Handmade Beer Co. Reviews

Jerseyislandbeer	3.4 Handmade Special Bitter Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle. Brought back from his home town by friends. It pours light brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, berries, toffee & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish Saturday, March 6, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.6 Handmade Beer Lord Rhys Old rating from 03-04-16 - 500ml bottle, a gift from a Welsh friend who visited his home town where this is made. Pours a dark amber colour with off white head. Aromas of caramel & malt. Tastes is of caramel, sumptuous malt & hops leading to a very nicely balanced bitter finish. Overall very enjoyable Friday, February 12, 2021
bateleur	2.7 Handmade Onetime Coffee Brown Ale 500ml bottle from Fire and Ice Narbeth. Pours rusty brown with moderate white head. Aroma is slightly malty but predominately of coffee. Taste again coffee but does end on a sweet note. Friday, September 1, 2017
Grumbo	2.3 Handmade Wandering Cleric Bottle from Gravity Station, Cardiff. Poured a hazy mid brown with almost no head. Aroma of malt, bread, yeast and grape. Medium to heavy sweetness, light bitterness, touch of sour. Medium body, texture is light with a sticky edge. Mouthfeel has some fizziness despite its still appearance. An unusual brew. Kind of a cross between an abbey ale and shloer. Wednesday, November 23, 2016
fonefan	3.3 Handmade Brenin Celyn Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Handmade Brenin Celyn ]. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light licorice - salty licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, nutty, dusty, sweet grapefruit, light salty licorce. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 7-3-7-3-13 Tuesday, November 15, 2016
fonefan	2.8 Handmade Welsh Gold Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Handmade Welsh Gold ]. Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, plastic notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 5-3-6-3-11 Monday, November 14, 2016
fonefan	3.4 Handmade Beer Pale Ale Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Handmade Beer Pale Ale ]. Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, nutty, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, floral notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, caramel, grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 7-3-7-3-14 Monday, November 14, 2016
fonefan	3.2 Handmade Beer American IPA Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Handmade Beer American IPA ]. Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, riped fruit, sweet fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit, hoppy, riped fruit, sharp. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 7-3-6-3-13 Monday, November 14, 2016
Beersiveknown	3.3 Handmade Special Bitter Bottle at home from friends, cheers Julie&Daigy! pours russet brown with thick foamy beige head. roast nuts, caramel, toffee and pepper on nose, full body, moderate carbonation and biterness, dry and quaffable. decent. Wednesday, October 21, 2015
wheresthepath	2.8 Handmade Wandering Cleric Cask at Reading BF. Amber. Very sweet with a lot of banana. They were aiming for an Abbey style and seem to have captured the essence of imitation Belgian beers- very sweet with a lot of banana. No subtlety, no depth, and a bit sticky. Oddly got more likeable as I drank more, but nevertheless I’m pretty certain that I wouldn’t want it again. Friday, May 1, 2015
downender	3.4 Handmade Special Bitter Bottle from the Bottle Shop. Penarth. Copper coloured, with a frothy, off-white head. Rich, caramel and berry fruit aroma with a hint of toast. Caramel flavours, with some cocoa powder, plum fruit and fairly soft finish. Enjoyable. Friday, March 20, 2015
47574xeCD	3.1 Handmade Beer Pale Ale Bottle at home. Pours a deep golden with a thin white lace head, Aroma of dolly mixture sweets and fruit. Taste of sweetness floral notes, slight hop notes and something I can’t quite suss out, almost a lavender note. Not bad. Sunday, November 23, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.1 Handmade Beer American IPA Bottle at home from the gravity station. Hazy pale amber with fluffy white head and minerally herbal aroma. Decent level of bitterness with some pithy hops and enough body to balance but could do with some aroma hops to cover the water treatment. Sunday, August 10, 2014
JKaranka	3.6 Handmade Special Bitter I really like this one. For a bitter this offers just a tad more. Good aroma, with a hint of roast. Pours amber from bottle (careful with the very loose sediment). The taste has a good bit of classic bitter caramel, but a lot more roast, coffee and trickle than the norm. Very clean finish with few esters and a contribution of floral and fruity hops. I’d drink a lot more bitters if they were more like this one. Wednesday, June 4, 2014
madmitch76	3.1 Handmade Special Bitter 3rd December 2013 Pigs Ear. Cask. Note for admins. This appears to be a different beer from the ’Special Bitter’ on Handmade’s website. Clear dark amber beer, little pale tan head. Light dry palate. Light unsweet toffee. Little dried fruits. Light semi dry finish. Standard stuff, done well. Sunday, December 8, 2013