Neath Ales Reviews

DJMonarch	3.2 Neath Gold Cask Handpump at GBBF 2013, Kensington Olympia 15/08/2013 Floral hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured bitter and hoppy with a hint of dryness in a grainy malt finish. Monday, June 6, 2022
downender	3.1 Neath Welsh Amber Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Swansea Beer Festival 25/8/2018. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish malts, a trace of citrus character and a pleasantly bitter finish. Ok. Thursday, September 6, 2018
The_Osprey	3.5 Neath Abbey Ale Dec 2017 - 500ml bottle at home in Wales on Boxing Day. As 'Neath Abbey Ale', 4.2%. Pours a dark amber, translucent, very lightly sparkling, small off-white head leaves light lacing. Aroma is teacake, gummy sweets, faint tangerine and pineapple. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste again has some pineapple notes, little pine, gummy sweets, background sugary rounded malts - some salted rusk. Pretty good actually. Well balanced, drinkable, modern. The best Neath beer I've had by a margin. [Admin note - 'Neath Abbey' relates to the place, not the beer style, which should be changed] (6-4-7-4-14=3.5) Tuesday, December 26, 2017
The_Osprey	2.9 Neath Welsh Amber Dec 2017 - 500ml bottle at home in Blaendulais as 'Neath Welsh Amber', 4.5%, BB Feb 2019. Dark amber orange, translucent, lightly sparkling, small foamy off-white head. Aroma is airy, biscuity, crackers, faint citrus. Body is smooth and rounded with soft to low carbonation. Taste is sugary, biscuity, light rusk, watery, touch buttery, sawdust in the finish. Fine stuff if a little watery and plain. Easy to drink. (4-4-5-4-12=2.9) Sunday, December 24, 2017
The_Osprey	3 Neath Dewi Sant Cask HP at Swansea Beer Festival 2016, Brangwyn Hall. As ’Neath Dewi Sant’, 4.8%. Golden yellow, translucent, still with a foamy white head. Aroma is crumpet, sugary. Body is smooth with low carbonation. Taste is watery malt, white sugar, thin honey. Barman said it tastes like lighter fluid but for me it’s just watery malt. I actually thought it was OK in a simple grainy way. Monday, August 29, 2016
47574xeCD	3.1 Neath Firebrick Racked Cask at Stourbridge Beer Festival 16/04/15 Hazy gold pour with white covering. Standard bitter, easy drinking with a malty caramel and toffee taste and nose. Friday, April 24, 2015
oh6gdx	3.7 Neath Black Bottled. Deep rubyish copper colour, close to black with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is smoked wet wood, some slight liquorice, mild herbal and grassy notes. Flavour is chocolate,some smoked wet wood, a bit earthy and herbal notes along with some ashy notes. Nice malty body to it as well, giving it a pleasant filling palate. Wednesday, February 25, 2015
fonefan	3 Neath Gold Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Neath Gold ]. Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, light yeasty, UK yeast, earthy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, UK yeast, fruity, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130815] Saturday, February 7, 2015
jjsint	3.2 Neath Dewi Sant Cask at the Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Mid-gold with a hint of orange. Smells of wheat and sweat, with an agreeable floral backdrop. Bittersweet taste the holds its own up to the bitter and slightly salty/umami (think seawater) finish. An enjoyable beer but - hmmm. A bit ’wrong’ around the edges. Monday, February 2, 2015
ManVsBeer	2.7 Neath Firebrick Wakefield Beer Festival. Hazy deep amber with a thin head. Has a malty nose with a slightly sweetened but still malty taste with a more grainy aftertaste. Friday, November 7, 2014
martynhall20	2.9 Neath Firebrick Bottle. Very small head, fades to nothing. Dark brown colour, hint of amber, hazy. Weak orange and very light spice aroma. Nicely balanced sweet / bitter taste. Very little carbonation. Bitter aftertaste, but finishes abruptly. Refreshing, but a bit bland. Thursday, September 18, 2014
martynhall20	2.7 Neath Gold Bottle. Gold colour, hazy. Very light carbonation. Thin white head even whilst pouring, but what little head does remain. Ripe fruit aroma, definitely peaches as the review below mentions. Bitter, very light sweetness. Thin texture. Very long and bitter finish. A decent beer. Monday, August 25, 2014
The_Osprey	3.3 Neath Darkwater Bottle in T-Bone’s Cimla. I assumed that this beer would already be on Ratebeer and so I’m afraid that the ABV may be slightly off but it’s definitely around 6.2-6.5%. Pours black with absolutely no head at all. Smell - toned down, some smoke coming through. Body - medium to light, smooth rather than foamy, low carbonation. Taste is ashy, slight mint, toffee, all toned down. The bottle vaguely says that it is made with a ’single hop variety’. Tasted a bit like sorachi ace to me, and I’d be interested to know what they used. Not bad overall. Tuesday, December 24, 2013
newm	3 Neath Black Tuesday, December 17, 2013
niquillis	3 Neath Firebrick On cask at Smiths Arms, Neath Abbey. Pours mid brown. Skunk start but more caramel as it went on. A little thin but OK. Sunday, November 24, 2013
DruncanVeasey	3 Neath Afan Gold Cask handpull, Cambridge Blue, Cambridge, 24/09/13. Soapy floral hop up top, good clean rasp of bitterness softened with biscuit finish. Orange gold loosely crowned with froth. Nose woodland, sweet veg, slight nuttiness. Average. Wednesday, October 2, 2013
ManVsBeer	2.7 Neath Afan Gold Burnley Beer Festival. Golden, no head. Has a malt-grain aroma and taste and a medium-high bitterness. Friday, September 6, 2013
yespr	3 Neath Gold From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light peachy and citrusy. Mild toasted malty, bitter, grassy to light citrusy. Bitter and dry finish. Thursday, August 15, 2013
omhper	2.4 Neath Green Bullet Bottled. Hazy deep golden, rich head. Citric nose. Sweet malt builds a relatively slim body. The cops come out more resiny than aromatic, there are notes of sulphur. Severely bitter finish. A bit sharp and aggressive. Sunday, September 16, 2012
omhper	3 Neath Firebrick Bottled. Almost clear amber, rich firm head. Aroma of sourdough and viola. Mid sweet with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with notes of canteloupe. Low-medium bitterness. Sunday, September 16, 2012
chriso	3 Neath Deliverance Cask (handpump) at the Spotted Dog, Brighton, Welsh beer festival on 1 March 2012. Amber colour. Slight haze. Fairly straightforward best bitter. Quite fruity, with a sprinkling of herbal hop. Not bad, in a middle of the road sort of way, but nothing really grabbed the attention. Solid enough drinking. Monday, May 28, 2012
Halfafudgecake	3.5 Neath Witch Hunter Nutty, fruity bitter, drank from cask at pub a few miles away from the brewery. One of Neath Ales’ best efforts so far. Monday, April 2, 2012
harrisoni	3 Neath Gold Cask handpull at White Cliffs BF 2012. Clear gold lasting thin white head. Malt and hop mix aroma. Yes moderate hop moderate malt to support it. Not huge. Not showy. Competent. Its fine if nothing exceptional. Tastes like a Summer Lightning wannabe Friday, February 3, 2012
fonefan	3.3 Neath Green Bullet Cask (gravity) @ GWBCF2011 - Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival, Cardiff Interantional Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Wales. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, citrus grass, light grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110616] Sunday, July 24, 2011
oh6gdx	3.2 Neath Green Bullet Cask@GWBCF2011. Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is wood, quite sweet frutiy and floral notes along with some bready and caramel malty. Flavour is bready malts, biscuits as well as some crisp maltyness mixed with grassy, floral and mildly fruity hops. Also has some slight yeasty notes in it, but still is refreshing and quite nice session beer, even though being a bit high in the ABV. Monday, July 18, 2011
Gary	3.4 Neath Abbey Ale (bottle conditioned) headless murky dark swampy brown ....they go on about 3 types of malts , but i mostly got a chocolaty roast character ; and some dark tart fruit . Got some things going for it , not sure i’d list this a ’belgian ale’ as whoever entered this has. Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Gary	3 Neath Firebrick (bottle conditioned) Dull bronze, malty , fruity hoppy nose . Notes of fruity hop bitterness, husky biscuty sweetness maltiness..some orange notes..toffee . Plesant. Saturday, February 26, 2011
harrisoni	2.4 Neath Witch Hunter Cask gravity at St Albans BF 2010. Deep copper brwon colour. Hazy. Farty yeast aroma. Not much condition. Some malt flavour, but mostly not a very good bitter in not great condition. Monday, January 24, 2011
Gary	3.4 Neath Black (bottle conditioned). Dark malts jumped out at me in 3D in the nose...tart cherries ,i reckon too. beige head was fast to die above a glass of blackness -with pieces of sediment swimming around. These flavours show rich black malts , with chocolaty roast .hop resiny bitterness ..some ashy chalk ..oil . And a cutting subtle sour edge. This stout is pretty flavourful and compact. Monday, January 10, 2011
harrisoni	2.9 Neath Black Cask at St Albans BF 2010. Black, dark brown edges. Touch of fruit, bit of tarry blackcurrant. OK. Friday, December 31, 2010
maeib	2.2 Neath Witch Hunter Cask Conditioned Gravity Dispense St Albans BF 2010. A hazy muddy chestnut coloured beer with no head. The aroma is fruity with nutty notes. Shallow fruits in the mouth and fustiness. Ordinary. Monday, October 11, 2010
maeib	3.6 Neath Black Cask Conditioned Gravity Dispense St Albans BF 2010. A near black headless beer with a smoky fishy oily aroma. Fruity smoky and roasty in the mouth. A nice stouty beer. Thursday, October 7, 2010
downender	3 Neath Firebrick On gravity at the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 10/06/10. This normally bottle beer was produced in cask form for the festival. It was a fairly standard amber bitter, with a touch of orange hop and cereal malts, before a moderately bitter finish. Ok. Friday, June 11, 2010