Beer Engine Reviews

Cheeseboard	3.4 Beer Engine Whistlemas Gravity cask at Exeter CAMRA Festival of Beer 2023. Festival info suggests 6.2%. Pours clear deep brown with an off white head. Rich, malty, caramel, dark fruits. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. Decent enough, old ale vibes Sunday, January 22, 2023
Cheeseboard	3.5 Beer Engine Old Iron Horse Cask half at the source. Pours clear deep ruby chestnut with an off white cap. Very malty, caramel, toffee, rich dark fruits. Creamy mouthfeel. Light to moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body with fine carbonation. Nice old ale vibes here Saturday, January 21, 2023
Cheeseboard	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask half at the source. Pours clear chestnut brown with an off white cap. Malt, caramel, hedgerow berries, nuts. Light sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. A fairly standard best bitter. Saturday, January 21, 2023
Cheeseboard	3.3 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Cask pint at the source. Pours clear mid gold with a decent white cap. Pale malts, some caramel, earthy hops. Light sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation Saturday, January 21, 2023
Idiosynkrasie	3.2 Beer Engine Piston Bitter 500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers mate!]. Very nice, clear, ruby-chestnut colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Mellow, minimally nuttily malty and slightly leafy, minimally fruity, hoppy aroma, cautious hints of red berries, plum, cherry, a touch of hazelnut. Taste is mellow malty, minimally nutty, slightly fruity and minimally leafy hoppy, hints of red berries, a touch of plum and cherry, hazelnut. Creamy texture, smooth and super-soft palate, fine and gentle carbonation. Well crafted. Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Grumbo	2.9 Beer Engine Piston Bitter 21/3/2020. Bottle from Darts Farm near Topsham, Devon. 4.3% abv. Pours dark chestnut brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, malt, bread, caramel and nut. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Not bad, nothing special either. Sunday, March 22, 2020
djclark29	4.3 Beer Engine Whistlemas Saturday, January 18, 2020
djclark29	4 Beer Engine Request Stop Saturday, May 25, 2019
axeforeal	2.4 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Pretty easy to drink... Bitter, obviously. Friday, May 10, 2019
clarkster1964	3 Beer Engine Ace Saturday, August 18, 2018
djclark29	4.1 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Friday, July 6, 2018
djclark29	2.9 Beer Engine Ace Saturday, May 19, 2018
djclark29	3 Beer Engine Pullmans Progress Sunday, June 4, 2017
djclark29	3 Beer Engine Rail Ale Sunday, June 4, 2017
clarkster1964	4 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Sunday, May 28, 2017
clarkster1964	4 Beer Engine Golden Arrow Sunday, May 28, 2017
djclark29	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Saturday, May 20, 2017
djclark29	3 Beer Engine Golden Arrow Saturday, May 20, 2017
BeerNinjaUK	3.7 Beer Engine Spring Return Pint at pub in Devon during long walk on 2/7/16. Pours mid amber with a frothy head of fine off-white bubbles. Aroma really distinctive - fresh with citrus, elderflower and some subtle spiciness. Refreshing and light on the palate. Saturday, July 23, 2016
N19Robin	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Mr_Pink_152	3.1 Beer Engine Rail Ale tried at the brewery. Pale golden amber colour with thin white head. Aroma and taste malty and slightly sweet. decent but forgettable session beer. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Mr_Pink_152	3.2 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Tried at the brewery. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is malty taste is this with a crisp bitter sweet taste. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Mr_Pink_152	3.1 Beer Engine Golden Arrow Tried at the brewery. Golden colour with a thick white head. Slightly fruity hop aroma with a fresh taste. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Mr_Pink_152	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Tried at the brewery. Amber colour with a white head. Average malty and caramel aroma and taste. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Mr_Pink_152	2.9 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Tried at the brewery. Deep amber colour with an off white head. malty and caramel aroma taste slightly sour. Ok but nothing special Saturday, October 17, 2015
oh6gdx	3.2 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Cask. Amber colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is floral, grassy, some resiny notes as well as mild wood. Flavour is toffee, quite strong floral and grassy bitterness along with some wooden and mild biscuity crisp notes. Saturday, June 13, 2015
oh6gdx	2.8 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Bottled. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is mild sulphur along with some nutty, caramelly and some toffeeish notes. Flavour is a bunch of sweet malts along with some bitter grassy and floral notes. Monday, May 18, 2015
downender	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol February 2015. Deep amber in colour with a frothy, off-white, head. Fairly standard, quite malty bitter, with a touch of fruit and short finish. Ok. Monday, March 9, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Sunday, March 8, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Sunday, March 8, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Beer Engine Rail Ale Sunday, March 8, 2015
FLBH	3 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Sunday, March 8, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Sunday, March 8, 2015
madmitch76	2.3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter 15th July 2014 Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Almost clear amber beer, residual bubbly white head. Palate is dry with modest fine carbonation. Mild caramel im the slightly sourish malt. Tangy dried fruits before the dry finish. Too dry and tangy. Bleh. Thursday, July 17, 2014
tampierre	3.1 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Cask at Beer Engine ; Devon ; UK ; Malty,caramel,fruit,spices and floral aroma ; Amber color with smaller head ; Medium sweet taste and light to medium bitter finish ; Very pleasant ESB. Sunday, March 10, 2013
tampierre	2.3 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask at Beer Engine ; Devon ; UK ; Malty,caramel and light floral aroma ; Amber color with minimal head ; Medium sweet and light bitter taste ; Not bad. Sunday, March 10, 2013
tampierre	3.1 Beer Engine Rail Ale Cask at Beer Engine pub ; Newton St Cyres ; UK ; Malty,caramel,fruity and floral aroma ; Deep golden color with minimal head ; Medium sweet and light medium bitter taste ; Refreshing ; Light body ; Very pleasant bitter. Sunday, March 10, 2013
BlackHaddock	3.1 Beer Engine Piston Bitter 500ml brown bottle with a comical label of a train loaded with brewing equipment. 4.2%. The label also says it was brewed and bottled for ’The Beer Engine’, but not by who and where. Best by Nov 2007, drank in Dec 2006. Tawny brown, clean looking in my sleeved pint glass, very thin white wispy head sat on top, loads of bubbled rising through the beer,they are not however helping the head to grow or stay. Aroma, caramel, but not sweet or toffee apple, hops and a splash of malt also in the air. Very dry, too dry for my tastebuds. the dryness is there from the first sip until the last and lingers in the mouth. I have two more bottles in the garage, they will now move from my personal stash, to the ’visitors allowed to drink them’ area. Not a bad beer by any standard, but just a bit dry for me. Monday, May 7, 2012
ALLOVATE	4.1 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Cask, handpump @ The Beer Engine, Newton St. Cyres, Devon. Ruddy tinged tawny chestnut in colour, not quite bright but has an oily shimmer when held to the light. A houdini head, now you see it now you don’t, settles to but an island of white atop. Mixed bag on the aroma; caramel, burnt sugar, bitter, dried fruit peel mix, old staling port wine and sweetened, dried prunes and dates. Good body, big, rounded and smooth on the palate. Lots of chewy sweet malt and bitter dried fruits like raisins, sultanas and prunes. A tangy edge of orange marmalade, sweet and sharp, before a swallow reminiscent of fruit mince pies. Lingers long on the palate. Has a dusty edge that balances out its sugary side, and a seemingly warming effect although it’s not a potent brew. This is a lovely bitter, full of life, full of flavour and not too heavy. Easily their best, but not the most sessionable. A few pints of these is more than enough. Monday, October 10, 2011
ALLOVATE	2.4 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask, handpump @ The Beer Engine, Newton St. Cyres, Devon. Didn’t seem in top form when I tried this one. Or maybe it was me!? Deep tawny amber and bright as bright with a depleting white fluff atop. Yeasty, sulphury and oddly phenolic, plastic and burnt matchstick nose with just a hint of grass, toffee and earth. The aroma is very shortlived like the head. First mouthful has a lot of burnt nastiness, phenolic and husky, astringent and bitter malt more than hop in back. Very earthy and musty in the swallow. Settles out to reveal some burnt wood and old staling rye bread on the mid-palate. The body is light, even thin and slightly oily, soft and still. It seems to get better the more I drank, but that seems normal as alcohol kicks in. Unimpressive as it is, but given prior ratings its justifiably a dud batch. Bummer as it’s possibly my last visit! Monday, October 10, 2011
ALLOVATE	3.8 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Cask, handpump @ The Beer Engine, Newton St. Cyres, Devon. Golden amber, bright as bright with a lasting, dense, short white crown that lasts to lace well. Barnyard and gritty, toasted grains, hay, fresh baked white bread, orange marmalade, lemon zest and rose water come through in the aroma, quite bold. Moderately malty palate, good level of gritty barnyard grains meets drawing fruit esters, citric, tangy with notes of fresh squeezed orange, peach, pear and bitter lime peel. Dusty toasted grains and fruit in the swallow, quite dry with good length. Very well balanced, light in body with plenty of character to keep me interested. I like this one. A great session ale. Sunday, October 9, 2011
ALLOVATE	3.3 Beer Engine Rail Ale Cask, handpump @ The Beer Engine, Newton St. Cyres, Devon. Bright, sparkling medium gold with a tight, compact snow-white crown that holds firm with good legs. Soft, bready and yeasty nose with hints of chamomile, tea and flower petals. Nice, delicate malty palate, weet-bix, toasted grain, hay. Very light, clean, a little citrus on the tail before a lightly bitter, dusty swallow. Quite dry, a mild spritz amplifies it somewhat. Drops off quick, no aftertaste. Very simple, a nice easy quaffer. Sunday, October 9, 2011
Ungstrup	3.2 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Cask at Stortford Beer Festival 2011. An amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of matl and caramel as well as lighter notes of fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and fruits - especially peaches, leading to a lightly bitter finish. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Ungstrup	3.2 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask. An amber beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, fruits, and some hops, leading to a bitter finish. Saturday, July 30, 2011
imdownthepub	3.4 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Cask conditioned at Moreton in Marsh Beer Fest ’10. Gold with white head. There is a long cleanish maltiness, quite crisp and light, but just lacking a bit of diversion. It’s reasonable enough. Sunday, September 26, 2010
downender	2.8 Beer Engine Rail Ale On gravity at the Tuckers Maltings Beer festival, Newton Abbot 23/04/10. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. I can only agree with the other ratings. This was an easy, drinking bitter with a touch of strawberry fruit and dry finish, but it didn’t make a lot of impact. Saturday, April 24, 2010
DJMonarch	3.4 Beer Engine Piston Bitter Cask Handpump at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 16/01/2010 Pale hop and grain aroma. Amber coloured fruity and hoppy with a crisp and slightly dry lasting malt finish. Tuesday, January 26, 2010
DJMonarch	3.4 Beer Engine Whistlemas Cask Handpump at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 16/01/2010 Some fruit aroma. Mid brown coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a hint of dryness and bitterness in a full malt finish. Tuesday, January 26, 2010
DJMonarch	3.2 Beer Engine Sleeper Heavy Cask Handpump at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 16/01/2010 A little spiced malt aroma. Golden amber coloured strong in alcohol and slightly hoppy with a hint of bitterness in a malt finish. Tuesday, January 26, 2010
DJMonarch	3.4 Beer Engine Silver Bullet Cask Stillage at Nottingham Castle, Nottingham 09/10/2009 Some malt and fruit aroma. Golden coloured slightly hoppy and creamy on the palate. A little bitterness in a crisp and dry finish. Tuesday, November 24, 2009