finish. Gorgeous ESB from Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Friday, June 24, 2022
MaltyVonHop	3.4 Tirril Original Bitter Tirril Original Bitter 3.8%. Bronze, toffee malt aroma, medium bodied, caramel malt, toffee, earthy finish. Pleasant Bitter from Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Jerseyislandbeer	3.1 Tirril Old Faithful 500ml bottle from Tebay services. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, lemon, apples, grass & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable Tuesday, December 21, 2021
allmyvinyl	3.3 Tirril Windermere IPA Cask at Merchants 1688, Lancaster. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, light lemon, biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Thursday, August 26, 2021
stuartallen	2.5 Tirril Premium Pilsner Sunday, July 11, 2021
mattybourne	4 Tirril Windermere IPA Saturday, July 10, 2021
stuartallen	3.4 Tirril Ullswater Blonde Thursday, July 8, 2021
stuartallen	3.5 Tirril Grasmere Gold Wednesday, July 7, 2021
AshtonMcCobb	3.3 Tirril Friar's Crag Bitter On cask at the Wainwright, Keswick. Appearance - deep amber with a proportionate, creamy white head. Nose - light caramel to toffee. Taste - melted toffee, digestive biscuit. Palate - close to medium bodied. Sweet in the middle. A little drier on the finish but still quite sweet. Overall - good nose, but ultimately too sweet on the palate. Friday, July 2, 2021
imdownthepub	3.1 Tirril Windermere IPA Bottled, 500ml from Chestnut House, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. Gold with white head. There is a bitter caramellised character to this, some hoppy notes, some herby flavours. Simple, fairly basic Golden Ale. It's okay. Friday, June 11, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3 Tirril Academy Ale Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, biscuit, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish Monday, May 24, 2021
imdownthepub	2.9 Tirril Premium Pilsner Bottled, 500ml from Chestnut House, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. Gold with slightly fizzed white head. This proved to be quite a light and grainy beer with a note of damp cardboard. Some sweetness, some citrus notes. Largely underpowered on the flavour front, thinnish but okay. Friday, April 16, 2021
SHIG	3.5 Tirril Grasmere Gold Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured an orange to brown with a bubbly white head. Aroma is fruity and grain. Taste is light fruit, grain and malts, light caramel. Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Grumbo	3.4 Tirril Grasmere Gold 25/3/2021. Bottle from Tebay Services. Pours clear deep golden with a frothy white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malts, grain, fruit, touch earthy. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness, with some nice berry notes. Moderate body, oily texture, above average carbonation initially though it calmed somewhat. Quite sweet finish. Above average GF beer. Thursday, March 25, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Tirril Smooth Old rating from 2014 - Pint from the cask, pours light brown with a creamy white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, bread & malt. Medium body. Smooth mildly bitter finish Sunday, March 7, 2021
imdownthepub	2.5 Tirril Ullswater Blonde Bottled, 500ml from Chestnut House, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. Gold with white head. The initial flavour is of damp grain, fustiness, sourish yeast note. It does improve through the beer a little, some citrus, some sweet corny flavours, some herby hints. It's just acceptable but on the edge. Tuesday, February 2, 2021
mattybourne	3.5 Tirril Ullswater Blonde Saturday, August 15, 2020
danlo	3.1 Tirril Borrowdale Bitter 500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Orangey amber colour, foamy off-white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toffee, alittle orange citrus. Taste is sweet malty, toffee, with some nutty & bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK Friday, August 14, 2020
AshtonMcCobb	3.3 Tirril Grasmere Gold Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - amber rather than golden. Fluffy slightly off white head. Nose - tonnes of toffee plus some cake. Maybe some biscuity spice. Taste - spiced, fruit cake with a load of toffee still. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy texture. Dry-ish finish considering all the toffee notes. Overall - decent. More of a bitter than a golden ale. Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Theydon_Bois	2.6 Tirril Borrowdale Bitter Panda to home, thanks to SHIG, 29/07/20. Lightly hazed amber with a decent egg shell white cap formed of bubbles. Nose is biscuit crumbs, brown bread, stewed fruits, light caramel. Taste comprises brown bread, caramel wafer, dried fruits, straw. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so offering ... on the thin side all round. Friday, July 31, 2020
Theydon_Bois	3.1 Tirril Old Faithful Panda to home, thanks to SHIG, 29/07/20. Light haze on a golden pour with a moderate off white cap. Nose is apple skin, grass, toasted malts, melon, phenols. Taste comprises stewed fruits, grass, hint of toffee apple, hint of peach, light breads. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Fine for the style. Wednesday, July 29, 2020
SHIG	2.3 Tirril Borrowdale Bitter Bottle shared with Grumbo: Poured a carbonated amber orange with a tan frothy head. Aroma is light malty. Taste is just okay malts, blandish with a bitterish finish. Saturday, July 25, 2020
SHIG	3.4 Tirril Old Faithful Bottle shared with Grumbo: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma perfume fruit, grain. Taste is bitter, fruity, floral, apples, malty. Saturday, July 25, 2020
SHIG	3.2 Tirril Windermere IPA Bottle share with Grumbo: Poured a golden with a tan head. Aroma is malty, citrus. Taste bitter hoppy, malty backbone. Saturday, July 25, 2020
SHIG	3.2 Tirril Premium Pilsner Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear golden with white head. Aroma is citrus, grainy. Taste is more citrus, zesty, grainy, some astringent. Saturday, July 25, 2020
SHIG	2.8 Tirril Ullswater Blonde Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with lots of carbonation. Aroma is soured grain. Taste is nice refreshing grain, light bitter and toffee mix. Saturday, July 25, 2020
Grumbo	2.7 Tirril Borrowdale Bitter 25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours clear pale amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Light aroma of caramel, malt, hops and fruit. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Not much to it/ Saturday, July 25, 2020
Grumbo	3.4 Tirril Old Faithful 25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours clear pale golden amber with a small frothy off-white head leaving nice lacing. Aroma is fruity, citrus, caramel, floral, and little stewed. Medium sweetness and light bitterness with a touch of tart. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Fruit strudel finish. Sweet, but I quite liked that about this one, which was the best of their 5 at the bottle share. Saturday, July 25, 2020
Grumbo	3.2 Tirril Premium Pilsner 25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, grain, hops, grass, cereal. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Crisp and quite drinkable. Saturday, July 25, 2020
Grumbo	2.8 Tirril Ullswater Blonde 25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours clear very pale golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, fruit, grain, slight sour notes and a little apple. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Light body, watery texture average carbonation. Least appealing of the Tirril's shared. Saturday, July 25, 2020
Grumbo	3.1 Tirril Windermere IPA 25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours clear dark gold with a small bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma of hops, malt, citrus fruit, touch of caramel and biscuit. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Saturday, July 25, 2020
danlo	3.2 Tirril Windermere IPA 500ml bottle from Beergb. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toffee, fruity. Taste is sweet malty, caramel, toffee with some tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable Wednesday, July 15, 2020
danlo	3.2 Tirril Premium Pilsner 500ml bottle. Gluten Free from BeerGB. Golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of malt, corn grain, citrus, hop. Taste is sweetish, malt, corn, grainy, toffee, with alittle citrus, straw and grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. Quite OK Monday, July 13, 2020
AshtonMcCobb	3.2 Tirril Windermere IPA Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - golden amber, decent lacing. Nose - lemon and caramel. Taste - more of the same. Pronounced biscuits this time, too. Palate - crunchy texture, close to medium bodied. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - solid enough. Thursday, June 11, 2020
danlo	3 Tirril Ullswater Blonde 500ml bottle from beergb. Gluten Free. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of malt, grains, metallic hop. Taste is malt, grainy, alittle biscuit, with some fruity hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry metallic bitter finish. Quite OK Friday, May 29, 2020
AshtonMcCobb	3.1 Tirril Premium Pilsner Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance -- hazy yellow. Thin head. Nose - corn, slight citrus and Saaz spice. Taste - corn and honey this time. Palate - light bodied creamy texture. Dry-ish finish. The nose is fresher than the taste. Overall - decent. Wednesday, May 20, 2020