Derwent Brewery Reviews

fonefan	3.2 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Derwent Port Marshall Stout ]. ABV: 5.2%. Clear dark red brown colour with a average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted, light coffee - chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807] 6-3-7-3-13 Wednesday, December 23, 2020
jarvo	3.2 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter A pint enjoyed in April 2004 - above average bitter (in a year in which I seem to have sampled a lot of average brews!) Amber white head, caramel malt but a nice bitter finish. Sunday, November 15, 2020
tombyars	2.9 Derwent Silloth Porter Tasted this at the Troon Beer Festival on the 4th October 2019. Cask, handpump dispense, 1/3 pint sampled. Dull black in colour with a thin buff head which fades fast. Malty aroma with light roast grain notes just about evident. Thin oily mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malt gives a light maltloaf base with weak chocolate malt and dilute treacle but couldn't detect any orange notes in this. Slight hop prickle comes through in the light bitter aftertaste. Finish is malty but chocolate starts to fade away unfortunately. A poor Porter overall. Friday, October 18, 2019
wheresthepath	4 Derwent Silloth Porter Cask at the Dog Beck, Penrith. Brown-black with a thick beige head. Smooth, oh so smooth. Smoother than James Bond's bum when he was a baby. Rich filter coffee overlays a milk chocolate background with some fruity notes (apple and orange) and a little kick of spice in the finish. It's sweet and feels surprisingly decadent considering the lowish abv. It made a damn fine after dinner beer. Yum. Monday, September 30, 2019
Grumbo	3.3 Derwent Cote Light 29/11/2018. Cask at the Dove Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear bright pale gold with a lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, grass and a hint of spice and spruce. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Dry, biscuit finish. Thursday, November 29, 2018
BeardedAvenger	3.3 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Malt and hopped aroma with boiled veg. Dark amber. Bubbly translucent white head. Medium bitter with a citrus streak and malt base. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long astringent finish. Decent bitter with character. Friday, October 26, 2018
WingmanWillis	3.1 Derwent Blonde Saturday, October 6, 2018
Bov	3.8 Derwent Port Marshall Stout @GBBF - black beer with a chaotic foam left; roasted chocolate and Portwine, hints of vanilla; moderate carbonation, medium-bodied, nutty, roasted, earthy bitterness; long chocolaty finish with more discrete notes of Portwine Thursday, September 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3.3 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent light beige cap. Nose is a touch eggy, light charr, dark fruit rinds, spice, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises bitter chocolate, mellow roast, dried fruits, light spice, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Ok stout ... just a faint eggy whiff on the nose docking the score a touch on this one. Sunday, August 12, 2018
Beese	2.5 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Cask at GBBF 2018, Kensington Olympia. Really dark ruby with a tan head. Aroma is of dark malt and cherries, with a sulphurous hint. Quite dry with a fairly thin body. Wednesday, August 8, 2018
mR_fr0g	3.2 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. A cola brown coloured pour with a a loose tan head. Aroma is sweet nutty, soy sauce, apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty earthy malts, Salted roast. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, oily. Ok. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Scopey	3 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Cask at GBBF. It pours dark brown with a small off - white head. The aroma is musty, tangy, port wine, dried berry, fruit cake and light sulphur. The taste is dry, bitter, chewy, slick, wet wood, earthy, spicy, tannin, coffee grounds, vinous and charred wood with a drying finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Nice idea, but a bit drying. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
madmitch76	3.3 Derwent Port Marshall Stout 7th August 2018 GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer,. small tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Slighty ashy dark malts, very slighy. Tangy bitterish chocolate. Ripe fruits. Port? Maybe a trace of berries. Light semi dry finish. Not too bad. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
scotty	3.5 Derwent Cote Light Pint or three in the Wasdale Head Inn, in The Lakes. A nice looking pint, very slightly hazy gold, nice, lasting white head. Well balanced, not too hoop or malty...liked it! Thursday, April 19, 2018
Andyatam	4 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Mr_Pink_152	2.8 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter Tried at the Featherson Arms Near Penrith. Pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty caramel. Medium body. Wednesday, October 18, 2017
ianwelby	3.3 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Near-opaque red-brown with a bubbly off-white head. Slightly sour fruit aroma that I can’t quite place. Taste is nutty, with some light fruity hop, malt. Surprisingly dry in the finish. Tasty. Thursday, June 22, 2017
BlackHaddock	3.4 Derwent Hudson Bay Cask half-pint in The Washington, Blackpool on 9th Sep 2016. Clear light golden pour, wispy white head. Hop centric and fairly bitter: better than the citrus flavoured golden pales around at the moment. Liked it. Sunday, September 18, 2016
maeib	1 Derwent Blonde Sunday, April 17, 2016
AshtonMcCobb	3.3 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Bottle from Local. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - meat and toffee. Honeycomb and molasses. Taste - molasses and toffee. Some spiced cake. Palate - medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a bit gnarly but persistence pays off. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
AshtonMcCobb	3.3 Derwent Cote Light Bottle from Local in Carlisle. Appearance - cloudy amber to orange with a creamy head. Nose - orange and caramel. Cake mixture and maybe some dried apricot. Taste - biscuits and orange. Quite earthy too. Palate - light bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - great aroma but not as exciting on the taste. A good honest ale. Sunday, March 27, 2016
zacgillbanks	4.2 Derwent Port Marshall Stout Bottle from open All Hours, Keswick. Black in colour with a massive rocky head of foam. It has a sweet liquorice, currant and chocolate flavour followed by a smooth burnt red fruit and bitter coffee finish. Excellent! Saturday, March 26, 2016
FLBH	3 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Saturday, January 30, 2016
WingmanWillis	2 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Saturday, January 30, 2016
Lonick	3 Derwent Golden Oats (aka England's Dreaming) Bottle, April 2014 Not So Fools Tasting (rating backlog) Pours golden, thin white head. Nose is quite bland slight burnt notes slight smoke.. Taste is caramel, sweetness slight smoke again. Monday, December 7, 2015
jeevan	3.5 Derwent Auld Kendal On Cask at Merchants in Lancaster. Pours deep dark amber. Tan creamy head. Malty aroma. Rich malts and fruits flavour. Not bad Sunday, November 22, 2015
The_Osprey	2.8 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Cask, gravity dispense at Twickenham Beer Festival 2015. Dark reddy brown, small tan head. Aroma is light and plain, toffee-ish malt, touch of redcurrant. Body is light, smooth, watery. Taste is thin watery Maxwell House malt, sweet and watery with no real finish. Meh. Friday, October 23, 2015
mark11	4 Derwent Blonde Sunday, October 11, 2015
mark11	4 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter Saturday, September 12, 2015
ManVsBeer	2.4 Derwent Mutineer's Light Ale Clitheroe Beer Festival 2015. Has a healthy sugar-malt nose with a very malty taste, although only a medium bitterness. There’s some sweetness here too. Friday, May 22, 2015
jjsint	2.8 Derwent Cote Light Cask at the Sun Inn, Ulverston. Light to mid-gold, big white head with a huge amount of lacing. Very clear. Lemon, soap and ammonia in the aroma. Bitter taste with a fair bit of sulphur. It grows on me, and repeated sips reveal a sweeter, almost honeyed edge. Slips down easily enough, but it struggles to be even average. Monday, March 9, 2015
ManVsBeer	2.7 Derwent Blonde Bottle from Grassington Wine Company, Grassington. Blond with a small head. Hops, some fruit and citrus, which provides a bitterness. Saturday, September 27, 2014
Stuu666	3.3 Derwent Golden Oats (aka England's Dreaming) Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, sweet, biscuity, toffee, dry, oaty, not bad. Wednesday, June 4, 2014
harrisoni	3.1 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Cask gravity at Bexley BF 2014. Mahogany clear lasting beige head. Decent milk chocolate mild. Good condition. Mostly milk chocolate touch of roast. Sting on the finish. Friday, May 16, 2014
McNeillR	2.9 Derwent Golden Oats (aka England's Dreaming) Pale still golden. Filmy white light foamy ringed. Wee bit chemically, light off flavoured - almost like Lynx Africa. Decent foamy bitter thread but an over buttery oily drag on the finish. Bottle, some shop in Carlisle, April Not So Fools Tasting Saturday, April 5, 2014
cgarvieuk	2.8 Derwent Golden Oats (aka England's Dreaming) bottle at home ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft fruit musty apricot nose ... dry fruits .. ligth vegative finish Saturday, April 5, 2014
maeib	3.3 Derwent Marshall Stout Cask conditioned handpump Market Porter London 03/03/14. A black beer with a whitish bubbly thick head. Quite burnt in the nose. Bitter and veggy in the mouth. A bit eggy too which makes it a difficult stout to enjoy but it does have character. Sunday, March 16, 2014
rhosddured	3 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Pale Ale Saturday, February 22, 2014
Grumbo	3 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter Bottle from an off-licence in Carlisle. Light amber colour with an average sized white head. Mild floral aroma with malty caramel. Moderate sweetness with a light bitter finish. Light/medium body. A simple bitter but quite enjoyable. Saturday, October 19, 2013
fonefan	3.1 Derwent Going For Gold Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale nutty, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. earthy, nutty, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120811] Wednesday, July 10, 2013
imdownthepub	2.6 Derwent Parson's Pledge Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Gold amber with no head. There is a big fag ash character to this, dry, thin , bitter. Not great. Saturday, March 2, 2013
downender	2.8 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter On gravity at the Gryphon, Bristol 1/3/2013. Golden coloured with a slight, white head. Cereal malts, some grainy sweetness and a touch of sulphur in the finish. Not for me. Friday, March 1, 2013
downender	3.2 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Cask-conditioned at the Three Crowns, Chippenham 16/2/2013. Dark brown with a slight, off-white head. Dark slightly sour fruits, chewy malts and a gentle finish. Good. Sunday, February 24, 2013
cgarvieuk	3.2 Derwent Auld Kendal cask at NWAF ... copper... sovft musty toffee nose ... soft frutis .. soft malts ... soft roast .. ok Saturday, January 26, 2013
chriso	3 Derwent Whitwell & Marks Mild Ale Tuesday, January 15, 2013
chriso	3 Derwent Christmas Lights Tuesday, January 15, 2013
chriso	3 Derwent Parson's Pledge Tuesday, January 15, 2013
axdain	3 Derwent Mutineer's Light Ale Wednesday, December 12, 2012
ManVsBeer	2.8 Derwent Carlisle State Bitter Malt aroma bitter with a similar taste amongst its bitterness. Clear golden in colour. Wednesday, November 7, 2012