Rockin' Robin Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.2 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask Handpump at GBBF 2017, Kensington Olympia 11/08/2017 Floral aroma. Thick white head. Bronze coloured with berry fruit flavours. Dry bitter and grainy malt finish. Saturday, September 24, 2022
fonefan	3.3 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Rockin' Robin RPA ]. ABV: 3.9%. Clear medium orange - amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity hops, pale malt, fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171014] 6-3-7-3-14 Sunday, November 10, 2019
fonefan	3 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin ]. Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, toasted, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, caramel, toasted, light fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170809] Monday, April 15, 2019
Theydon_Bois	3 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask at GBBF '18, day 4, 10/08/18. Pale golden blonde with a decent off white cap. Nose is mellow citric peel, sraw, grass, airy malts. Taste comprises pale malts, crackers, lemon rind, breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Ok golde. Sunday, August 12, 2018
planky84	3 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask at the Bitter End Bar, Bromley. Amber pour, no head. Nose of toffee, caramel, light fruit. Flavours of toffee, sweet malt, splash of baked apple. Not bad. Sunday, April 1, 2018
davyfraewelling	4.4 Rockin' Robin Blizzard Of Oz Definitely the best to come out of Rockin’Robin. Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The_Osprey	3.2 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin August 2017 - Cask, handpull, at GBBF 2017, Kensington Olympia. As 'Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin'. Golden orange, clear and still, foamy white head. Aroma is crackers, biscuit, musty apple pie. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is apple, fig biscuit, sugary, some salted rusk. OK bitter. (5-4-6-4-13=3.2) Friday, October 6, 2017
davyfraewelling	3.9 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Superb condition easy drinking Bitter Saturday, September 16, 2017
mR_fr0g	2.8 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 5. 12/08/2017. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet nutty malts, apple,. Flavour is composed of dried malts, dusty malts, apple, simple. Palate is semi sweet nutty, lowish carbonation. Ok. Saturday, August 12, 2017
Grumbo	3.7 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. 3.7% abv. Pours clear dark amber with a lasting creamy/bubbly off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral, hoppy, malty with light caramel. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Finish is dry and fruity. Very good for a <4% beer. Friday, August 11, 2017
Beerhunter111	3.3 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 2. A clear dark golden beer with a mid sized most good lasting off-white head. Aroma toasted malt, wheat, nuts. Taste of nutty hops, toasted malt, wheat. Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Mr_Pink_152	2.8 Rockin' Robin Mildly Rockin' Tried at the Flying Boat (JDW), Dartford. Deep ruby colour with a thin tan head, Light malty and fruit aroma and taste that was a touch sour. Medium body. Wednesday, August 9, 2017
leaparsons	3.4 Rockin' Robin Portly Robin Cask, The Tap and Barrel, Wigston. Very dark brown with a thin head. Sweet toffee and molasses with herbal, fatty cola. Light chocolate with mellow coffee. Creamy notes. Dark berry fruitiness. Hints of mint. Dry roasted finish. Pretty good. Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Mr_Pink_152	2.9 Rockin' Robin Robin RedBest Tried at the Hop & Barley, Lincoln. Amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma light caramel malts and fruity taste light sweet. Light body and easy to drink. Thursday, April 6, 2017
SamVimes21	3.1 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask @ Coventry beer festival,amber with a thin white head with light hops and slight herbal taste leaving a bitter aftertaste with herbal feel to it nice. Saturday, March 18, 2017
harrisoni	3.5 Rockin' Robin Portly Robin Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2017. Black beer lasting tan head. Some chocolate. A little fruit some warmth. Its ok actually. Decent. Decent dry porter. Chocolate. One of the few beers i drank a whole half of. Saturday, February 4, 2017
Mr_Pink_152	3.3 Rockin' Robin Blizzard Of Oz Tried on tap at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Deep ruby brown colour with a pale tan head. Fruity, light malt aroma with a touch of toffee. Taste is light sweet to bid fruity finish. Medium body. Friday, January 6, 2017
hohops	3.1 Rockin' Robin Really Rockin' Cask. Pours amber, with a thick slightly creamy head. Aroma- malty, dark fruit hints, blackberries. Taste- lots of malt, hints of rye, slightly watery mouthfeel, fruity finish. Not bad. Sunday, June 5, 2016
hohops	3 Rockin' Robin Mildly Rockin' Appearance is coca-cola caramel, with a small beige head. Aroma- chocolate hints, raisiny malt. Taste- soft chocolate, dark malts, trace of milky coffee. Some caramel in there too. Wednesday, June 1, 2016
minty99	4 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Wednesday, April 27, 2016
harrisoni	3 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2016, bottled and then drunk at home. Clear gold no head. It’s an ok tropical fruit average golden ale. OK forget the condition, this does have some tropical fruit. some hop bite kick on the finish. Decent mango flavour. Not amazing, but some sweet sticky tropical fruit. Friday, March 25, 2016
harrisoni	3.5 Rockin' Robin Stoutly Robin Cask gravity at Planet Thanet Easter BF 2016. Black beer lasting tan head. Some charcoal. But it’s more a juicy stout than a dry roasty stout. So more blackcurrant blackberry. Decent condition and temperature. Some dryness on the finish. So charcoal smoke upfront then juicy dark fruits after. Decent. Friday, March 25, 2016
anders37	2.9 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Cask @ GBBF 2015. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty spicy weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy finish. Sunday, March 20, 2016
imdownthepub	3.5 Rockin' Robin Portly Robin Cask conditioned at The King’s Head, Leicester. Very dark brown with cream head. Quite a sweetish Porter, fruity and reasonably smooth. There is a flavour of dates or prunes then sweeter berries. Reasonably full. Pretty decent. Monday, March 14, 2016
harrisoni	2.8 Rockin' Robin Peacemaker Cask handpull at County Hotel Ashford jdw. Clear dark brown colour lasting beige head. brown malty aroma. Some condition in mouth. Bit watery. Some fruity malt vague hop on finish. Malty. OK if dull. Monday, February 29, 2016
fonefan	2.8 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Rockin Robin Rock A Hula ]. Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, malt sweet, fruity, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150812] Thursday, December 31, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Rockin' Robin RPA Wednesday, December 23, 2015
rlgk	3.3 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula At Great British Beer Festival 2015, Day 2. Clear yellow/golden beer with a small offwhite head. Malty bready aroma, citrus, floral notes. Malty caramel flavor, spicy, hay, some grapes. Ok beer. Saturday, August 22, 2015
chriso	2 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Monday, August 17, 2015
madmitch76	3.3 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula 12th August 2015 GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear fold beer, thin white head. Palate is light and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Clean pale malts. Dry floralness. Mild orange and lemon peel, getting bitter. Light dry finish. Bitter peel lingers on. Not bad. Sunday, August 16, 2015
Leighton	3.5 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Cask at GBBF 2015, day 4 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a lasting frothy white head. The nose holds grainy pale malts, some damp hay, pale bread. Light sweet flavor with more pale bread, some ripe lemon, rind, grain, bitter hay and grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Pretty well balanced to finish, with more bread, pale grain, hay, lemon rind. Good stuff. Very drinkable. Friday, August 14, 2015
cgarvieuk	3.2 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula Cask at GBBF 2015.. Golden. zezty fruits nose.. Dry zezty fruits.. Light bitter... Light lemon Wednesday, August 12, 2015
yespr	3.1 Rockin' Robin Rock A Hula From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and sligh toasted malty. Bitter, light fruity. Mild bitter and slight fruity finish. Wednesday, August 12, 2015
imdownthepub	2.8 Rockin' Robin Reckless Robin Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Amber with white head. This had a pretty full on boiled vegetable, mashed cereal character. Thin and slightly watery. Really pretty dull. Monday, April 13, 2015
imdownthepub	3.2 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Gold with white head. This is a light, relatively thinnish, simple bitter. Cereal malty notes, slightly powdery on the palate, a little boiled vegetable, caramel notes. There is a bittering hop note later on. It’s okay if a little too simple. Monday, April 13, 2015
harrisoni	3.2 Rockin' Robin Robin RedBest Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2015. Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. English hop aroma. It’s a solid malty twiggy brown bitter. I rather liked it. Solid simple but well done. Some hedgerow on the spicy hop finish. Saturday, April 4, 2015
hohops	3 Rockin' Robin Robin RedBest Cask. Amber, a one finger foamy white head. Malty, slightly fruity aroma. Fruity undertones, bitter hops, a bitter, fairly long finish. Thursday, November 6, 2014
SaintMatty	3.6 Rockin' Robin Hoppin Robin Cask (Nottingham Beer Festival 2014) - Amber in colour. Apricot, sultanas and some hoppiness in the aroma. Biscuity and nicely balanced taste with notes of peach, apricot and toffee. Wednesday, November 5, 2014
harrisoni	3.1 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask gravity at Bexley BF 2014. Clear amber thin lacing. Hoppy herby aroma. Ok golden ale. Decent bitterness. Sunday, June 1, 2014
Gary	3.3 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask. Floral hops; caramel and biscuits nose : a cooper colour. I like the rich hop texture that resides. Apple caramel butterscotch notes. More hop vibrant than typical bitters. Friday, May 9, 2014
kwik-lime	2.8 Rockin' Robin RPA Cask at the Flowerpot beer festival in Maidstone. Solid bitter with a nice balance, grassy hops but a bit sweet for my tastes. Sunday, September 1, 2013
harrisoni	2.5 Rockin' Robin Reckless Robin 4.4% Cask gravity at Tenterden BF 2013. Dark brown no head rubber on aroma ok malt in mouth. Not great no real hop. Sunday, June 16, 2013
harrisoni	2.7 Rockin' Robin Hoppin Robin Cask gravity at Tenterden BF 2013. Dark copper clear thin head hoppy but bit of rubber too. hops are good and bitter. Some toffee. Saturday, June 15, 2013
chriso	3.1 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask (gravity dispense) at Egham Beer Festival, November 2012. I probably didn’t do this any favours by trying it after a run a quite powerful dark beers. Quite fruity and moderately bitter in an earthy, quite traditional vein. Fine but didn’t make a huge impact. Saturday, December 8, 2012
chriso	3 Rockin' Robin Hoppin Robin Cask (handpump) at Egham Beer Festival, November 2012. Amber colour. Decent condition. Perfectly acceptable session bitter - solid but unspectacular. Entirely fit for purpose but a bit low on excitement. Could use a more robust hop profile. Saturday, December 8, 2012
chriso	2.7 Rockin' Robin Mildly Rockin' Cask (handpump) at Egham Beer Festival, November 2012. Dark tawny colour. Rather clammy malt aroma. Didn’t seem in tip top condition - maybe a bit green with unripe apple notes in the flavour. Drinkable but could be better. Flagged for re-rate. Saturday, December 8, 2012
anders37	2.9 Rockin' Robin Reliant Robin Cask gravity @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Sweetish malty caramel flavor. has a sweetish malty caramel finish. Tuesday, December 4, 2012
anders37	3 Rockin' Robin Hoppin Robin Cask @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty weak hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish malty weak hoppy finish. Sunday, December 2, 2012
anders37	3 Rockin' Robin Mildly Rockin' Cask @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty weak smoky caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor. has a slightly roasted malty caramel finish. Sunday, December 2, 2012
Theydon_Bois	2.9 Rockin' Robin Hoppin Robin Gravity at the 13th Egham BF @ EUSC - 15/11/12. Slightly hazed mid amber with a thin off white head that clears to the edges. Nose is caramel malts, light hops - not a lot doing here. Taste is light caramel malts, a little fruit and hops, bready/biscuity kind of mash up. Light medium body a bit on the thin side. Boring. Wednesday, November 28, 2012