Fellows Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.2 Fellows Full English Cask Handpump at GBBF 2014, Kensington Olympia 14/08/2014 Big malt aroma. Amber coloured fruity and a little bitter. Finish is slightly rich on the palate. Wednesday, June 29, 2022
DJMonarch	3.4 Fellows Balmy Fellow Cask Stillage at Nottingham Beer Festival 2012, Nottingham Castle 12/10/2012 Fruit and malt aromas. Mid brown coloured and rich on the palate with some alcohol present. Fruity with a bitter and slightly peppery malt finish. Sunday, March 20, 2022
jjsint	3.6 Fellows Old Fellow Burton Ale Dark brown, opaque and very, very flat. Aroma of soy, brandy, soot, espresso. Bittersweet taste with strong sarsaparilla and cinnamon notes. Finishes sour with a flat oily body. Some more apothecary notes in the finish. Very drinkable and with surprising complexity. Wednesday, May 24, 2017
mrtmrt	3 Fellows Old Fellow IPA Wednesday, June 1, 2016
jjsint	3.1 Fellows Old Fellow IPA Gravity cask at the 2016 Cambridge Beer Festival. Golden/honey brown, clear with a bit of white head around the edge of the glass. Smell has papaya with some basement odours... not what I expected. The astringent bitterness of the taste lifts it a bit. Bitterness stays throughout the long finish. A very English IPA at a very North American intensity. Sounds good on paper but doesn’t quite work in my opinion. Worth trying all the same. Wednesday, May 25, 2016
chriso	2 Fellows Old Fellow IPA Monday, October 12, 2015
FatPhil	3.4 Fellows Old Fellow Double Stout Gravicask (CWAF2015) Slightly sour aroma, a rich roast, but a little bit ashy and dry. Pleasant stout, but just a bit flawed I dare say. Anna gets plums. On the fruity side, I get blackcurrant in the aroma. The finish is a lovely rich burnt roast, which makes it worthwhile. Nice. Wednesday, July 15, 2015
fonefan	2.8 Fellows Full English Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Fellows Full English ]. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, nuty, caramel, wood, toffee - butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, earthy nutty bitter, malt bitter, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140814] Saturday, July 4, 2015
jjsint	3.5 Fellows Old Fellow Double Stout Gravity cask at Cambridge Winter Ales Festival 2015. Very, very dark brown. Nary a sliver of light getting through this little chap. Smells of naked alcohol, single estate dark chocolate, charcoal. A shadow of Scandinavian salt liquorice. Bittersweet, chocolately and slightly herby taste. Spicy bitterness in the finish. Bitter hop aftertaste. Flat and a trifle sludgey. A tongue-coater of a stout. Dangerously drinkable. Friday, January 23, 2015
yespr	2.9 Fellows Full English From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and breadish. Dry dark malty. Bitter, dry and toasted malty. Ends bitter and slight herbal. Saturday, December 27, 2014
anders37	3.2 Fellows Full English Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a dark amber ruby color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish. Thursday, December 4, 2014
AndySnow	3.2 Fellows Full English How: Cask. Where: GBBF 2014. Appearance: Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma: Caramel, malt, nuts. Body: Medium body, low carbonation. Flavour: Nuts, caramel. Saturday, October 4, 2014
chriso	1 Fellows Full English Monday, September 15, 2014
alovelydrop	3 Fellows Full English Thursday, August 21, 2014
Benzai	2.8 Fellows Full English Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Clear rusty amber color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, (Dutch) koffiekoekje, lightly twigs, a touch of caramel and lightly bitter. Average body and carbonation. Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Ferris	3.4 Fellows Full English Cask - Toffee and twig. Clear maroon with a small beige head. Toast, toffee and some twig. Well balanced and nice. Thursday, August 14, 2014
chriso	3 Fellows Balmy Fellow Thursday, July 31, 2014
chriso	3 Fellows Pepys' Ink Thursday, July 31, 2014
fonefan	2.8 Fellows Balmy Fellow Cask (gravity) @ Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2013, at the University Social Club, Mill Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England CB2 1RX. Light unclear medium to dark red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, berry. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, toffee, caramel, berry tart. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130119] Saturday, August 24, 2013
Eltes	3 Fellows Cambridge Fellow Friday, June 21, 2013
FatPhil	3 Fellows Full English Gravicask (CWAF2013, Thurs) A bit watery. Very fruity, a little sharp. Dryness and sharpness sum up the palate. Finish, however, is fruity. But too drying. Monday, January 28, 2013
FatPhil	3.2 Fellows Pepys' Ink Gravicask (CWAF2013, Fri) Aroma of toasted marshmallows. Sweet, but also a little sharp. Taste also sharp, and burnt, but not astringent. Left me disappointed. Wednesday, January 23, 2013
maeib	3.6 Fellows Pepys' Ink Cask conditioned gravity dispense Elysian Winter Beer Festival 2013 12/01/13. A black beer with a grey bubbly head. A very dry burnt stout. Fairly thin but very stouty in terms of flavour profile. Really burnt. Saturday, January 19, 2013
imdownthepub	2.8 Fellows Full English Cask conditioned at Cambridge Winter Ales Festival ’13. Amber with no head. This had a staleish note to it initially, malty dry and slightly bitter yes, but musty too. Probably not at its best. Saturday, January 19, 2013
imdownthepub	2.5 Fellows Pepys' Ink Cask conditioned at Cambridge Winter Ales Festival ’13. Black with no head. This was very fruity tart from the off, dry and with a chalky, mineral flavour to it. A really odd beer and unfortunately not to my taste. Saturday, January 19, 2013
MartinWard	4 Fellows Pepys' Ink Monday, November 26, 2012
thepegjett	2.7 Fellows Cambridge Fellow A - light citrus and wheat A - golden with frothy head T - light sweet P - thin to mid O - ehhh.... Saturday, March 10, 2012
thepegjett	2.9 Fellows Full English A - fruity with roasted caramel A - dark copper with little to no head T - sweet P - mid O - ehh... Thursday, February 23, 2012
Benjii	3 Fellows Balmy Fellow On cask at the Ely Winter Beer Festival, 2012. Pours a golden colour with a thin white head. A yeasty aroma with caramel and alcohol. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and a dry finish. Mildly bitter. OK. Saturday, February 18, 2012
FatPhil	3.1 Fellows Balmy Fellow Cask (CWAF2012, Friday) Copper. Mineral aroma. Slightly sweet old ale fingerprint too. Major minerals in the mouth. Slightly drying, more so as you drink it. Does have some roast that builds. Disappointed me a bit, the minerals were too imposing. Thursday, February 16, 2012
FatPhil	3.3 Fellows Cambridge Fellow Cask (CWAF2012) Aroma has honey and floral notes, and with uplifting hops. Taste is woody, quit tangy. Finish has some mashiness and also woodiness. Nice. Friday, February 3, 2012
thepegjett	2 Fellows Jolly Fellow A - apple and sour fruit A - amber with thin head T - sour with unpleasent bitter P - mid O - not great Thursday, January 5, 2012
thepegjett	2.9 Fellows Balmy Fellow A - caramel with fruit A - mid brown no head T - light sweet and roasted light bitter P - mid to full O - alright Saturday, December 17, 2011
hughie	3.3 Fellows Jolly Fellow Cask, gravity, at 34th Bedford Real Ale and Cider Festival. Served to be by a lady whose name tag informed me her surname was ’Mudd’. I really wanted to say, ’So, your name is Mudd.’ But I didn’t dare, and it would have been quite offensive. Reddish amber. Buttery aroma and slightly buttery malt taste which I have to confess I rather like. Sharp bitter finish. Saturday, October 8, 2011
thepegjett	2.2 Fellows Gulping Fellow A - Coffee and wheat A - Gold with thin head T - Sour with thin head P - Medium O - ehhh..... Friday, October 7, 2011
Benjii	3.8 Fellows Burton Snatch On cask at the 10th Annual Townhouse Beer Festival in Ely. A golden ale with a lacy white head. Lovely hoppy aroma of fresh cut grass and pine. Big pine flavour with grassy hops, hay, toffee and caramel. Quite resinous and a little dry. Monday, July 11, 2011
maeib	2.9 Fellows Festival Mild Cask conditioned gravity dispense Northants Beer Festival 2011. A chestnut coloured beer with an off-white ring of head. Rum and rasin notes in the over sweet nose. Sweet licorice in the mouth with rum and raisin again. A bit ott with too much sweetness and alcohol really. Monday, May 30, 2011
FatPhil	3 Fellows Clever Fellow Cask (Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2011) Bright orange. Must be mushrooms in my head! Not much aroma, a bit of general hops. Slightly watery taste, again just nondesctipt bitter hops and a bit bland. Doesn’t get better on swallowing. Mushroom comment implies this might not have been on top form. Thursday, March 31, 2011
FatPhil	2.9 Fellows Gulping Fellow Gravicask (Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2010) Mid orange, loose head. Mildly lactic aroma, but mostly grainy. Slightly sweet, shrooms, minerally taste. Palate drying and acidic perhaps, chemical. Felt that there was a good beer behind the flaws, though, and rated it a little charitably. Saturday, March 26, 2011
chriso	2.6 Fellows Gulping Fellow Cask (gravity dispense). Beer #7 at Cambridge Winter Beer Festival on 21 January 2011. Amber colour. Something not quite right here. Green apple and moist, worty malt suggested this wasn’t in top nick. A shame because this was my first sighting of this new brewery. Flagged for re-rate. Default score in the meantime. Wednesday, February 9, 2011