Talke O' Th' Hill Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.6 Talke O' Th' Hill Potter's Porter Cask Stillage at Heritage Centre, Crewe 31/08/2013 Fruit and hop aromas. Small creamy head. Black fruity and a little rich on the palate with some alcohol present. Hoppy and slightly dry with a roast malt finish. Tuesday, June 14, 2022
DJMonarch	3.6 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask Stillage at Cricket Club, Nantwich 28/09/2012 Big hop aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity with a citrus flavour. A hint of dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish. Saturday, March 19, 2022
FatPhil	3 Talke O' Th' Hill Coal Pit Hill Gravicask (Rail Ale 2019, Crewe) (6:4:6-:3:11=3.0-) Dark, small loose head. Slightly tarry aroma, some treacle. Gentle tarry roasty taste. Dry biting bitter finish. Decentish, but just a bit harsh. Monday, January 13, 2020
FatPhil	3.1 Talke O' Th' Hill Ahtanum Gravicask (Rail Ale 2019, Crewe) (6:3:6:3:13=3.1) Sweet marzipanny aroma. Deadish palate. Gentle sweet malts taste, herbal hops. Honeyish. Fine, decent golde, but nothing special. Monday, January 13, 2020
niquillis	3.1 Talke O' Th' Hill Potter's Porter Cask at Bridge Street Ale House, Newcastle under Lyme. Pours black brown with a light tan head. Quite stout but dry. Very dry. Sunday, December 20, 2015
niquillis	3.1 Talke O' Th' Hill Summit Cask at Bridge Street Ale House, Newcastle under Lyme. Pours pale golden with a white head. Grapefruit, quite bitter golden ale. Pleasant enough. Friday, December 4, 2015
SarkyNorthener	3.3 Talke O' Th' Hill Potter's Porter Gravity cask@wirral beer festival, Port sunlight. Dark brown beer with medium head. Aroma of roasted malts. Taste is same with chocolate and coffee. Good. Saturday, November 14, 2015
FatPhil	2.5 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Gravicask (PBF2015, Friday) Very lemony aroma, almost floor-cleaner to disinfectanty lemoniness - chemical. Very pale, brief head. Bland malts, rough vegetal and citrussy hops. Messy. Palate dull. Hops don’t solve any of the problems here, if anything they are part of the problem. Wednesday, September 16, 2015
leaparsons	3.3 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask, Peterborough Beer Festival 2015. Hazy pale gold with a thin head. Pineapple and lemon with chalky dry malts and minerals. Spicy with oranges and leafy, spicy pine hops. Some melon with a chalky dry palate. Pretty good. Wednesday, August 26, 2015
niquillis	3.4 Talke O' Th' Hill Centennial On cask at The Lodge, Alsager. Pours golden with off white head. Quite a dry pale, hint of malt. Decent. Wednesday, April 15, 2015
fonefan	3 Talke O' Th' Hill Lamp Lighter Cask (handpump) @ The New Oxford, 11 Bexley Sq, Salford, Manchester, England M3 6DB. Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, hay notes, light hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, hay, malty, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130125] Saturday, April 12, 2014
downender	3.9 Talke O' Th' Hill Galaxy Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 1/3/2014. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Big, juicy hops with plenty of pineapple and grapefruit, a touch of slight creamy malts and pleasantly dry finish. Excellent all round. Monday, March 3, 2014
Finn	2.5 Talke O' Th' Hill Lamp Lighter New Oxford, Salford 27 Jan 13. Lys gylden. Litt skum. Antydning til lacing. God syrlig fruktaroma. Litt grapefrukt. Smaken litt tynn. Litt pærer og fersken. Syrlig bitter ettersmak. Sunday, February 16, 2014
ManVsBeer	3.4 Talke O' Th' Hill Mosaic Keighley Beer Festival. Golden with a small head. High in tropical fruits with a high bitterness too. Friday, September 27, 2013
RichardW	4.3 Talke O' Th' Hill Mosaic Ulverston BF. Gorgeous jammy gooseberry aroma. Pale gold, loads of flavour and a lovely dry piney grassy finish. Excellent stuff Sunday, September 15, 2013
downender	3.2 Talke O' Th' Hill Potter's Porter Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 5/9/2013. Near black with a slight, tan head. Sweetish beer, with some dark fruits, milk chocolate and touch of roastiness. Good. Thursday, September 5, 2013
downender	3.5 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/9/2013. Slightly hazy gold with a tight white head. Citrus and tropical fruits aplenty, a touch of creamy malts and dryish finish. My beer of the Seven Stars’ September 2013 Staffordshire beeriodical. Thursday, September 5, 2013
berkshirejohn	3.4 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask at The Lodge, Alsager. Amber with a cream head; citrus aroma; grainy, creamy, body with a good grapefruity bitterness; the finish is bready with prolonged grapefruit. A decent citrusy summer ale. Monday, June 17, 2013
evergreen0199	3.5 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask at White Horse Hedgerley, Bucks (21st annual beer festival). A dark hazy golden coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Hoppy, orange, grapefruit aroma. Tastes of orange, grapefruit, hoppy, malty. Touch of the Kernels here, pretty decent actually. Saturday, May 25, 2013
DruncanVeasey	4 Talke O' Th' Hill Citrade Cask gravity, Coventry BF, 27/04/13. Hop soup looks; misted, murky yellow, not much head. Bonus point. Lean and clean like Kernel dregs; stewed, pungent tea balance, piss, blackcurrant, eucalyptus, old oranges, grapefruit, long husky afters. Blackcurrant, pineapple and pissy rabbit fur aroma. More buttered toast and monkey nut malt balance than the Caveman. Marvellous- not used to drinking stuff this good at UK beer festivals. Monday, May 13, 2013
Rune	2.6 Talke O' Th' Hill Lamp Lighter Half pint, cask by handpump at the New Oxford Winter Ales Festival. Clear golden body. Bubbly white head. Mild citrus aroma. Flavour of lemony hops and honey sweetness. Semi-dry ending with a smooth bitter touch. Ordinary (Greater Manchester, 27.01.2013). Friday, March 8, 2013