Country Life Brewery Reviews

davethfc1882	3.3 Country Life Board Break Good Porter fruity and malty nice slightly chilled Sunday, June 5, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.2 Country Life Shore Break 500ml bottle conditioned: BB December 2022. Drank at my brothers house on 2nd June 2022. Golden body, white head. Mild citrus front to the nose and taste, decent malty base for the hops to play with, nice easy going brew to have in a hot kitchen while awaiting the evening meal. Saturday, June 4, 2022
weirdbeered	3.2 Country Life Old Appledore Dark brown mahogany with a decent off white head that swiftly shrinks. Aroma of smoke, burned wood, malt. Taste, fermented dried winter fruits - prunes and raisins, more smokiness, peat, medicine, mild finish. Well carbonated - quite foamy. Odd tasting ale, interesting and unusual. Has an antique feel to it. Can't work out if I like it or not. Thursday, August 19, 2021
BlackHaddock	3.1 Country Life Golden Pig Hand-pulled pint on 6th Dec 2019; The Panniers, a Wetherspoon's pub in Barnstaple. Golden body, as the name might suggest, white crown on top. Floral and citrus leanings in both the aroma and taste, light malty base, mild bitter finish. Monday, December 9, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.1 Country Life Board Break Saturday, February 23, 2019
planky84	3.6 Country Life Country Bumpkin Cask at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, 2019. Amber pour with a white head. Nose of toffee, walnut, red apple. Flavours of sweet spice, more red apple. Rich, malty sweet finish. Monday, January 28, 2019
fonefan	2.9 Country Life Board Break Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF19 - Day 2 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England. [ As Country Life Board Break ]. ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, tobacco, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, dark malt, tobacco. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190124] 6-3-6-3-11 Friday, January 25, 2019
BlackHaddock	3.8 Country Life Board Break 500ml bottle conditioned, at home on 11th Jan 2019, one of the beers I had in a random tasting session with myself. Deep ruby body, beige head that hung around. Malty molasses in the aroma hint at a sweet tasting Porter with toffee and caramel leanings, and that was the case. Nice, smooth and fairly sweet brew that slipped down very easily. Sunday, January 13, 2019
brewdog33	2.8 Country Life Golden Pig Golden and smooth crisp and light this local to Cornwall ale is a refreshing beverage to encounter Sunday, August 26, 2018
forchesboy	4 Country Life Old Appledore Monday, August 13, 2018
forchesboy	4 Country Life Country Bumpkin Monday, August 13, 2018
forchesboy	4 Country Life Shore Break Monday, August 13, 2018
Grumbo	3.2 Country Life Golden Pig 9/8/2018. Cask at the Great British Beer Festival. Pours amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, hop, toffee, syrup, fruit and biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Thursday, August 9, 2018
harrisoni	3.5 Country Life Reef Break Cask handpull at GBBF 2018. Thanks to Stephen. Sweetish amber malt English style bitter. Some good condition. Good condition. Good amber malt sweet . Some bitterness on the finish. best of their beers I've had. Wednesday, August 8, 2018
GuideDogSaint	3.2 Country Life Reef Break Cask half at the Volunteers Arms, GBBF. Pours clear golden amber with a white head. Aroma of malt. Fruity slightly sulphurous taste. Sweet finish. Wednesday, August 8, 2018
BlackHaddock	3.7 Country Life Country Bumpkin 500ml bottle conditioned; BB Dec 2018. Obtained from the Cheese Larder, South Molton, Devon. Drank at my brothers house on 17th July 2018. Slight haze to the dark amber body, large off-white blanket of foam for a head. Malty little number this, ably backed up with some serious hop action. Malty molasses rule the nose and overall taste, the hops adding some fruity notes a fair amount of bitterness. Liked it. Wednesday, July 18, 2018
leaparsons	3.1 Country Life Board Break Bottle, Big Sheep, Bideford. Dark brown with a thin head. Nutty and burnt toffee malts. Gritty coffee with hedgerow berry fruit. Spicy black tea. Hints of bonfire smokiness. Dry finish. Decent. Monday, July 16, 2018
leaparsons	2.9 Country Life Reef Break Bottle, Big Sheep, Bideford. Hazy golden with no head. Caramel and biscuit with light lemon and hints of strawberry and apple. . Woody notes. Earthy hedgerow. Peppery. A bit homebrew in character but it's fine. Monday, July 16, 2018
leaparsons	3.3 Country Life Shore Break Bottle, Big Sheep, Bideford. Hazy golden with a white head and yeast. Sweet peach and toasted malts with pithy citrus. Floral and yeasty. Bitter finish. Decent bottle conditioned beer. Monday, July 16, 2018
Cheeseboard	2.4 Country Life Country Bumpkin Cask gravity at Newt Beer Fest 2016 from old tasting notes. Pours lightly hazy dark amber with an off white top. Aroma: fruity, malts, hops, caramel. Taste: medium sweet & bitter, moderate malty, bitter citrus, caramel, toffee, hoppy for the style. Medium body, average carbonation, semi dry finish Tuesday, May 15, 2018
imdownthepub	3.5 Country Life Devonshire 10der Bottled, 330ml aged 7yrs from Dunster Village Shop, Sunster, Somerset. Brown with beige head. There are sweet alcohol, peachy notes right from the start, not as boozy though as you would expect, fruity, wine-like. Lots of malty depth, roasty. Possibly a little over sweet but aged really quite well. Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Scopey	2.7 Country Life Old Appledore Cask at Lacey's, Bideford. It pours clear amber - brown with a medium foamy white head. The aroma is sweetish toffee notes, dusty, wood, leather and earth. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, dusty, leather, twiggy fruit, wood, astringency and a touch of spice with a very drying finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. Really pretty dry after a while and has some rawness to it. Saying that it is OK I suppose. Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Scopey	2.8 Country Life Country Bumpkin Bottled conditioned picked up at Quenchers Bideford. It pours lightly hazy deep with a small foamy white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, walnut, brown bread, fruit cake, varnish and dusty cocoa. The taste is rather dry, pretty bitter, woody, chewy, twiggy, earthy character, bit dusty, toffee, touch of dried fruits, spice and a touch of booze. Medium body and soft, foamy carbonation. A bit toothy and chewy. Wish it was a bit more drinkable, but it is fair enough.OK. Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Scopey	2.9 Country Life Reef Break Cask at Lacey's Bideford. It pours lightly hazy golden - amber with a medium sturdy white head. The aroma is fresh, bready malts, brioche, dough, some citrus peel, toasty action and floral accents. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, toasty grain, biscuit, floral, earthy, wood, some soapy citrus, grass and white pepper with a dryibg finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A fairly run of the mill golden bitter. Decent aroma anyhow. Sunday, March 4, 2018
Scopey	2.9 Country Life Black Boar Cask at Lacey's Bideford. It pours deep ruby brown with a medium bubbly off-white head. The aroma is toasty, earthy, wood, roasted malt, coffee grounds and cocoa. The taste is dry, bitter, chewy, roasted malt, peppery spice, tannin, toasty, chewy, leather, liquorice and some ash with a drying finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. A bit chewy and twiggy, but the aroma is decent enough. Sunday, March 4, 2018
SarkyNorthener	3.3 Country Life Board Break Cask@Black Country arms, Walsall. Ruby beer with medium head and excellent lacing. Aroma of chocolate and rich malts. Taste is dried fruit, dark chocolate and dark malts. Decent. Wednesday, February 28, 2018
djclark29	3 Country Life Board Break Saturday, February 10, 2018
rauchbier	2.1 Country Life Board Break Bottle, from Clovelly gift shop. Hazy red black, thin very short lived white head and minimal condition. Spicy nose with hints of clove, aniseed and pepper, some slight fruity tartness and a hint of caramel. Soft in the mouth with a bitter dry spiciness and some background infected yeast notes. Dry and slightly chemical phenol notes in the finish. Not great. Friday, October 20, 2017
anders37	2.9 Country Life Old Appledore Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish. Wednesday, July 19, 2017
fonefan	3 Country Life BAA IPA Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Country Life BAA IPA ]. Clear medium orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light caramel, moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161129] 6-3-6-3-12 Monday, April 3, 2017
Finn	2.1 Country Life Old Appledore Fra cask/gravity på Plymouth CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival 23 Sep 16. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Lite aroma. Spor av brent malt i smaken. Anonym. Tuesday, December 13, 2016
47574xeCD	3.4 Country Life Board Break 500ml bottle at home. Pours clear ruby mahogany with a cream head. Notes of toffee treacle caramel brown sugar dark malts. Good stuff. Saturday, December 3, 2016
mR_fr0g	3.2 Country Life BAA IPA Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer fest 2016. A clear golden pale orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is farmyard, pale grains, faint lemon, musty. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, brown sugars hay, little tangy lemon citrus. Palate is crisp, tangy, moderate carbonation not bad. Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Leighton	3.3 Country Life BAA IPA Cask at Pigs Ear 2016 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose holds dry pale malts, vague citrusy hops. Grainy pale malts in the flavour, some grass, citrus rind. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Grassy and rindy bitterness to finish. Not bad. Tuesday, November 29, 2016
WingmanWillis	3 Country Life BAA IPA Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Rune	3 Country Life Old Appledore Gravicask, shared with Finn at Plymouth real ale festival 2016. Clear amber body, bubbly beige head, dotted spots on the glass. Slightly roasted grainy malts on the nose. Mixed taste of hop fruits, grass, and caramel malts, lightly roasted roasted. Bittersweet endnotes. Satisfying (23.09.2016). Saturday, October 8, 2016
SarkyNorthener	3.2 Country Life Shore Break Cask@admiral Collingwood, Ilfracombe. Golden beer with small head. Aroma of light malts. Taste is pale malts, pepper, some hop bitterness and some butter. Decent. Tuesday, August 30, 2016
madmitch76	2.5 Country Life Board Break 27th July 2016 Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Colin. Hazy deep amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Tangy malts, some dark character and a little creamy sweetness but there is also a metallic note. Light finish. A bit wonky. Saturday, August 20, 2016
ManVsBeer	2.6 Country Life Old Appledore Cask @ The Seagate, Appledore. Dark amber coloured with a thin head. Bitter in character with a mud maltiness. Friday, August 12, 2016
Towey1989	2.8 Country Life Old Appledore Cask at The GBBF, London. A clear copper colour with a foamy off white head. Aroma of biscuity malt, cigarette smoke, some fruit, subtle orange and slight spicy, earthy hops. Taste of biscuity malt, caramel, fruit, slight orange, subtle smoke and some spicy, earthy hops. Light bodied and soft carbonation. A dryish, earthy hop bitterness in the finish. A sweetish, tradition bitter with a dry hop finish. Not bad to start off but very boring. Wednesday, August 10, 2016
teorn88	2.6 Country Life Board Break 50cl bottle shared at the 42nd Floor. Many thanks to Colin for this one. It pours a clean Amber color with a small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet with notes of caramel grains and starch. Taste is also grainy starchy with medium bitter bites, light grass and wood. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall, meh Thursday, August 4, 2016
mR_fr0g	3 Country Life Board Break Bottle shared on Level 42 27/07/2016. Many thanks to Colin for this one. . Aroma is reddy amber coloured pour with a a frothy beige head aroma is mineral seaweed, green apple, mineral. Flavour is composed tangy lemon, sour, apple, nutty malts, mineral, nutty malts,. Palate is raspy, highish carbonation, thin. Meh Saturday, July 30, 2016
Leighton	2.7 Country Life Board Break Bottle shared in London - thanks to Cloin. Pours unclear brown with a billowing, off-white head. Musty toasted grains in the nose, earth, carpet. Light sweet flavour with leathery fruits, more carpet, earth, toasted leaves. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Earthy and leafy hops in the finish, very faint cocoa. Eh, iffy. Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The_Osprey	2.7 Country Life Board Break Bottle share at One Canada Square. Many thanks to Theydon for this CDA. Oh wait, this one’s a porter. As ’Country Life Board Break’. Dark brown, murky, big foamy brown head, full lacing. Aroma is chalky, twiggy, plain malt, bread crusts. Body is light, tingly carbonation. Taste is thin malts, some varnish, apple, touch spicy, light tonic water. Not great. Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Theydon_Bois	3 Country Life Board Break Bottle at Level 42, from the Glorious county, 27/07/16. Chestnut to mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is tangy fruits, light spice, raisens, brown sugar. Taste comprises tangy fruits, spice, fruit loaf, light charr, cocoa. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate porter. Wednesday, July 27, 2016
gegwilson	3.2 Country Life Black Boar Gravity at Newtfest 2016. Mahogany with a thin cream head. Mild toast and coffee aroma. The taste has mor toast and coffee and a dry finish. Nice. Monday, July 11, 2016
gegwilson	3.6 Country Life Devonshire 10der Gravity at Newtfest 2016. Hazy brown with a cream froth. Slightly vinous fruity aroma. The taste has sweet stewed fruits with toffee and light spice. Quite a bitter finish. Hides the alcohol well. Decent. Monday, July 11, 2016
ManVsBeer	2.7 Country Life Reef Break Bottle from John’s Of Appledore, Appledore. Slightly hazed amber-gold with a thin head. Regular malty-bitter, but a healthy tasting one. Thursday, July 7, 2016
undercurrent25	3 Country Life Country Bumpkin Pours an amber colour. Taste is grassy and herbal with a strong alcoholic kick Tuesday, June 14, 2016
undercurrent25	3.2 Country Life Board Break Pours a black colour. Taste is of roast malts and coffee, nice bitterness on the palate Tuesday, June 14, 2016