Wood Street Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3 Wood Street Liberty Cask Handpump at Railway, Wellington Road North, Stockport 30/05/2015 Floral hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity with hints of dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish. Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Jerseyislandbeer	2.7 Wood Street Gingko Biloba Old rating from Dec 2014 - From the cask, pours caramel with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, grapefruit, citrus, earth & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish Saturday, February 27, 2021
AshtonMcCobb	3.6 Wood Street Ebony Stout Bottle from Appleyards Deli. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - caramel with a touch of chocolate at the back. Taste - dark chocolate and molasses. A touch of honeycomb. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a balanced dry finish. Overall - loads of depth for a fairly low ABV. Sunday, April 10, 2016
Rune	3 Wood Street Maple Cask at Lion and Key. Crocheted lacing from a fading white head. Close to clear golden body. Fresh fruity aromas. Similar taste character of juicy fruits and apricot. Semi-sweet finish. Refreshing (shared with Finn, Hull 25.11.2015). Sunday, December 6, 2015
Finn	2.6 Wood Street Maple Fra cask på Lion & Key Hull 25 Nov 15. Delt med Rune. Lys aprikosfarget. Lettere uklar. Filmskum. Tynn lacing. Litt parfymert aroma. Smaken godt moden fersken. Tørr etttersmak. Friday, December 4, 2015
garethmanuel	3 Wood Street Ebony Stout Wednesday, October 14, 2015
RichTheVillan	3.3 Wood Street Hazel Cask at the Wellington; clear golden amber pour with a bubbly off white head, fruity aroma with a hint of caramel, taste has a hint of tangerine, toffee, some honey, ok bitterness. Saturday, July 4, 2015
stravale	3.2 Wood Street Hazel Cask @ Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield [110615] Amber, clear, creamy white head Aroma of soft sweet light caramel malts Taste of soft caramel, dab of toffee, soft fruity malts, some fruity caramel, nice delicate flavours Palate - Medium body, smooth, light sweet, slightly sticky, good mouthfeel. Finish as main flavour. Overall - Light flavours but quite decent. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Mr_Pink_152	3 Wood Street Roughbush Tried at the Threekingham beer festival. Pale gold colour with a white head. Aroma has grassy and pine hops. Taste a touch grainy. Saturday, May 30, 2015
jmgreenuk	3.3 Wood Street Senator Cask at the Victoria, Birmingham. Poured a clear brown colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is dry yeast, malt, light fruit. The flavour is light sweet, light bitter with a smooth chewy malt, light resin hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Thursday, May 14, 2015
Garrold	3 Wood Street Liberty Cask. Roebuck, Sheffield...and then I went to work, once I’d crawled (literally) out of the boozer. I’m shit at pool, but good at being a jammy bastard. The taxi driver got his full whack, the next morning, mind. Monday, May 11, 2015
Garrold	3.1 Wood Street Lemmon Cask. Roebuck, Sheffield. This is the boozer where I thought Joe was falling over after too many Bacardi and Cokes. It wasn’t him, though. It was me... Monday, May 11, 2015
ManVsBeer	2.4 Wood Street Blacklocust Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Black with a creamy off-white head. Crisp and easy drinking, but there’s hardly any flavour to it with only a small roasted malt aroma. Feels thin too. Wednesday, March 11, 2015
chriso	1 Wood Street Boojum Tuesday, March 10, 2015
chriso	1 Wood Street Pale Ale Tuesday, March 10, 2015
gegwilson	2.9 Wood Street Blacklocust Cask in the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield. Pours black with a thick cream head. Smooth roast malt flavour. Some sourness suggests this wasn’t in great condition, but none of this brewery’s beers that I tried were. Sunday, March 8, 2015
gegwilson	2.5 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask in the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield. Pours black with a tan head. Sour off flavours over rides the roast malt notes. Both beers from the brewery I tried were in pour condition. Not a pub or brewer I’ll be looking to revisit. Sunday, March 8, 2015
ladnewton	3.5 Wood Street Sassafras Cask at the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield on 13th February 2015. Crystal clear gold with white diminishing foam ring and initial lacing. Richly hoppy aroma with yeasty notes - cheese. Citric hops and fruitiness in-mouth. Very fruity finish with plenty of hops. Light, smooth mouthfeel, and light body for strength. Saturday, February 28, 2015
BeerViking	3.6 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask at the Magpie, black with a white head and hints of coffee and cocoa on the nose. Palate is dry-sweet with touches of cream and chocolate, and a faint tart wineyness. Good stuff. Friday, February 27, 2015
Rune	3 Wood Street Senator Cask at Babington Arms (JDW) in Derby, half pint. Filmy layer, fair lacing, mahogany coloured body. Caramel and touch of resin on the nose. Similar taste of resinous hops and mild dark malts. Medium bodied. Smooth and nice on the swallow. Drinking before the match at Pride Park Stadium (21.02.2015). Wednesday, February 25, 2015
planky84	3.2 Wood Street Senator Cask at Bar Fringe, Manchester. Chestnut coloured pour with an off-white head. Malt, cocoa, orchard fruit and toffee aroma. Lots of caramel and toffee in the flavour. Malt laden finish. Wednesday, February 18, 2015
christhoel	2.9 Wood Street Golden Larch floral, golden, clear, minimal head, light sweetness, medium body, average carbonation, wasn’t the best beer ive had from wood street to be honest Wednesday, February 11, 2015
christhoel	2.7 Wood Street Oldman's Beard a nice average beer nothing bad to say about it but also nothing great its ok its drinkable thats always a good place to start Thursday, January 22, 2015
Lowenbrau	3.4 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask @The Albion, Conwy, Wales. 15-08-2014. Nice creamy stout. Average stout appearance, subtle sour notes. Roasty, coffee aromas and flavours. Sunday, December 28, 2014
Garrold	2.6 Wood Street Oldman's Beard Bottle, courtesy of Sean at Beer Central. Cheers! Clear, ruby red. No head. Light, fruity, toffee malts. Some light, orangey hop. A bit bready. A bit spicy. Taste is fruity sweet. Some dryness. Light bitter at the end. Just about flat, that probably helps make this feel a bit oily. Finishes spicy dry. If this had any carbonation it could have been a nice beer. As it is, it’s a little hard work. Tuesday, December 16, 2014
ManVsBeer	3 Wood Street Oldman's Beard Cask @ Bar Fringe. Manchester. Dark copper-ruby with a creamy head. Medium to full bodied winter ale with very light winter fruits evident. There’s a bit of yeast in here too, certainly in its nose. Wednesday, December 10, 2014
christhoel	3.5 Wood Street Pale Ale citrus, pale, hazy, minimal head, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, flat, Bottle poured without a head really but tastes OK and a good beer for a session id say very basic in taste and colour but good Sunday, December 7, 2014
downender	3.3 Wood Street Ebony Stout Bottle. Jet black with a short-lived, beige, head. Plain chocolate, black coffee and liquorice aroma. Full-bodied in the mouth, with more chocolate, something slightly vegetal and a dryish, toasty finish. Good. Friday, December 5, 2014
imdownthepub	2.5 Wood Street Gingko Biloba Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Darkish amber with no head. This was a fusty, earthy beer with a distinct boiled vegetable character. Not sure what the Gingko Biloba link is, I wouldn’t imagine it is used in the brewing, but it certainly wasn’t a great beer. Saturday, November 29, 2014
Grumbo	4.1 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask at the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield, home of the Wood St. Brewery. A very dark brown colour with a creamy off-white head. Roasted chocolate aroma with plum, cherry, coffee and nut. Light sweetness, medium bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Much enjoyed. Brought bottles home which are almost as good as cask. Sunday, November 16, 2014
s_hartshorne	2.9 Wood Street Devils Walking Stick Cask time piece dewsbury jdw. Luminous green like some mad professors potion thin head. Aroma is fruity taste same light hop finish. First green beer I’ve ever had so extra point for that. Otherwise thoroughly disappointing! Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Jen81	3 Wood Street Devilwood Stout Friday, November 7, 2014
berkshirejohn	3.1 Wood Street Devilwood Stout Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Halloween Beer Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Pitch black with a ring of tan head; treacle aroma; sweet with a taste of figs and demerara sugar, and some coffee grounds; then a dry finish with a touch of spice. A good stout. Monday, November 3, 2014
SaintMatty	3.3 Wood Street Bitter Cask (Royal Blenheim, Oxford) - Amber in colour. Earthy hops and dried fruit in the aroma. Moderately bitter taste with earthy hops, grain and sultanas. Monday, August 18, 2014
zacgillbanks	3.3 Wood Street La Biere Bottle from The Wine Shop, Knaresborough. This is a very pale hazy straw coloured beer with orange cordial and lemon fruity flavours with a zesty, slight tart finish. Monday, July 7, 2014
DruncanVeasey	2.3 Wood Street Euptellea Gravity, Nuneaton and Beduth BF, 21/06/14. Thin buttery gruel of cereals. Headless blonde. Pale etiolated herb. Straw nose. Sunday, June 22, 2014
Fin	3.8 Wood Street Boojum Cask handpump at The Wellington, Bedford, Friday 23rd May 2014 we were in Bedford to see Teleman at Esquires. Light gold with filmy white head, wonderfully bitter. Quite lemony, plenty of attitude for such a moderatley low abv beer at just 4.2%. The initial sweetness soon gives over to some bitter lemon. A jolly nice beer in a good and thriving pub. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8 Saturday, May 24, 2014
DruncanVeasey	3.1 Wood Street Zelkova Schneider Cask handpull, The Crown, Nuneaton, 11/04/14. Misted bright gold with a loose white collar. Nose fresh curry leaf, turmeric root and cheddar. Fresh dried leaf; gooseberries, cats, green herbs, old limes and cheese spread. Just a fleck of cat food. Not clinically clean but interesting. Wednesday, April 16, 2014
ManVsBeer	3.9 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask @ White Lion, Heptonstall. Very dark with a off-white creamy head. Has a light roasted aroma with plenty of nut evident in its flavour and full-bodied. Tuesday, April 15, 2014
stravale	3.2 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask @ Hillsborough Hotel [200314] [From memory as notes lost] Black, dense tan head. Aroma was roasted, some dark fruits as I recall. Taste of roasted malts, dark fruits, slight chocolate, remember it as quite fruity, had a slightly odd hint though in there that was occasionally detectable. Body was light to medium, a bit thin. Not bad - I preferred the Red Buckeye on the day (which I did keep notes on the phone) Monday, March 24, 2014
stravale	3.3 Wood Street Red Buckeye Cask @ Hillsborough Hotel [200314] Caramel brown, thin dense beige head, some lacing Aroma of soft caramel fruits Taste of red berry fruits, fruity caramel, hedgerow fruits, redcurrant Palate - light body, little thin, light sweet fruity. Finish of smooth fruity malts, red berry finish Overall - Found this better than the stout Monday, March 24, 2014
madmitch76	2.5 Wood Street Honeylocust 9th March 2014 Light haze on this gold beer, good white head. Palate is light and crisp and semi dry. Light pale malt, dry. Dry floralness witha bit of a soapy edge. Whisper of citrus. Dry finish. Not working for me, too dry and skewed but it’s not terrible either. Saturday, March 15, 2014
imdownthepub	3.1 Wood Street Siamese Rough Bush Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Pale yellow straw with white head. This had a pine needle, slightly astringent flavour, resinous perhaps with a late bitterness. Not particularly balanced. Ok but not one to return to. Saturday, February 1, 2014
imdownthepub	3.4 Wood Street Bladdernut Cask conditioned at The Rose & Crown, Charlbury, Oxon. Gold with white head. This was quite a fruity beer with a sweet, full orange type flavour, some zestiness, a hint of alcohol. Reasonable enough. Sunday, January 26, 2014
imdownthepub	3.1 Wood Street Honeylocust Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Gold with white head. Quite an overly sweet beer, sticky in character with a sweet honey flavour. Some fruitiness perhaps but I found difficulty in overcoming the sweetness. Saturday, January 25, 2014
leaparsons	3.2 Wood Street Ebony Stout Cask, King’s Head, Leicester. Near black with a beige foam. Aromas are coffee and liquorice with blackberry. Herbal and fruity with light smoke. Flavours are roasted coffee berries with liquorice and bittersweet lemon. A bit woody with more berries on the finish. Pretty good. Friday, January 24, 2014
Grumbo	3.6 Wood Street Golden Larch Bottle bought at Wood St. Brewery aka Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield. Amber colour, with a small white head. Hoppy, fruity, slightly spiced aroma. Smooth, average carbonation, bitterness to finish. Enjoyed. Sunday, January 5, 2014
kerenmk	3.2 Wood Street Chokecherry Cask at The Fringe Bar, Manchester, September 2013. Golden and almost clear, white head. Fruity, plum and some bread aroma, Malty and sour taste at the same time, with fruits like nectarine and plum. Medium body, sourish finish. Weird. Friday, December 20, 2013
BlackHaddock	3.3 Wood Street Blacklocust Hand-pulled pint in the excellent Sir Robert Peel in Tamworth on 17th Nov 13. The words on the pump clip ’Black Treacle Stout’, give away the colour, flavour and style: yes, this is a black stout with a malty molasses treacle type taste and aroma. ’Blacklocust’, luckily it has no locust feel to it! Looked fine in the UK pint sleeve, a good, lasting full blanket of foam topped off the jet black body. The aroma wasn’t strong but it did have a sweet molasses lead with a mild coffee and chocolate smell behind the aforementioned treacle esters. The semi-sweet nose turns into flavours and they carry the beer along nicely, medium bodied for a Stout, not really creamy or smooth, nor could you say it’s robust, it just seemed right. Overall a well made Stout which I enjoyed. Wednesday, November 20, 2013
imdownthepub	3 Wood Street Tulip Tree Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Gold with white head. Overly fruity, tartish, slightly acidic beer, quite a struggle on the palate. Not really to my taste. Saturday, November 2, 2013