Brandon Brewery Reviews

FACambridge	2.5 Brandon Napper Tandy (from old notes) - Aroma : Medium toffee maltiness, some autumnal red fruits with a distinct yeasty note reminiscent of wet dog! Taste : Body on the thin side of medium. Quite dry and bitter throughout, but only distinct flavours are a light toffee malt and yeastiness. Very average Saturday, April 3, 2021
FACambridge	2.8 Brandon Slippery Jack (from old notes) - Aroma : Roasted chocolate malt, splash of stewed coffee, hints of sourish dark fruits with a light eathy note. Taste : Medium dry roasty bitter chocolate maltiness throughout. A touch of coffee, with an odd slightly tart/sour fruity note, which detracted from the taste! Saturday, September 5, 2020
FACambridge	2.1 Brandon Grumpy Bastard (from old notes) - Aroma : Medium toasted sweet caramel/biscuity maltiness, subtle faintly sour fruits, light piney & earthy hop note. Taste : As aroma. Quite thin and watery. Moderate bittersweetness throughout with a slightly sour dry finish. Not great Friday, April 17, 2020
IPATicks4	5 Brandon Rusty Bucket Thursday, November 9, 2017
HugoPreuss	3 Brandon Rusty Bucket Friday, August 25, 2017
aussiealchemist	2.9 Brandon Grumpy Bastard Cask at The Murderers, Norwich, UK. Pours clear reddish Amber with small white head. Aroma slight citrus and toffee malt. Taste is slightly sour with some malt sweetness. Not much hop character. Palate is quite thin and watery with moderate bitterness. Overall a reasonable bitter but nothing special. Sunday, June 4, 2017
thomat	3.6 Brandon Grumpy Bastard Cask @ Kings Head, Norwich. Amber with a small white head. Fruity and flowery tones. Fruit, malt and hops. Medium to light body with a bitter / malty finish. Saturday, February 25, 2017
Christian	2.6 Brandon Grumpy Bastard On tap at King’s Head, Norwich. Toffee aroma with biscuit and chocolate. Sweet fruity flavour with a touch of malt. Friday, February 24, 2017
john44	3.3 Brandon Wee Drop of Mischief Bottle. BCA - Amber Gold in colour. Lots of sediment and floaties. Malty; biscuity malts, caramel. Fruity; citrus grapefruit. Hoppy; grassy hops. Good malt/fruit/hop balance. Sweet malts balanced by light citrus hops. Dry finish. Very drinkable. (2011-11-14) Friday, January 27, 2017
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Brandon Slippery Jack Cask at the Kings Head, Norwich, 20/11/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is treacle toffee, light charr, biscuit. Taste comprises light roast, cocoa powder, toffee, light fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Ok stout. Monday, November 28, 2016
Grumbo	3.7 Brandon Rusty Bucket Bottle bought from the brewer. Poured golden brown with an average frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, biscuit, lightly hoppy, with fruity and floral notes. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, texture a little oily, soft carbonation. Has a dry, biscuity finish. Enjoyed this. Thursday, November 10, 2016
imdownthepub	3 Brandon Grumpy Bastard Cask conditioned at The Kings Head, Norwich. Brown with cream head. There is a sweet fruitiness to this with a boiled candy sweet note. Fuller roasted malts but they are hidden in the sweetness. Just average for me. Saturday, July 16, 2016
harrisoni	3.1 Brandon Rusty Bucket Cask At Kings Head Norwich. Clear copper colour lasting beige head. Bit warm. Malty. OK condition. It’s an OK bitter. Some pepper on finish. OK. Saturday, June 11, 2016
imdownthepub	3.4 Brandon Slippery Jack Cask conditioned at The Rose & Crown, Charlbury, Oxon. Dark brown with cream head. There is a silky chocolate note right from the start, milky but then with an odd, slightly tart fruity note, which is just a touch off putting. Reasonable palate, it’s fine. Sunday, January 31, 2016
ManVsBeer	3 Brandon Slippery Jack Cask @ New Oxford, Salford. Nearly black with a thin off-white head. Includes very dark malts, but you wouldn’t class this as a regular stout as it’s only mildly sweet in its character. There’s hardly any roasted malts. Decent enough though. Thursday, January 28, 2016
RichTheVillan	3.3 Brandon Slippery Jack Cask at Lichfield Winter Beer Festival; dark brown pour with a thin dark tan head, aroma has milk chocolate, taste has chocolate, dark fruits, smooth mouthfeel, ok. Saturday, January 23, 2016
theprof	2.8 Brandon Slippery Jack Tap from the Barrel Drop. No great aroma just a whiff of stewed filter coffee. A dark ale with thin tan head. Tastes of roasted malts with some sweetness. But overall disappointing and dull. Monday, January 18, 2016
jjsint	3.3 Brandon Rusty Bucket Cask at the Golden Lion, Newmarket. Dark gold/copper. Caramel and golden syrup aroma. Taste is sweet, super-malty, slighly treacly. British as you like. Palate has a bit more thickness than these ales often have. A tasty if unassuming ale. Wednesday, December 16, 2015
FatPhil	2.9 Brandon Old Rodney Cask (King’s Head, Norwich) (5+:4:6:3:11=2.9+) Deep orange. Light grainy aroma. Simple grainy taste. Some drying grainy husky finish. A bit simple. Somewhat watery palate. A bit bitter, not aided by being a bit flat. Sunday, September 20, 2015
FatPhil	3.2 Brandon Gun Flint Cask (King’s Head, Norwich) Nice red, loose head. Gentle sweetish grainy aroma. Mild palate. Bitterness low. Is this a red, or a mild? Dome dryness. Rather pleasant, and an easy sup. Sunday, September 20, 2015
cjennings1987	3.3 Brandon Old Rodney Nice easy drink beer. Low on taste and doesn’t leave much behind on the palate. Pleasant but not memorable. Brownish orange appearance with no real head when poured. Friday, September 18, 2015
Garrat	2.9 Brandon Gravedigger Bottle.Dark brown with a medium head,aroma of hops spice and some metal,taste is of liquorice malt earth hops wood and dark fruit. Saturday, September 5, 2015
Garrat	3 Brandon Oakenshield Bottle.Dark brown body with a small head,aroma of dark malt liquorice and hops,the taste of chocolate is almost dwarfed by the dark malt but i just got it,fruit and toffee also and a dry finish. Saturday, September 5, 2015
Garrat	3.5 Brandon Dragonfire Bottle.Hazy orange with a small head,aroma of grassy hops and some sweet malt,taste is of earthy hop caramel lemon and spices,long dry bitter finish with some ginger. Saturday, September 5, 2015
SilverfoX	3.8 Brandon Black smokey dark chocolate aroma. pitch black body with no head, tastes rich smokey and enigmatic, smooth chocolate in the finish. bit thin is its only let down. Tuesday, October 28, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Brandon Black Monday, July 21, 2014
TerrifyingEq	3 Brandon Rusty Bucket Monday, July 21, 2014
SilverfoX	3.3 Brandon Old Rodney peach, prune aroma, dark gold colour with a thin foamy white head, quite sweet and smooth with hints of fruit. Nice Tuesday, June 24, 2014
rossburton	4 Brandon Old Rodney Thursday, May 29, 2014
Guest92330	3 Brandon Royal Ginger Monday, March 10, 2014
john44	3.1 Brandon Royal Ginger Bottle - BCA - Pale Gold in colour. Fruity; light citrus. Spicy; ginger discernable but fairly mild. Hoppy; grassy hops. Malty; sweet malts. Nice fruit/spice/hop/malt balance. Light, crisp and refreshing. A good summer beer. Very easy drinking. Friday, February 14, 2014
john44	3 Brandon Gun Flint Bottle - BCA - Dark Ruby in colour. Lots of sediment and floaties. Malty; grainy malts, caramel, hint of chocolate, some smokey malt. Fruity; summer fruits. Hoppy; light grassy hops. Mildly bittersweet malty fruity throughout. A bit "rustic"; rough at the edges. OK. Drinkable. Thursday, February 13, 2014
john44	3.3 Brandon Grumpy Bastard Bottle - BCA - Deep Orangey Gold in colour. Lots of sediment and floaties. Good head, good carbonation. Malty; toasty malts (wheat and barley), caramel, surprisingly chocolatey. Fruity; orange. Hoppy; earthy hops. Sweet malty chocolatey and earthy throughout. Very dry finish. Enjoyed this. Very drinkable. Monday, January 13, 2014
TerrifyingEq	3 Brandon Grumpy Bastard Sunday, December 29, 2013
AKSalmon	3.9 Brandon Grumpy Bastard This one was bought as a Father’s Day gift. I pored it into an English pint and has a medium dark color with a one finger tan head. The aroma is a nice sweet candy sugar with nodes of hops and citrus. It’s flavour is a little citrus with a slight bitter finish. It flows across the palate smooth with a slight tingle of carbonation. Overall a very good beer from this relatively new brewery I will be buying more. Friday, July 12, 2013
chriso	3 Brandon Old Rodney Saturday, January 5, 2013
oh6gdx	3.5 Brandon Old Rodney Cask@The Kings Head, Norwich. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruits, toffee, mild nutty and wooden notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, wooden and has some mild herbal and toffeeish notes as well. Wednesday, August 15, 2012
sm89walt	2.8 Brandon Old Rodney Cask - The Kings Head, Norwich. A clear, darkish amber coloured beer with a small, loose & fading white head on the pour. Nutty, caramel, boiled sweets/malts & mid fruits on the aroma. More caramel, boiled sweets & grain to taste with an ever-so-delicate touch of roasty, toasty malts on the back end. Light to medium body, soft mouthfeel & a soft, low intensity finish. A rather inconspicuous brown bitter when all is said & done. Wednesday, August 1, 2012
madmitch76	2.8 Brandon Rusty Bucket 12th September 2009 Hazy amber beer, small white head. Softish palate, a tad dry. Little hop on the nose. Light soft malt blends well with tame and somewhat watery hops. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. Overall a clean bitter but hard to get enthusiastic about. Monday, May 7, 2012
madmitch76	3.1 Brandon Hum Dinger 9th September 2009 Slightly hazy amber brown beer. Slightly soft and dry palate. Well balanced softish malt segues seamlessly in to mild hop. Mild minerals. A decent example of this normally tedious style! Sunday, May 6, 2012
Ungstrup	2.9 Brandon Rusty Bucket Bottled. An unclear light golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and lemons. The body is light. Saturday, July 23, 2011
Cuso	3.2 Brandon Molly's Secret April 2011. Bottle. Hazy golden color with medium white head. Aroma, malt some flowers. Taste, fruity, malty, some flowers. Nice bitter finish. Drinkable. Monday, June 6, 2011
FatPhil	3.2 Brandon Rusty Bucket Gravicask (Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2011) Fairly pleasant aroma, full of beer ingredients. Mostly malty body, quite full. Taste also pleasantly grainy, quite mashy. Husky retronasals. Sunday, March 27, 2011
FatPhil	3.1 Brandon Napper Tandy Gravicask (Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2011) Stale chocolate cake aroma. Brown. Stodgy, even sticky, in the mouth, very small hint of mushrooms. Finish is stale coffee, according to Phil. Not on top form. Saturday, March 26, 2011
sm89walt	2.9 Brandon Napper Tandy Cask - Kings Head, Norwich. Bubbly though relatively thick and creamy, lasting off-white head, leaving a uniform lace atop a clear amber-mid brown body. Tangy red fruits, some nuttiness and yeast aromas. Almond on the tongue, yeast with a lightly sharp tangy and a light fruit skin and dryish English hop bitterness. Softish palate, light to medium body with a lingering tangy, fruit skin finish. Maybe not in the best condition, which is surprsing for the KH. Sunday, March 13, 2011
chriso	3 Brandon Napper Tandy Cask (gravity dispense). Beer #27 at Cambridge Winter Beer Festival on 21 January 2011. Amber colour. More malt than hops. Fruity and a little doughy. Sweetish with a slightly under-brewed feel. Condition not that great. Saturday, February 12, 2011
sm89walt	3.2 Brandon Autumn Ale Cask - The Rose Inn, Norwich. Poured with a bubbly off-white head atop a clear amber body. Quite nutty in general with some caramel, something almost chocolatey and a toasty note to the aroma. Toasty with some hoppy grassiness on the tongue with a lingering nutty sweet aftertaste. A soft, light bodied bitter with a delicate though apparent finish. A solid, slightly stronger session offering. Wednesday, November 10, 2010
sm89walt	3 Brandon Rusty Bucket Cask - Kings Head, Norwich. Amber with a lasting though small, bubbly off-white head. Toasty mid fruit aromas. Yeast, some mid fruit sweetness again on the tongue and then a hefty dose of almond kicks in finishing with a lingering dry nutty bitterness. Light to medium body, soft carbonation medium length finish. Sunday, July 18, 2010
sm89walt	3.3 Brandon Slippery Jack Cask - The Kings Head, Norwich. Poured dark brown with a small, foamy, fading tan head. Coffee, roasted malt and chocolate aromas. Again, roasted malt and coffee on the tongue with some backing dark fruit. Soft mouthfeel, medium body with a dry roasty finish. Saturday, July 3, 2010
Ungstrup	3 Brandon Hum Dinger Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as some spices. Thanks Papsoe for sharing. Sunday, June 27, 2010