S&P Brewery Reviews

MrTipple	3.5 S&P Blackberry Porter 01Aug2023 Sweet, dark roast malts, cacao, chocolate, sweet coffee. Hazy brown, small, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. Bittersweet, dark roast malts, cacao, chocolate, light bitter, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, roasty. Cask at GBBF22. Sunday, April 21, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.3 S&P Blackberry Porter Cask at GBBF'23, day one, 01/08/23. Black with a khaki cap that retains well. Nose is chocolate, dried red berries, brown bread, mellow roast. Taste comprises brown bread, charr, cocoa sprinkle, red berry pips, light roast. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Not bad. Monday, August 7, 2023
WingmanWillis	3.4 S&P Blackberry Porter Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Grumbo	3.1 S&P First Light 29/7/2022. Cask at The Harwich Redoubt Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear golden with a bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, malt, grass, stewed fruits. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, light tartness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Saturday, July 30, 2022
Grumbo	3 S&P Topaz Blonde 29/7/2022. Cask at The Harwich Redoubt Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear dark golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma started veggie and stewed, starchy, musty but improved on early impressions with grassy, light tropical and light spicy notes coming through. Moderately sweet, medium bitterness, slight tart edge. Moderate body, a little watery, soft carbonation. Turned out ok. Saturday, July 30, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 S&P Dennis Cask Stillage at NWAF 2015, Derby Roundhouse 13/02/2015 Hoppy aroma. Golden bronze coloured a little sweet on the palate and fruity with hints of dryness and bitterness in a lasting malt finish. Saturday, July 16, 2022
DJMonarch	3.4 S&P Topaz Blonde Cask Stillage at NWAF 2015, Derby Roundhouse 13/02/2015 Citrus hop aroma. Small white head. Clear golden coloured hoppy and fruity citrus flavour with a hint of spice in a crisp dry and slightly bitter finish. Saturday, July 16, 2022
DJMonarch	3 S&P First Light Cask Handpump at GBBF 2014, Kensington Olympia 12/08/2014 Fruity aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and slightly pale with a hint of dryness in a citrus flavoured finish. Saturday, June 25, 2022
Grumbo	3 S&P Tilt 28/10/2021. Cask at the 2021 Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy golden orange with a frothy white head. Aroma is eggy, sulphur, stewed fruits. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, soft carbonation. Tasted fine but not so keen on aroma. Tuesday, November 2, 2021
SHIG	3 S&P Tilt Cask at Norwich Beer Fest: Poured a golden with white ring head. Aroma is sulfur and eggs. Taste is nice fruity, very nice beats out the aroma and it is refreshing. Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Leighton	3.3 S&P Nasha Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2019 - London. Pours clear honey-orange with a foamy, off-white head. Has some leafy hops, citrus peel, sun-kissed pale malts. Light bodied with average carbonation; decent condition. Finishes with bready pale malts, more citrus notes. Not bad overall. Friday, December 25, 2020
fonefan	2.9 S&P Nasha Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As S&P Nasha ]. ABV: 5.0%. Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, sweet malt - caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity malt, pale malt, fruity, sweet malt - caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806] 5-3-6-3-12 Friday, January 3, 2020
sm89walt	2.8 S&P Nasha Cask - The Kings Head, Norwich. Poured ruddy amber with a bubbly off-white head. Cereal, toasty malts, apple skin, mid-fruits, yeast and earth. Finishes dry and pithy of moderate length and intensity. Mid-weight with a soft and oily mouthfeel and low carbonation. Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Holmen1	2.6 S&P Nasha Fra fat på GBBF aug-19: klar kobber med kort bruseskum. Karamell, litt citrus, røde bær og urter. Rather underwhelming. Friday, August 23, 2019
MrTipple	3 S&P Nasha 06Aug2019 Sweet dark fruits, prunes, sweet malts. Slightly hazy gold, small, frothy, white head. Light bitter. More bitter tropical fruits, wet straw, grass, bread, wet grain and cereal malts, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Boring. Cask at GBBF19. Sunday, August 18, 2019
madmitch76	3.7 S&P Blackberry Porter 18th February 2018 Cask in KEGS. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, modest fine carbonation. A little dark chocolate in the mellifluous dark malts. Nice blackberry and plenty of it, fruity and never acidic. Light finish. One of the better fruit stouts I can recall. Tuesday, September 11, 2018
imdownthepub	3.4 S&P Blackberry Porter Cask conditioned at The North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival '18, Sheringham, Norfolk. Black with tan head. There is a sweetish fruitiness to this, certainly there is a blackberry note, darkly roasted malts. Fullish on the palate. It's fine. Wednesday, July 18, 2018
madmitch76	3.3 S&P Nasha 15th February 2018 Chelmsfaaarhd winter beer festival. Cask in KEGS. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, modest fine carbonation. Smooth rich malts, sweet. Good marmalade and ripe fruits. Mild bitterness on the finish. Decent. Wednesday, March 14, 2018
saxo	2.9 S&P Dennis Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, flowers and malt. Sweet finish. Thursday, February 15, 2018
Rasmus40	2.8 S&P Dennis Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and a little dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150218 Thursday, February 15, 2018
saxo	3.2 S&P Nasha Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Nice bitter finish. Thursday, February 15, 2018
Rasmus40	3 S&P Nasha Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150218 Thursday, February 15, 2018
Grumbo	3.4 S&P Blackberry Porter Cask at the 2018 Chelmsford & Mid Essex Beer & Cider Festival. Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of blackberry, chocolate and light roasted malt. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Thursday, February 15, 2018
Rasmus40	3.4 S&P Blackberry Porter Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Almost black with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and blackberries. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150218 Thursday, February 15, 2018
saxo	3.3 S&P Blackberry Porter Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Arom and taste are berries, fruits, roast malt, licorice and hops. Nice bitter finish. Thursday, February 15, 2018
HugoPreuss	1.5 S&P Shady Sadie Friday, August 25, 2017
Rune	2.8 S&P Nasha Half-pint, cask at Kings Head. Patchy beige head, clingy lacing, hazy dark apricot coloured body. Malt-fruity nose. Mixed taste profile of marmalade and caramel. On the sweet side of bittersweet finish. Satisfying. (Norwich 09.07.2017). Monday, July 24, 2017
Rune	3.3 S&P Shady Sadie Half-pint, cask at Kings Head. A deep rustic shade to a near-black body. Filmy layer, lacing rings down the glass. Toffee and dark doughy aroma, nicely roasted. Mid-sweet dark malty flavours with impact of caramel and liquorice. Roasted ending. Decent version of the style. (Norwich 09.07.2017). Monday, July 24, 2017
imdownthepub	3.5 S&P Shady Sadie Cask conditioned at The North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival ’17, Sheringham, Norfolk. Very dark brown with cream head. There was a slight smokiness to this within the darkly roasted malts, some bitterness and quite drying on the palate. Decent. Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Grumbo	3.4 S&P Darkest Hour Cask at the 8th Chappel Winter Beer Festival. Pours dark brown with a lasting bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, nut, dark fruit and vanilla. Light sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Light body and slight oily texture, carbonation is soft to average. A decent dark ale more than a stout. Friday, March 3, 2017
fonefan	3 S&P Dennis Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As S&P Dennis ]. Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-3-6-3-12 Sunday, December 4, 2016
fonefan	3.2 S&P Topaz Blonde Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As S&P Topaz Blonde ]. Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, floral. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, floral, fruity, toasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-3-7-3-13 Wednesday, November 23, 2016
downender	3.3 S&P Afterglow Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 2/8/2016. Amber in colour, with a decent, off-white, head. Hedgerow hops, biscuity malts, berry fruits, slight yeastiness and a moderately bitter finish. Good. Saturday, August 6, 2016
WingmanWillis	3 S&P Afterglow Wednesday, August 3, 2016
imdownthepub	3.4 S&P Darkest Hour Cask conditioned at The Kings Head, Norwich. Very dark brown with cream head. There is a smokey note to this, damp bonfire then a roasted vegetable hint. Reasonable bitterness, hints of coffee husk. Reasonable. Saturday, July 16, 2016
Martinus	2.7 S&P First Light Golden colour, white head. Aroma of malt and green twigs. Bitter flavour, twigs and butter. Bitter finish, twigs. (from draught @ GBBF ’14, London) Wednesday, November 4, 2015
yespr	3.1 S&P Topaz Blonde From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light caramelish. Bitter, light herbal. Dry, solid hoppy and bitter dry finish. Thursday, August 13, 2015
chriso	3 S&P Dennis Wednesday, August 5, 2015
chriso	2 S&P Topaz Blonde Sunday, July 26, 2015
imdownthepub	2.1 S&P First Light Cask conditioned at The North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival ’15, Sheringham, Norfolk. Clouded gold with thin head. There was a sicky, fruitiness to this from the start, it made my throat try to heave initially. The flavour really didn’t go away, tempted to discard but pushed on through it. Not for me. Monday, July 20, 2015
imdownthepub	3.5 S&P Topaz Blonde Cask conditioned at The North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival ’15, Sheringham, Norfolk. Hazy gold with white head. There are tropical fruit, hoppy notes to the fore with this beer, pineapple and mango hints. Lasting on the palate, fresh and clean. Enjoyable start to Day 2 of this festival. Monday, July 20, 2015
imdownthepub	2.8 S&P Dennis Cask conditioned at The North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival ’15, Sheringham, Norfolk. Amber with white head. There was a fusty, wet cereal character to this, malty, some reasonable bitterness, but quite a dullish beer on the whole. Sunday, July 19, 2015
fonefan	2.9 S&P First Light Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As S & P First Light ]. Clear medium yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, grass, fruity, pale malt, citrus notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140812] Saturday, July 4, 2015
SilverfoX	3.2 S&P Topaz Blonde smells mildly like lemon squash, pale gold with some white froth, taste like mild lemon squash with a bitter hop finish, refreshing. Saturday, May 23, 2015
Leighton	3.1 S&P First Light Cask at GBBF 2014 - London. Day 1. Pours clear gold with a light, white foam head. Simple golden with light citrus notes, grainy pale malts, hay. Light in body with fine carbonation. Basic pale malt finish with some dough, faint lemon. Fine. Monday, January 26, 2015
yespr	3.3 S&P First Light From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light peachy and crisp hoppy. Bitter, light fruity, smooth and slight peachy. Crisp fruity and bitter finish. Tuesday, December 30, 2014
SilverfoX	3.3 S&P First Light smells citrusy fresh and bitter, dark amber body with no head, tastes lemon and floury quite sweet with bitter very refreshing finish. Thursday, November 13, 2014
anders37	3.3 S&P First Light Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish. Saturday, October 18, 2014
rlgk	3.5 S&P First Light Sample at Great British Beer Festival 2014. Clear golden beer, no head. Fruity hop aroma, citrus, pine, mango, floral notes, peach, some biscuits. Hoppy hay and pine flavor, grassy, floral, peach, some pine. Sunday, September 21, 2014
Theydon_Bois	2.8 S&P First Light Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Clear light golden with a thin off white covering. Nose is citric peel, straw, bread dough. Taste comprises light orange, straw, citric rinds. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so GB. Sunday, August 31, 2014