Stumpys Brewery Reviews

SaintMatty	3 Stumpys Bosuns Call 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Hazy dark amber in colour. Fruity aroma with notes of dried fruits and a hint of spice. The taste is fruity, malty and moderately bitter with the rum notes becoming more apparent in the finish. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	2.7 Stumpys Tumbledown 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Amber with a slight haze. Orange, earthy hops and some slightly sulphury notes can be detected in both the aroma and taste. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	2.9 Stumpys Hot Dog 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Brown in colour. Raisins and earthy malts in the aroma. The taste is fruity, malty and spicy with the chilli more evident in the finish than in the initial taste. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	3 Stumpys Hop a Doodle Doo 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Golden with notes of citrus and floral hops. Slightly earthy taste with the aforementioned citrus and floral notes. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	3 Stumpys Summer Vat 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Golden with a slight haze. Earthy and slightly citrussy aroma. The taste is pretty much the same but with some pleasant floral notes chiming in. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	3.3 Stumpys Silent Night 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Dark brown with red tinges. Spicy aroma with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg standing out. The taste is spicy and slightly warming with notes of raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg. Saturday, July 17, 2021
SaintMatty	2.8 Stumpys Old Ginger 500ml Bottle - From 2005. Amber with a slight haze. Ginger dominates the aroma along with some earthy notes. The taste is spicy and moderately bitter with ginger standing out above any other flavours. Saturday, July 17, 2021
jarvo	2.4 Stumpys Old Stumpy Pint enjoyed in May 2004. Pale in colour, doesn't drop clear(that used to be less acceptable). Errs on the bitter side, which I prefer to the sweet side, but not quite balanced. Friday, November 20, 2020
DJMonarch	2.4 Stumpys Hop a Doodle Doo Cask Stillage from the Cellar at the Crown Inn, Oakengates 02/05/2005 Golden coloured and hazy in appearance with an acidic taste. A hint of dryness in a malt finish. Wednesday, March 24, 2010
johndoughty	3 Stumpys Tumbledown Bottle. Slightly cloudy and lively upon opening.Big head upon pouring which soon dissipates. Some bitterness and traces of sulphur.Not too good. Saturday, October 11, 2008
johndoughty	3.1 Stumpys Old Stumpy Bottle. Murky yellow appearance which was not a good start. Bitter but no others flavours present. Not a lot going for this one. Monday, August 25, 2008
SaintMatty	3.1 Stumpys Lemon Drop 50cl bottle- Hazy golden in colour with a white head. Hoppy citrus aroma with hints of lemon and grapefruit. The taste is hoppy but well balanced with the lemon coming to the fore. Quite nice. Monday, December 31, 2007
chriso	2.6 Stumpys Hot Dog Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Hazy red/brown colour. Apart from the obvious chilli bite, there’s a fairly standard, malty best bitter underneath. In fact the initial impression is of the latter, with the chilli only coming through fairly late. But when it does arrive, it does so very forcefully. I like chillies and I like beer but I’ve yet to find a combination of the two that I have enjoyed. If the concept appeals, you’ll get along with this beer just fine. But it seems more like a gimmick to me. Guess its just not really my thing. Friday, September 21, 2007
cgarvieuk	3 Stumpys Old Ginger bottle at home ... deep golden amber colour ... light fruit and ginger nose ... lovely fruity malt ... rich gingerness ... spoilt by a strong bitterness that very common in ginger beers ... would be great if bitterness could be toned down. Thursday, June 7, 2007
maeib	3 Stumpys Hot Dog Bottled. A hazy darkish brown coloured beer with a large off white head. The aroma has chilis and is definitely spicy. The taste is fairly regular English BCA with some soapiness and hints of impurities, but there’s also an obvious kick of chili. Certainly not in the nasty, nasty league of Cave Creek, but definitely there. It’s actually quite drinkable. Thursday, May 10, 2007
cgarvieuk	2.6 Stumpys Old Stumpy way TOO fizzy, it foamed out of bottle and disturbed ths sediment massivly.THus was very clowdy lumpy. grassy hopnose, fruity bitter hop, with long bitter linger little smokeyness. I could see what it was aiming for so scored that. Tuesday, May 1, 2007
chriso	2.9 Stumpys Silent Night Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Darkish red/brown colour. I’m not sure what the spices are but they impart an unusual perfumed character to the aroma that I didn’t find that appealing. A bit like a toned down version of walking through the cosmetics section in a Department store. Slightly spicy flavour but, again, I’d be hard pressed to identify the spices. Also some herbal notes and a little fruit cake/malt loaf. Nothing particularly wrong with this but it didn’t quite come together for me. Friday, April 27, 2007
omhper	3.4 Stumpys Bosuns Call Bottled. Reddish amber, rich head. Resiny hop aroma. Very dry and densely malty. Roasty, almost burnt malt flavour medium bodied. Lingering resiny finish. The promised rum and fruits are very vague, but the beer works anyway. Friday, April 6, 2007
omhper	3 Stumpys Tumbledown Bottled. Orange/amber, cloudy, rich head. Fruity melony nose. Sweet and caramelly with rounded mouthfeel. Fruity plum flavour. Solidly malty with light salty finish. Solid, but doesn’t stand out. Friday, April 6, 2007
oh6gdx	3 Stumpys Silent Night Bottled (thanks omhper). Amber colour, small white creamy, longlasting, head. Aroma is hops, hay, some grass and nuts. Flavour is hay, flowery hops, slight alcohol. Lots of hay and grass in aftertaste. Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Marsiblursi	3 Stumpys Silent Night Pours copper red. Tiny roasted aroma with notes of chocolate. A bit fruity with notes of plums. Hints of floral hops. Light roasted, light chocolate and caramel flavour with fruity and floral tones. Small hints of gooseberries. Soft, rather smooth mouthfeel with a medium bitterness that ligers. Medium body. Tuesday, March 13, 2007
omhper	3.5 Stumpys Silent Night Bottled. Copper colour. Fruity hay-like nose. Sweet and medium bodied, lightly ashy with caramel and some resin. Solidly malty with lingering very bitter finish. Monday, March 12, 2007
Mungo	2.7 Stumpys Summer Vat BCA (from Bitter Virtuem BB Feb 07). Golden.Very earthy hops which werent entirely pleasant. This continued throughout the beer and gave it a dirty feel. As a pale low strength refresher it would benefit from a cleaner feel. A slight yeasty bite in the finish as well. Thursday, March 8, 2007
Mungo	2.6 Stumpys Tumbledown BCA (From Bitter Virtue, BB Sep 07). Copper. Funky yeast with caramelised phenolic feel. Despite the slight homebrewy feel to this its not too bad with a reasonable hoppy bite clearing away a lot of the off flavours. Finishes a little tart and spicy. Saturday, March 3, 2007
Mungo	3 Stumpys Hop a Doodle Doo Gravity Cask @ Royal Oak Beer Festival 2006, Fritham (New Forest). Some peppery hop character. A little rough yeast in the mouth but soon erased by the tasty bitter finish. Fairly good, I think most of Stumpys problems are bottle related. Friday, September 29, 2006
Mungo	2.7 Stumpys Silent Night Gravity Cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2006. Slight cherry aroma - sweet and malty. Slightly spicy body. Not rich enough in feel to complement the aromas. Friday, May 5, 2006
harrisoni	3 Stumpys Silent Night Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Not sure that this is in the right style category. This is a bitter (ESB or whatever) for me. Chestnut colour. Herby hop with a bit of ginger. Choc malt. Quite a thick bitter, bit syrupy. Fine. Monday, May 1, 2006
kook	1.4 Stumpys Hot Dog Cask @ Reading 06: Smokey roast malts, harsh chilli burn. I love chillis, yet this is terrible. No sweet chilli flavour, just capsicum burn. Not good. Monday, May 1, 2006
kook	2.6 Stumpys Silent Night Cask @ Reading 06: Ginger, cloves and allspice in the nose. Mild fresh fruit in the flavour, along with toffee biscuits. Lovely amber hue. Drinkable, but not great. Monday, May 1, 2006
Mungo	2.4 Stumpys Old Ginger BCA (from Bottles of Botley, BBE Mar 06). Some stem ginger aromas and slight citric hops. Fairly malty with nutty undertones and no spicy ginger presence. Rather boring and the initial ginger aroma is rather pointless as it doesnt add anything to the beer. Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Mungo	2.6 Stumpys Bosuns Call BCA ( from Bottles of Botley, BBE Jan 06). Fairly maltywith raisins. Spice and rum faintly detectable but dont play a major part in the flavour profile. At this strength I want a bit more flavour, I’m sure the navy of 200 years ago would not be impressed with this wishy washy ale. Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Mungo	2.7 Stumpys Hot Dog Bottle (from Bottles of Botley BBE Mar 06). Bottled at the brewery - possibly by hand. Upon opening prolonged geyser of foam. Seems to be the start of an infection. The beer itself is a light golden with aromatic hops clashing with a vegetal feel but not distinguishable heat from the chillies. (Av rating given). Friday, September 30, 2005