Leadmill Brewery Reviews

jjsint	3.5 Leadmill Slumdog Handpull cask at the Angry Bee, Heanor. Light to mid-gold and clear with a foamy white head and a fair bit of lacing. Overripe tropical fruit, some stone fruit jam, a touch of sulfur in the aroma. Sweet taste with citrus rind and a little bit of papaya with a finish loaded with agave nectar and grapefruit. Great stuff, hard to pin down but none the worse for it. Friday, February 25, 2022
jjsint	3.5 Leadmill American Girl Cask at the Redemption Ale House, Heanor. Light to medium gold with very little head. Pungent nectarine, mango and pink grapefruit in the aroma. It's a nicely balanced beer in the mouth, the heavily hopped character lends it a bitterness that gives the finish an almost medicinal character. More grapefruit in the aftertaste. Weighty body for the ABV with soft carbonation. Well done. Friday, February 25, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Leadmill The Beast Cask Handpump at Thorn Tree Inn, Waingroves 13/08/2011 Floral aroma. Golden amber coloured fruity and hoppy with a hint of dryness in a slightly grainy and bitter malt finish. Saturday, January 22, 2022
jarvo	2.8 Leadmill Swallows Return Pint enjoyed in August 2003. Pretty much a standard bitter, dark amber, caramel malt some fruit notes. Tuesday, November 17, 2020
jamesie1857	3.4 Leadmill Blue Morpho Saturday, August 26, 2017
jamesie1857	3.3 Leadmill Rampage Saturday, August 26, 2017
squares02	4.8 Leadmill Mellow Yellow Stunning taste is smooth and golden and nice strength favourite beer by far Saturday, August 19, 2017
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Fossil Fuel Cask handpump at The Angry Bee, Derbyshire, Saturday 22nd April 2017 in the company of Dad and Pauline. Pours light gold with a sprinkling of bubbles. Juicy, nice hoppiness with a bit of honey and a steady bittersweet balance. Good. A7 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4 Saturday, April 22, 2017
SarkyNorthener	2.9 Leadmill Saigon Cask@craven arms, Birmingham. Golden beer with residual head. Aroma of light malts. Taste is pale malts, some white bread and biscuit. Ok Saturday, April 30, 2016
RichTheVillan	3.4 Leadmill Saigon Cask at Craven Arms; clear yellow pour with a thin white head, aroma has sweet malts and light citrus, taste has citrus, biscuit action, quite nice. Saturday, April 30, 2016
DJMonarch	3.2 Leadmill Wild Rover 1. Cask Handpump at Station Buffet, Stalybridge 02/05/2002 Amber coloured very fruity and a little rich on the palate with a slightly yeasty hop finish. 2. Cask Handpump at Smithfield Hotel Manchester 11/05/2002 Golden amber coloured and a little sour tasting with a fruity hop finish. (Cask) (Handpump) (x 0.50) Monday, December 7, 2015
Fin	3.3 Leadmill Slumdog *Cask at Merton Beer Festival Saturday 28th February 2015.* It is interesting that Glen mentions peach as I wrote pours golden with a peachy/apricot hue and white bubbles atop. Aroma is a little sweet maltiness with some cereal and a tiny hint of sulphour maybe just a hint. Sweet and malty in the mouth. Some squishy fruit a little tropical edge, good but a little flabby and not as crisp as I would like. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3 Sunday, March 1, 2015
imdownthepub	3.2 Leadmill Slumdog Cask conditioned at Merton Winter Beer Festival ’15. Gold with white head. This beer had a distinct caramel character from the start and throughout. Smooth, some bitter sweet notes, peachy alcohol notes. It’s ok. Sunday, March 1, 2015
imdownthepub	3.7 Leadmill Fluffer Cask conditioned at Merton Winter Beer Festival ’15. Gold with white head. Initially there is a caramalt masking to this, drying rather than sweet thankfully. A hoppy bitterness emerges, a little resinous, spruce like, perhaps floral, I didn’t pin them down as Citra hops though. Dry, bitterness on the close. Decent. Sunday, March 1, 2015
edsspoon	3.2 Leadmill Echo Beach Cask - golden with a creamy white had, light lacing and okay retention. Aroma is slightly acidic with lemon, lime and pineapple. Taste of lime, pineapple, peach and some notes of banana which is shortly followed by a light grassy and bitter finish. Medium body, a little dry. Thursday, September 11, 2014
SaintMatty	3.3 Leadmill Butterley Tunnel Cask (Sir John Borlase Warren, Nottingham) - Dark brown with red tinges. Fruity and slightly chocolatey aroma. Cocoa, raisins and caramel can be detected in the taste. Tuesday, June 3, 2014
imdownthepub	3.1 Leadmill Sidewinder Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’14. Gold with white head. Light, thinnish beer for the ABV, there is a grainy maltiness, some caramel. There is an earthy hop note that comes through but not enough to promote it from the mundane unfortunately. Sunday, May 11, 2014
Fin	3 Leadmill Sidewinder Cask gravity at Banbury Beer Festival, Friday 9th May 2014 Warm gold, reasonably bitter but missing something. Overall a little dissapointing compared to what Leadmill can do. Its quite tasty but lacks any distinct standout quality, a little droll, bit rustic and safe. A5 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0 Friday, May 9, 2014
imdownthepub	3.9 Leadmill Destitution Cask conditioned at Merton Beer Festival ’14. Pale Straw with white head. The pale body imparted more malty notes than expected, a solid biscuit flavour, quite crisp and bittering leading to lemon, grapefruit hop flavours. A touch jarring but nevertheless a very decent beer. Sunday, March 2, 2014
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Destitution Cask at Merton Beer Festival 28th February & 1st March 2014 Pours light gold with a small covering of white bubbles. Not getting much off of the aroma if truth be known. Taste is equally subdued but overall this is quite tasty, bitter and fruity. Its absolutely fine but fairly straightfoward. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4 Sunday, March 2, 2014
harrisoni	3.2 Leadmill Destitution Cask at Merton Winter Beer Festival. Pale gold thin white head. Decent hops. Thinnish pale gold ale ok pale golden ale bitterish finish Saturday, March 1, 2014
Fin	3.5 Leadmill Emperor Orange Cask at The Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire on dads 65th birthday Thursday 26th December 2013 Gold/orange in colour looks good a few white bubbles soon depart. As the name suggests it us orangey and juicy, tangy a little pithiness. Bit of pine, really streaky citrus bitterness tastes stronger than 4.4% A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.5 Thursday, December 26, 2013
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Get Stuffed Cask, gravity at The Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire on dads 65th birthday Thursday 26th December 2013 Pours clear gold, excellent clarity, bittersweet with a lingering bitterness, quite straightforward, quite thick in mouth. It’s good but I prefer the Bottle Brook Turnibg Japanese. A7 A4 T6 P4 Ov13 3.4 Thursday, December 26, 2013
Fin	3.2 Leadmill Where's The Rapture Cask at The Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire on dads 65th birthday Thursday 26th December 2013 Pours pale straw/light gold with slim white head slim white head, great condition. Touch thin when consumed alongside the Bottle Brook Turning Japanese. Easy drinking with a light hoppy bite, a slight bitterness its good but not brilliant. A6 A5 T6 P3 Ov12 3.2 Thursday, December 26, 2013
Fin	3.1 Leadmill ESM Had this at Indietracks Music Festival, nr Ripley, Derbyshire. 27.07.13 Pours dark brown with nice beige head. A little coffee a bit creamy, actually it isn’t creamy at all scrub that, a fruity, tangy slight sourness (but not to the detriment) aftertaste is a bit roasty. Its fine A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1 Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Mellow Yellow Had this at Indietracks Music Festival, nr Ripley, Derbyshire 27.07.13 Pours warm yellow/gold touch of alcohol on nose. Quite thick in mouth with very heavy hoppy presence, stringy bittersweetness, tasty beer. Dry at end, nice beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4 Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fin	3.4 Leadmill B52 Had this at Indietracks Music Festival, nr Ripley, Derbyshire. 27.07.13 Pours amber little or no head, fruity, tangy and wondefully hoppy. Quite amazed that I’ve not rated this as I’ve had it loads at The Old Oak Horsley Woodhouse. Sipping the remainder whilst watching The Secret History a NY based band featuring Mick Ronson’s daughter on vocals. Juicy, full flavoured quality beer, I like reminds me how much I like Leadmill. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4 Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fin	3.7 Leadmill Wild Rover Had this at Indietracks Music Festival, nr Ripley, Derbyshire 27.07.13 on cask, gravity. Pours light amber with slim white head. Touch furry and dry but a good hoppy bite persists, some sour/sweet orange. Dries the roof of the mouth, quite pithy, very juicy, actually ratger than orange maybe I get some grapefruit, regardless it is a lovely beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7 Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fin	3.3 Leadmill Pacific Gem Had this at Indietracks Music Festival, nr Ripley, Derbyshire 27.07.13 Pours clear pale gold with slim white head. Sweet but still reasonably crisp, a little lemon, soft, decent beer. I like this but not as much as the Bottle Brook ’Sand in the Wind’ which I really must re-rate. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3 Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fin	3.1 Leadmill Butterley Tunnel In memory of Simon Johnson. Cask, gravity at Indietracks Music Festival. Butterley, nr Ripley, Derbyshire 26.07.13 Pours mid/dark brown, almost chestnut coloured with off-white head. Pretty good mild, easy drinking, uncomplicated, soft, smooth dominated by typical light caramel flavour. The merest of a fruity tang, mild in name, mild in taste, unlikely to cause a ripple, it’s fine A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1 Friday, July 26, 2013
Fin	3.7 Leadmill Fluffer In memory of Simon Johnson. Cassk, gravity at Indietracks Music Festival. Butterley, nr Ripley, Derbyshire 26.07.13 Pours light/mid gold the white head soon departed. Great bittersweet bite, a really lovely buzzy bitterness, some sweet lemon and mandarin with a nice little bitter punch and pleasant dryness. Really tasty beer, immensely drinkable, tiny bit warm otherwise condition is excellent. Ah the perils of drinking outside include suicidal fruit flies swimming at yhe surface of your beer. Btw the Tuts were just about ok.. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7 Friday, July 26, 2013
jamesie1857	3 Leadmill Swallows Return On gravity, at Barrow Hill Beer Festival - Ruby body, thin white head. Nose is caramel, cereal, and dough. A bitter taste, with notes of malt and cake fruits. Rather standard fare, a decent bitter, but nothing outstanding. Sunday, May 19, 2013
jamesie1857	3.8 Leadmill Fluffer A clear straw coloured ale, very hoppy on the nose with notes of spruce and resin. A bit sweet, with the pine shining through. Very good. Sunday, September 30, 2012
Charlieboy	3.1 Leadmill B52 Tried on cask, some fruity hop character in the flavour, strange marmite flavour in the finish Saturday, August 11, 2012
Frenger	3.1 Leadmill William IV Strong Mild From cask at indietracks. A man told me this was a stout, not true. Still, its nice, toffee and coffee flavour. Saturday, July 7, 2012
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Saigon Cask, handpump at The Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, 15.03.12 in company of Dad, Pauline & Barry Pours golden with a bristling bitterness, this is also quite dry but there is a sweet edge to it, some citrus showing. Nice beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4 Monday, March 19, 2012
harrisoni	3.3 Leadmill Rajah Brook Cask handpull at White Cliffs BF 2012. Leadmill Rajah Brook 5.6%. clear gold thin collar of white bubbles. Some medium malt on aroma. Some hop on finish. Reasonable strong english beer with decent peppery hop on finish. Competent. Ok beer. Fine. A little water in body but otherwise fine 637314 3.3/5 Friday, February 17, 2012
harrisoni	3.7 Leadmill Maple Porter Cask handpull at Silk Mill Derby. Lovely maple nuts really dry that contrast nicely with the fruity juicy porter Thursday, November 24, 2011
Leighton	3.7 Leadmill Slumdog Cask at the Bricklayers Arms Derby BF. Pours clear, straw gold with a light, white film. Sugary hay aroma. Very sweet flavor, white sugar, faint citrus, hay and straw. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet, faintly sticky finish, light spices, straw. Interesting and not bad. Saturday, October 8, 2011
Scopey	3.4 Leadmill Slumdog Gravicask at the Bricklayers Arms Derby Beer Fest. It pours golden yellow/amber, with thin white lace. The nose is straw, hay, cheddar, sweet banana, dough and white sugar. The taste is sweet, syrupy, lots of banana, hay, straw, dough and warming alcohol. Medium to full body, syrupy mouth-feel and soft carbonation. Not bad. Sunday, October 2, 2011
JohnRMurdoch	4.1 Leadmill Pale & Hoppy Cask @ The Bon Accord. Hazy pale yellow colour, good head. Citrus fruit & hoppy aroma. Very strong hoppy pine flavour. smooth with hoppy aftertaste. thought this was going to be a standard golden ale but it is more like an English Pale Ale. Monday, August 8, 2011
rlgk	3.4 Leadmill Jersey City Cask at Market Porter, London. Dark amber beer with a small brownish head. Chocolate aroma, roasted, cocoa and some milky notes. Chocolate flavor, fruity, roasted and cocoa. Roasted chocolate finish. Smooth and well balanced. Thursday, May 12, 2011
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Park Hall Porter Cask, gravity at the RURAD, Stable Bar at the Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire 30.01.11 Pours dark brown with some liquorice noted straight away, quite smooth but a little dry at end. Some bitter chocolate, roastiness bit of coffee, drinks a little thinner than a 6% beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4 Monday, January 31, 2011
Fin	3.4 Leadmill Jack in the Green Cask, gravity at the RURAD, Stable Bar at the Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire 30.01.11 Pours gold with a filmy white head. Some biscuity malt, touch of furry bitterness, some hard lemonyness. Nice beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4 Monday, January 31, 2011
SaintMatty	3.3 Leadmill Pacific Gem Cask (Market Porter, Southwark) - Golden with a white head. Citrus and grass feature in the aroma. Refreshing taste with kiwi, pineapple and lemon. Refreshing, but could do with a bit more character. Wednesday, January 5, 2011
downender	3.2 Leadmill Old Mottled Cock Cask-conditioned at the Derbyshire beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 8/12/10. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of summer fruits and citrus hops. Flavour of slightly sweet, cereal malts with more fruit and a decent, hoppy dry finish. Good. Wednesday, December 8, 2010
yespr	3.3 Leadmill Old Mottled Cock From cask guildford arms. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity peachy. Light citrusy. Bitter and peachy. Crisp hoppy and bitter into a lingering fruity into the finish. Friday, November 19, 2010
cgarvieuk	3.5 Leadmill Old Mottled Cock cask at guildford ... amber ... thin white ... soapy pine hop nose ... very soapy lemon and pine ... light fruit mosty soap hop ... but ok Friday, November 5, 2010
thebeertourist	3.6 Leadmill Main Street Mild Cask at The Market Porter. Very dark brown with a tan froth. Good roasted aroma together with chocolate. Apple and espresso flavours. Light body. Not bad. Tuesday, July 20, 2010
DJMonarch	3.2 Leadmill Celtic Porter Cask Stillage at the Roundhouse, Barrow Hill 22/05/2010 Fruit hop and some roast aromas. Dark coloured rich on the palate and a little fruity with a slightly dry roast malt finish. Sunday, June 6, 2010