Newmans Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.4 Newmans Green Lady Cask Handpump at Northwich Victoria FC 3rd Beer Festival Marstons Arena Wincham 25/06/2011 Floral aroma. Large white head. Golden coloured fruity and very dry with a bitter nutty and grainy malt finish. Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Beese	3 Newmans Wolvers Ale Cask at The Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 14/05/2007. Fairly decent bitter with grassy hops on the nose and biscuity malt flavours. Sunday, January 26, 2020
Grumbo	2.9 Newmans Christmas Ale Bottle as a gift, from a local supermarket, historic rating. Poured mid brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, nut and fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Sunday, July 30, 2017
john44	3.1 Newmans Wolvers Ale Cask Pint at Wibbas Down (JDW), Wimbledon, London in Mar 2010 - Amber in colour. Malty; caramel, sweet toasty malts. Hoppy; grassy hops. Fruity; citrus orange. Nice malt/hop/fruit balance. OK. Easy drinking. (2010-03) Sunday, January 29, 2017
TorbenJensen	3.2 Newmans Wolvers Ale Nice rich foam which tend to be slightly creamy. The aroma is very sparse, possibly because of the compact foam. It has slightly fruity malt tones like flavor and not much else. As bitter ale is very tasty because it just hops palette is theme of this beer. Light caramel notes from the malt contributes to a scene where several hops notes will have room. It has the flavor of a breath of fresh grain or grass, spices and perhaps a little syrup towards the end. It is well brewed and in fact surprisingly good. Thursday, September 17, 2015
TorbenJensen	2.5 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Beautiful and rich foam with lovely caramel flavor. The taste has a medium sweetness where caramel is the main theme. Conveniently drawn-out bitterness that retains its sweetness for a long time. However it is tasty. Thursday, September 17, 2015
TorbenJensen	1.2 Newmans Cave Bear Stout It has almost no foam and only slightly aroma of coffee. Not coffee smell familiar from freshly made coffee, but rather as interfering in a used coffee filter where unusually cheap and blend coffee has been used. The taste has a little character of roasted malt with those boring coffee notes as superstructure. In conclusion, the diluted and very anonymous. Wobble to the glass a little can provoke a decent foam, but it does not last long and only makes the appearance of this stout a service. In general, the very dull, and even a temperature increase helps it does not to any significant extent. Thursday, September 17, 2015
chriso	3 Newmans Summerberry Steam Saturday, August 29, 2015
PMgep	3 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Sibarh	3.3 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Kolor - ciemny brąz, klarowny. Piana - beżowa, niewysoka ale trwała. Zapach - kawowo-czekoladowy wyraźny. Smak - wyraźne nuty czekoladowo-kawowe plus nuta miodowa, wyraźnie słodkie, średnia goryczka. Pełne w smaku. Smaczny 4 % stout. Thursday, February 26, 2015
Beese	3.5 Newmans Spring Cottage Biscuit Cask at The Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 29 Mar 2012. Poured a clear copper colour, with a dense white head. Aroma of biscuity malt, dried fruit and satsumas. Citrus hops in the flavour, with caramel and grain. Finish was peal, passionfruit and straw. Tuesday, December 16, 2014
imdownthepub	2.5 Newmans Father's Day Ale Bottled, 330ml from Son & Heir, cheers. Amber with short white head. Thin beer with a caramelised malt body, boiled toffee, CO2 mustiness. There is a malty sweetness that emerges giving it some drinkability but otherwise not great. Wednesday, July 9, 2014
imdownthepub	3.1 Newmans Winter Hog Ale Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Amber to copper with white head. Thick, sweet maltiness with a faint tartish, fruity note. Fuller on the palate but somewhat flabby and fairly average. Saturday, February 23, 2013
stouby	3.2 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Bottle at home. Clear coper color witj a stable white head, nice lacings. Aroma medium malty (caramel) and hoppy. Flavor medium sweet and bitter, long lasting, fine balance. Medium body. Sunday, January 27, 2013
imdownthepub	3.9 Newmans Continental Drift Red Rye IPA Cask conditioned at The Rose & Crown, Charlbury, Oxon. Amber to ruby with white head. Astringent hops on the nose, resinous, lip smacking, this transfers into dry bitterness, quite woody. The malty body also adds bitterness to a full on IPA, quite American in character. Very decent indeed. Sunday, January 27, 2013
Essex	3.3 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Poured from a 330ml bottle into a pint glass. According to the website: "a vibrant Irish stout based upon original recipes developed within the heart of this Celtic island". POurs a dark black colour with a white head that disappears quick but leaves traces. Smells lovely and rich, dark and malty. Hints of coffee there too. Tastes quite watery in texture, but good. It’s dry and sharp with a hop bitterness on the finish, but from the start to the middle it’s balanced and smoothly malty. Overall a lovely beer, odd to have in a 330ml bottle because it seems quite quaffable. Saturday, January 5, 2013
Scopey	3.1 Newmans Dr Price's Superhop Cask at The Claret. It pours golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is apricot jam, stewed fruit, dry grass and biscuit. The taste is apricot, peach, bitter grapefruit, honey, grass and straw with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Maybe not super-hoppy but a decent golden ale nonetheless. Tuesday, January 1, 2013
teddybeer	3 Newmans Last Lion of Britain [Thanks to Rasmus40]. 33cl bottle. Country #61. Orange colour with an off-white head, big bubbles, medium lasting. Aroma is light caramel, hoppy. Flavour is light sweet, caramel, light bittery. Smooth on palate. The final is light bittery and dry. Carbonation is low to medium. Body is medium. Wednesday, December 19, 2012
leaparsons	3.5 Newmans Open Minded Hawk Cask, Slug & Lettuce, Leicester. Golden with a bubbly foam. Aromas are biscuit and cerealwith ggrassy notes. Grapefruit and hints of pine with lemon. Flavours are base biscuit with bitter lemon and pithy grapefruit. Herbal and spicy on the finish with resinous fruit and rind. Good. Saturday, December 8, 2012
maeib	3.2 Newmans Dr Price's Superhop Cask conditioned handpump Salmon Leicester 29/11/12. A light brown coloured beer with a tight white head and lace. Fruity hops with sweetness and a touch of soap. Biscuity notes and a bitter aftertaste. Very little aroma. Interesting but not totally satisfyiing. Thursday, December 6, 2012
leaparsons	3.2 Newmans Dr Price's Superhop Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Golden brown with a white foam. Aromas are caramel and biscuit with mixed stewed Autumn fruit. Herbal, grassy notes with woodiness and grapefruit. Flavours are sweet caramel and apple with bitter lemon and some pithy grapefruit. Fruity, woody and dry with resinous lemon on the finish. A bit of a mishmash but fine. Friday, November 30, 2012
imdownthepub	3.8 Newmans Social Butterfly Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Gold to amber with white head. Straight into an intense hoppy dryness, full of grapefruit notes, pithy and bitter. Plenty of depth and lip smacking zestiness. Very pleasant indeed. Thursday, November 29, 2012
maeib	3.8 Newmans Social Butterfly Cask conditioned handpump Slug & Lettuce Leicester 21/11/12. A golden beer with a bright white head and lace. Nice sharp citrussy aroma and taste with great bitterness in the mouth. Good stingy body. Lovely hops. Easily the best beer I’ve had from Caerphilly. Tangerine sharpness from the new world hops. Tuesday, November 27, 2012
prawlie	3.2 Newmans Autumn Valley Flower Pint at the Old Manor in Bracknell. Creamy head, amber/red colour. Floral hops, bitter and with a slightly sour finish. Woody aroma, with some sweetness. A little more complex than the average ale. Hop aftertaste is a bit dry and overdone. Quite good. Monday, October 29, 2012
Leighton	3 Newmans Dreaming Salmon Cask at The Leinster Arms, London. Pours clearish gold with a frothy, white head. Just some bready malts on the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor with doughy bread, some leaves, some crunchy grains, sugar, lightly toasted grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. There’s a bit of grassy bitterness to finish, with more undercooked bread, leaves, a bit of ripe orange. Nothing special. Thursday, October 18, 2012
imdownthepub	3.6 Newmans Noble Swan Cask conditioned at Fer From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Amber to gold with white head. A fruity, hoppy little number, some dry peachiness along with a vaguely citric hop make this a very drinkable beer. Pleasant. Thursday, October 18, 2012
DruncanVeasey	3.1 Newmans Noble Swan Cask handpull, The Pub, Leicester, 14/10/12. Orange gold heaped with white. Odd, earthy, old flowers, lime-dappled mould aroma. Dank flowery taste like the water flowers have been standing in; grassy, lemony, dank. Late biscuity flourish with some tonic water bitterness. Bit weird. Wednesday, October 17, 2012
trapez	3.2 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Bottle. Aroma of caramel, roasted malt and hops. Golden yellow colour with beige head. Dry and bitter as it should be well mixed with flavour of bread and some liquorice. Longkasting dry and woodlike aftertaste. Monday, October 8, 2012
imdownthepub	3.3 Newmans Dreaming Salmon Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Amber to brown with slight head. Sweet, smooth malty beer, quite baked, bready in character with the sugary edge a bit like a French Brioche. Ok. Friday, September 28, 2012
trapez	2.6 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Bottle. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Dark brown colour with beige head. Somewhate bitter flavour with a hint of liquorice. The nice coffee and chocolate aroma unfortunately are downsized in the flavour. Thursday, September 27, 2012
trapez	2.9 Newmans Wolvers Ale Bottle. Aroma of hops and flowers. Slightly unclear yellow colour with small white head. Very dry and definately bitter with notes of grapefruit. A bit watery texture. Wednesday, September 26, 2012
KingCecil	3.3 Newmans Wolvers Ale Bottle @ home....It pours hazy amber with a small tan head..... The aroma is fruity, hoppy, malts and citrus...... The flavor is fruits, hops, citrus, caramel and some grassy notes.......nice.... Monday, September 24, 2012
KingCecil	2.7 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Bottle @ home.... It pours clear dark brown with a small tan head..... The aroma is roasted malts, smoke and caramel.... The flavor is roasted malts, thin body, smoke light tobacco, ash and licorice..... Wednesday, September 19, 2012
fonefan	2.9 Newmans Twmbarlwm (Swarm Hill) Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA. [ As Newmans Twmbarlwm ]. Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, sweet roasted, earthy, light roasted and earty - honey alike. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, moldy - musty fruit - honey. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111229] Thursday, August 30, 2012
Bragesnak	2.9 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Voldby Marked, DK. Bottled, 250812. Golden with white head. Aroma of malt. Flavour with spices and some caramel. Sunday, August 26, 2012
Bragesnak	3.1 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Voldby Marked, DK. Bottled, 250812. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma of roasted malt. Flavour with coffee and caramel. Sunday, August 26, 2012
rhosddured	2 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Tuesday, August 21, 2012
ManVsBeer	2 Newmans Spring Cottage Biscuit The aroma is a very sickly malty one, the taste is malty as expected, but poor. Thursday, May 31, 2012
cheeta	3.2 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Moderate malty aroma. Small, frothy head. Mostly diminishing longevity. Brown body. Moderate bitter and smoked flavor. Medium palate. Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Leighton	3.6 Newmans Spring Cottage Biscuit Cask at The Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear gold with a small, white foam head. Some toasty wood, sugar, biscuity malts. Medium sweet flavor, some sugary bread, mild lemony fruits, ripe orange. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Medium sweet finish, doughy malts, white sugar. An enjoyable sweet bitter. Monday, May 28, 2012
Fin	3.3 Newmans Intuitive Bull Cask at The Plough, Worcester 19.05.12 4.3% Amber in colour with very little head, good clarity. Simple but decent bitter, steady and subtle bitterness, a little thin perhaps, nice hoppiness. Nice A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3 Sunday, May 20, 2012
gunnar	2.9 Newmans Wolvers Ale From bottle at CBF 2012. Pours pale straw coloured with a tiny head. Aroma is bready malts, light fruity. Taste is light citrus hops, moderate sweet caramel, medium body. Ends dry. Monday, May 14, 2012
MiP	2.6 Newmans Last Lion of Britain Bottle. Fruity aroma. Clear dark golden colour. Very small white head. The flavour is fruity with a little earth. Saturday, May 12, 2012
ken1	3.3 Newmans Cave Bear Stout A surprising amount of flavor for such a low alcohol percentage. Roasted flavors and good bitterness. Dark brown in color with a white head. Thursday, May 10, 2012
madmitch76	3.1 Newmans Mt Snowdon Pale Ale 30th June 2009 Draft. Clear pale gold beer. Creamy malt. Apple and grapefruit citrus hops, quite mild. Refreshing. Sunday, April 29, 2012
humlelala	2.5 Newmans Cave Bear Stout (33 cl bottle @ Nyborg Strand; BBD: January 2013) Pours a clear, dark brown with little, white head that dissipates quickly and some lace. Served slightly too cold but was handwarmed gradually in the glass. Aroma is a relatively faint, roasted malt. Watery texture, light body with soft carbonation and a slightly bitter finish. Flavour is a mildly roasted and slightly dry bitterness with a little malt for balance. Light and sessionable but probably better suited for a Welch autumn than a Danish spring. Saturday, April 28, 2012
leaparsons	3.1 Newmans Bright Fox Cask. Golden with a firm white head. Aromas are biscuit and caramel with grain and light apple. Soft spices with bready toast. Mellow lemon with hints of ginger. Flavours are dry biscuit with pepper. Soft lemon with a light, green leafiness. Very dry to finish. Decent. Friday, April 27, 2012
anders8000	3 Newmans Cave Bear Stout Bottle. Average light beige head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Black color. Aroma of light roasted malt, hint of coffee, chocolate, yeast, mild liquorish Wednesday, April 25, 2012
mr_h	3.2 Newmans Spring Cottage Biscuit Cask by handpump at Counting House, Glasgow (29 Mar 12) - hazy golden ale, thin off-white head, mild caramel malt aroma, biscuit, caramel, nor really bitter or sweet, quite smooth Monday, April 16, 2012
rauchbier	3.6 Newmans Christmas Ale Bottle, Sainsburys Grimsby. Chestnut brown, thin shortlived white head and moderate condition. Good blend of caramel and hop resin in the nose, full bodied in the mouth with toffee and caramel sweetness balanced by slight roasted barley notes and peppery hop resins, lingering earthy chalky bitterness and caramel sweetness in the finish. Sunday, April 15, 2012