Hidden Brewery Reviews

Beese	2.5 Hidden Quest Cask at The Watford Beer Festival on 15/11/2008. Light citrus zest nose. Grainy flavour. Nothing special, but not bad. Wednesday, May 13, 2020
oh6gdx	3 Hidden Pleasure Cask. Golden colour, small slightly off-white fluffy head. Aroma is grassy, wooden and a it caramel malty as well as earthy. Flavour is surprisingly fruity and nectary with some mild wooden hints. Also some slight herbal notes towards the finish. Not that bitter at all actually. Thursday, April 1, 2010
oh6gdx	3.1 Hidden Potential Cask. Reddish copper coloured with mediumsized slightly off-white head, which last for a while and leaves some lace. Aroma is bready and caramelly malty along with some slight fruity and berryish notes and mild nuttyness. Flavour is fruity, nutty, some slight berryish notes as well. Semi-dry finish with a slight grassy touch to it. Thursday, April 1, 2010
greenmanalishi	2.4 Hidden Quest Cask. Solid enough beer. Orange peel, bitter hops, otherwise fairly simple and drinkable. Monday, March 15, 2010
dnas2	2.7 Hidden Old Sarum Brown with a short head. Hint of berries and some hops in the scent. Thin. Slightly sweet. Some berries in the mouth but overall bland and boring. Tuesday, November 24, 2009
yespr	3.2 Hidden Pleasure From cask at Market Porter. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small off white head. Aroma is mild roasted malty. Vague caramelish flavoured. Bitter and light malty note. Light citrusy to peachy fruity flavoured. Bitter and citric fruity finish. Thursday, October 1, 2009
asheft	2.8 Hidden Pint [cask] Green apple and toffee aroma that’s slightly medicinal. Clear orange-brown with white bubbles. Caramel and toffee flavour with some nutty and spicy notes. Tingly sweet with a touch of cinnamon. Light to medium body, very low carbonation, slightly bitter finish. Friday, July 24, 2009
DJMonarch	3.2 Hidden Depths Cask Handpump from the outside marquee at the Milds, Stouts, Porters & Strong Ales weekend Prince Of Wales, Foxfield 06/10/2007 Some roast and grain aromas. Small tan head. Black slightly rich on the palate and fruity with a little bitterness in a dry burnt roast finish. Friday, July 3, 2009
DonMagi	2.9 Hidden Ace Cask in the new wheatsheaf. The beer seems to have warmed up a bit at last. Aroma is quite appley and yeasty, small nutty pale malts. Taste is better with fruity lemon and apple with a more solid biscuity malt base, its a bit hazy and estery which isnt the best for a cask ale. But i still drank it. Wednesday, June 24, 2009
hughie	3.2 Hidden Ace Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. This beer is tennis themed, presumably because of the Wimbledon Championships starting tomorrow. Copper gold with malt and fruit in the aroma, plus a hint of Marmite. Sweet peachy taste. Some bitterness. Rather liked it. Hate tennis, though. Sunday, June 21, 2009
DonMagi	3.3 Hidden Quest Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: A#Pale light honey malt character, floral hop, quite fruity with plums and oranges fluttering about. Decent drinkable stuff. Friday, June 19, 2009
cgarvieuk	3.7 Hidden Fantasy Cask at Cloister ... amber ... creamy white head ... light hop ... sweet soft fruits ... caramel hop ... little grapefruit ... little lemon hop ... Wednesday, June 17, 2009
JK54B	3.1 Hidden Pleasure Real Ale a 0.25L glass tasted at Pullman bar. Pale head 6mm. Pale golden yellow colour. Mild nose. Soft freesh start. Slightly sour cowhouse like taste. Fruity. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
imdownthepub	2.8 Hidden Pleasure Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Amber to gold with white head. Unfortunate diacytl notes at the start with a now familiar teal like hop note, sweetish toffee body with a background sourness. A little dull. Sunday, March 15, 2009
imdownthepub	3.2 Hidden Potential Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Gold with white head. Quite a nutty bitter, hazelnut dryness with a dry tea flavour mixed in, not a favourite combination, but quite drinkable. Pretty standard overall. Sunday, March 15, 2009
maeib	2.7 Hidden Potential Cask conditioned handpump Brunswick Derby. A copper coloured beer with a whitish head. The aroma is plain with a little fruit skins, and some sweet malts. The taste is malty to start with some citrus flavours coming through later. A bit boring. Made me realise why I rarely drink pints. Thursday, March 12, 2009
thebeertourist	3 Hidden Pleasure Hand-pulled at The Pullman Bar, Helsinki. Hazy amber with a medium white head. Earthy, even smoked aroma. Smoked flavours that gradually tastes sweeter. Light-bodied. I am not a big fan of smoked flavours in beer, but I suppose a point for originality is warranted. Tuesday, March 10, 2009
larsga	2.8 Hidden Potential Small coarse white head. Amber body. Faint fruity floral aroma. Sweet-dryish earthy prunes taste with papery floral notes. Mid-bodied. A bit cloying. Soft, mild mouthfeel. Dryish papery caramel aftertaste. Decent, but a bit boring, and a bit cloying. (0.25l cask, The Edgar Wallace, London.) Sunday, January 18, 2009
fiulijn	3 Hidden Pint <i>Cask Conditioned at The Castle, Furnival St., London</i> Amber color. Light aroma, the flavor is bolder; sweetish malt and caramel combination, lightly fruity (so far, positive), light earthy touch, possibly even smokey, but also a very light sourness (mostly in the aroma) that lets presume something may be going wrong with this beer. Not complex, but pleasant enough; a beer to try again in better conditions. Thursday, January 8, 2009
fonefan	2.5 Hidden Fantasy Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5. Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, brown sugar notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and damped stained malt bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808) Monday, October 20, 2008
Doppelganger	2.7 Hidden Old Sarum Cask, Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford. Rusty brown, white head. Rustic woody nose with a buttery edge. Resiny rough flavor, woody, medicinal, buttery. Old fashioned in a way that doesn’t make me feel nostalgic at all. Wednesday, September 24, 2008
harrisoni	2.7 Hidden Pleasure Cask gravity at Ashford Rugby Club BF 2008. Copper, disappearing head. Not great. May not be quite ready. some decent aroma, bit of fruit, just not particularly drinkable. Sunday, September 21, 2008
berkshirejohn	3.2 Hidden Pleasure Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Hazy gold colour; floral hop aroma; candy sweet flavour with some orange and biscuit, and a gentle bitterness; the finish is slightly spicy. Thursday, September 4, 2008
Quack-Duck	3.5 Hidden Potential cask (handpump) @ The Old Ship in Sidmouth. Hazy copper colour, small head. Fruity aroma. Malty, with caramel and lovely fruity flavoursd (lemon, orange peel). Dry and hoppy finish with a fruity touch. Brilliant! Monday, September 1, 2008
Quack-Duck	3.2 Hidden Pint cask (handpump) @ some pub in Lyme Regis, of which I forgot to note down the name. Hazy copper-yellow-brownish colour, tiny head. Fruity nose. Light-bodied, fruity with some nice malty notes and some intensive aromatic hops. Monday, September 1, 2008
Quack-Duck	3 Hidden Pleasure cask (handpump) @ The Old Ship Sidmouth. Hazy amber brown colour, no head. Malty, slightly sour and grainy with some rather shy hints of caramel and yeast. Monday, September 1, 2008
berkshirejohn	3.5 Hidden Old Sarum Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Reddish chestnut with a thin cream head; rich, almost meaty aroma; rather thin and oily in the mouth; combination of nutty and purple fruit flavours with a touch of vanilla;gentl bitter finish with some burnt caramel; warming and slightly spicy. Complex and interesting, would be even better with more body. Monday, September 1, 2008
Sigmund	3.2 Hidden Fantasy Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour. Very nice aroma of butterscotch and caramel, some oaky notes too. Moderately malty flavour with hints of honey, dusty finish. Wednesday, August 20, 2008
oh6gdx	2.8 Hidden Fantasy Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is caramel, malts, some cookies and mild notes of honey and fruits. Flavour is malty, fruity, wooden and slightly berryish. Some grassyness in the finish. Saturday, August 16, 2008
KimJohansen	2.5 Hidden Fantasy Clear golden with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma with honey. Sweet malty flavor with grainy notes. Thursday, August 7, 2008
berkshirejohn	3.6 Hidden Fantasy Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Gold with a thin white head; slightly sour aroma of red fruit; flavour is sweet and full of chewy fruit offset by a gentle bitterness; leading to a sticky finish. Pleasant and a refreshing change from the current fashion for light citrus summer ales. Friday, August 1, 2008
fonefan	3.5 Hidden Spring Cask handpump @ The Hope Tap, Reading RG1, England. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, herbs, grass, pine, pine-needle. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (040508) Thursday, June 26, 2008
fonefan	3.2 Hidden Pleasure Cask handpump @ The Hope Tap, Reading RG1, England. Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - smooth, carbonation is soft. (040508) Thursday, June 26, 2008
berkshirejohn	2.6 Hidden Quest Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Straw with a thin white head; vaguely citrus aroma; orange flavour, with some malt and sweet marmalade; lacking and real finish. Refreshing, but nothing more. Saturday, June 14, 2008
cgarvieuk	3.3 Hidden Pleasure Cask at aberdeen beer festival ... light fruit nose .. againa fairly standard light fruity bitter. ok but nothing special. Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Fin	3.1 Hidden Pleasure Cask at the Old Gaolhouse, JDW Winchester, Hamps’, 07-06-08 Had this with my Farmhouse breakfast. Poured warm gold a little sweet on the nose, and more so in the mouth although actually very nice with good fruity bursts and some bitterness in there, though it tasted just a tiny bit tired it was holding up quite well. Tuesday, June 10, 2008
JK54B	3.4 Hidden Depths Cask RA. A really black colour. No head. Taste of salt licorice and licorice. A proper amount of hops. Some hints of smoke and tar in the taste. Tuesday, June 3, 2008
downender	3.3 Hidden Pleasure Cask-conditioned at Colston Yard, Bristol 1/6/08. Deep gold in colour with a slight, white head. Aroma of hay, apricots and grassy hops. Flavour had plenty of fruity malt and a hint of spice before an earthy hop finish. Enjoyable. Sunday, June 1, 2008
renffisch	3.3 Hidden Quest cask @ the swan. farmyardy malty aroma, bit of hop. clear golden body. medium bubbly white head. fresh, fruity flavour. quite well balanced, good enough session beer. Sunday, June 1, 2008
wheresthepath	3.4 Hidden Pint [on draught at The Retreat, Reading] Uncarbonated; malty, some citrus fruits, almost bordering on sweet and sticky at times but the hops come through at the end to take the edge off. A decent pint, this, and different enough to stand out from the crowd. Thursday, May 15, 2008
dnas2	3.5 Hidden Quest Cask. Light amber in colour with a good head. Nice orange-citrus scent. Dry and bitter with some acidity to it. Slightly carbonated. Fruity citrus and some hops. Spoilt by a metallic end. Monday, May 12, 2008
Tranquillity	2.6 Hidden Pint Cask. Dark orange, basically no head. Aroma of citrus and orange peel. Taste ginger, pear, grapefruit and lemon. Simple, but does the job. Thursday, April 17, 2008
wunderbier	2.9 Hidden Pint Cask (O’Connell’s, Tampere), pint glass. Begins with a light haze to the medium brown-red hue, capped by a tight, off-white head. The aroma is quite bold, full of toffee, cherries, chocolate/coffee and cookies. Overall it comes across sweet with some dark fruit acidity. The flavour is much more reserved by comparison, starting with light toffee / biscuits and finishing with cherries and apples. Soft roasted overtone. Light bodied with a watery / silky texture and soft carbonation. Banana and apple skins crop up with warmth. Big nose, but a little flat on the tongue. Sunday, April 13, 2008
Rune	3.3 Hidden Pleasure Full pint, cask served partly chilled at the Youngs pub Kings Arms in Oxford. Pale amber body with bubbles on the surface. Lightly honeyed malt in aroma with a fruity touch. Quite comprehensive flavours of assorted fruits and bitter dark berries backed by a piny touch. Bitter orange peels towards the ending (16.03.2008). Tuesday, March 25, 2008
emerson430	3 Hidden Spring Cask, Castle Inn, Bradford-on-Avon ... Reddish brown with a quickly dissipating head. Nice bitter aroma and flavour. I detected a wisp of something out of the ordinary, almost Brettanomyces like. I liked it but I am unsure if it was supposed to be there? Monday, March 24, 2008
FatPhil	2.8 Hidden Quest Cask (St. Urho’s, Helsinki) Light orange, dishwater head. Simple UK bitter aroma - malty and some bitter hops. Simple sweet, slightly watery, and fruity body. Not much finish, perhaps slightly papery or dusty. I’m left wanting. But not really for more of the same! Maybe OK in summer. Drink their ’Pint’ instead. Thursday, March 20, 2008
FatPhil	3.4 Hidden Pint Cask (Kitty’s, Helsinki) Very dark orange, small spongy head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt and dusty hops. Mouthfeel is sharp and pleasantly refreshing, not quite watery. hints of brown almost sourness. Slightly drying, not quite resiny, hops give it a pleasant bitteness which stays for quite a long finish. For 3.8% this is a superb creation. Thursday, March 20, 2008
FatPhil	3.5 Hidden Old Sarum Cask (Kuikka, Helsinki) Deep mahogany, small head. Fruity sweet and treacly cake aroma. Sweet and malty in the mouth. A burnt finish, which is a bit woody and between smoky and ashy. Very pleasant well balanced mellow full-bodied brew. Utterly sessionable, and I’d enjoy every drop. Thursday, March 20, 2008
berkshirejohn	2.9 Hidden Potential Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Gold with a loose off-white head; fruity aroma; malty tasting with a slight citrus edge; dry and moderately bitter finsh. A forgetable bitter. Sunday, March 9, 2008
Finn	2.4 Hidden Treasure Cask at The Market Porter London Bridge 5 Feb 08. Dark golden colored. No head. Caramellish aroma. Sweet fruity flavor. Some bitterness kicking in. Sunday, February 17, 2008