Bull Box Brewery Reviews

Christian	3 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Chestnut colour with a small off-white head. Toffee and malt aroma with a fruity touch. Sweet toffee and molasses dominated flavour Sunday, December 4, 2011
fonefan	2.7 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Bottle 500ml.@ ChrisOs. [ Vintage BBF 0609 ]. Clear light dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, oxidide, light roasted. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, raisin, dusty, oxidide, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110807] Tuesday, October 18, 2011
FatPhil	2.9 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis 500ml bottle (ChrisO’s, post-RBESG2011 Sunday) BB2009 drunk 201108 Hmm, my notes say "oak farm midlife crisis". Dark, nice tight dark head. Slightly woody aroma. Dry, a bit nutty and marmite/yeasty. Refreshing palate. Nice dry finish. Honey. Past its BB and shows it. Sorry brewer - blame Chris! Friday, October 14, 2011
Ungstrup	3 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Bottled. A deep red beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, oxidation, and metal. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, metal, and oxidation, leading to a dry oxidized finish. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Dedollewaitor	3 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Bottle @ Chris O’s. Thanks guys. Pours dark amber with a small bubbly head. Tart fruit, chocolate and ashes. Dusty. Ok. Tuesday, August 30, 2011
DJMonarch	3.2 Bull Box Ho Bloody Ho Cask Handpump at the Harlequin, Sheffield 19/12/2009 Fruit and malt aromas. Dark coloured a little rich on the palate and fruity with a hint of dryness and grain in a crisp and bitter roast malt finish. Thursday, December 24, 2009
DJMonarch	3.2 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask Stillage from the Jug at the Harlequin, Sheffield 17/07/2009 Hoppy and slightly citrus aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with a little dryness in a crisp hop finish. Thursday, November 5, 2009
fonefan	2.8 Bull Box Bitter Bottle 50cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09. Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, fizzy - virtually none, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, nutty, roasted and chocolate notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090801] Wednesday, October 7, 2009
harrisoni	2 Bull Box Bitter Bottle at Chriso pre GBBF tasting 09. Amber, lasting off white head. Oxo cube malt aroma. Poorish. The malt doesn’t seem to be properly attenuated and doesn’t quite fit it. Sunday, October 4, 2009
Christian	1.8 Bull Box Bitter Amber with a small white head. Aroma of caramel and diacetyl. Sweet and cloying flavour dominated by diacetyl Saturday, September 12, 2009
cgarvieuk	2.8 Bull Box Bitter Bottle at Chris-Os Pre GBBF 09 tasting ... copper .. light toffee malt nose ... light easy toffee malt. Thursday, August 27, 2009
Nightfall	2.8 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask handpull at The Harlequin, Sheffield, RBESG 09. Amber color. herbal and fruity hops, Faint aroma. Quite boring. Tuesday, August 18, 2009
DonMagi	2.8 Bull Box Bitter Bottle at the legend of chriso’s pre GBBF09 tasting. Alround rating: Brown malt, bit gariny, iodine bitterness. Acht! Monday, August 17, 2009
MesandSim	3 Bull Box Sled Driver A Mes rate: cask at the Harlequin. Bright gold with a bubbly white collar. Good fruity hop nose but some diacetyl in the background holds it back a bit. Very peaty and earthy in the mouth. Dull citric finish. Really that’s it. Yet another run of the mill blonde. Monday, August 3, 2009
oh6gdx	3 Bull Box Bitter Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is swwwt plummy wood along with grass and flowery notes. Flavour is quite much the same, quite graainy and rubbery in the finish. Saturday, August 1, 2009
fonefan	3.1 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask (gravity) @ The Harlequin, Sheffield, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ] Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, kiwi-fruit, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light fruit acidic and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090717] Tuesday, July 28, 2009
thewolf	3.4 Bull Box Sled Driver [RBESG, Sheffield] Cask @ Harlequin, Sheffield. Pours hazy yellow-golden with a small, bubbly, white head. Aroma is grainy, light vegetable and some thyme. Low carbonation and a super-nice oily mouthfeel. Flavour is well bitter, good pine, some fruity apricot and lemony zest. Very drinkable, shame about the aroma. Tuesday, July 28, 2009
DonMagi	3.1 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask in the harlequin, Sheffield. Alround rating: Pale hopney malts, floral bitterness, some apricot fruityness. Sunday, July 26, 2009
asheft	3.1 Bull Box Sled Driver [cask @ RBESG 2009] Sweet caramel aroma with low floral and very low herbal hops that are slightly vegetal. Almost clear dark yellow with bubbles on top. Pleasant flavour that is nicely bitter and has a light caramel with some lemony floral hops. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation, slight bitter finish. Friday, July 24, 2009
cgarvieuk	2.8 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask handpull at The Harlequin, Sheffield, RBESG 09... amber ... lightg wahing liquid nose ... light fruity .blh Friday, July 24, 2009
Borresteijn	2.1 Bull Box Sled Driver RBESG Sheffield, day 2, Harlequin. Handpull. Clear golden, soapy white head. Aroma is fruity with hints of plastic. Flavour is fruity and bitter. I think I had a bit of a bitter fatigue by this time of the RBESG... Tuesday, July 21, 2009
harrisoni	3.2 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask handpull at The Harlequin, Sheffield, RBESG 09. Gold, thin white. Some hop on finish. Odd citrus flavour, maybe kiwi fruit. Bit of toffee. Goodish Tuesday, July 21, 2009
bierkoning	2.8 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask @ Harlequin Sheffield. Oily buttery, flowery hops in the aroma. Malty sweetish flavor with mayonaise. Flowery. Tuesday, July 21, 2009
hughie	2.6 Bull Box Sled Driver Cask at the Harlequin, Sheffield, during RBESG ’09. Gold. Citric aroma. Sweet, buttery taste. Very little bitterness. This didn’t stand out from the crowd. Saturday, July 18, 2009
DJMonarch	3 Bull Box Bagge's Bitter Cask Stillage at the Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills 10/11/2007 Hoppy aroma. Golden amber coloured and hoppy with a crisp bitter and dry malt finish. Tuesday, July 14, 2009
DJMonarch	3 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis 1. Cask Handpump at the New Oxford, Salford 24/08/2007 Fruit and malt aromas. Small white head. Dark and smooth on the palate with some alcohol present. Crisp and slightly bitter roast malt finish. 2. Cask Stillage from the cellar at the Milds, Stouts, Porters & Strong Ales weekend Prince Of Wales, Foxfield 06/10/2007 Roast aroma. Mid brown coloured and slightly fruity with a bitter lasting roast finish. 3 From the Bottle 07/08/2011 Fruity aroma. Mid brown coloured and fruity with a bitter and slightly dry nutty finish. Friday, June 26, 2009
Fin	2.9 Bull Box Bitter Bottle picked up at Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove near Wantage, Oxon consumed 14-10-08 Pours murky brown, very lively pour with light beige head. Malty brew with some bitterness, some hoppiness flushes through at end. Wednesday, October 15, 2008
omhper	3.4 Bull Box Bitter Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Dark ruby, rocky head. Ashy nose with late autumn plums and licorice. Dry and fruity with ashy hoppiness. Light bodied with rounded mouthfeel and a sprakling tingle. Roasty with gentle flavours of day old coffee. Lingering ashy bitterness. A rustic, well drinkable bitter. Wednesday, September 24, 2008
thebeertourist	3 Bull Box Bitter Bottle. Pours dark amber with an enormous tan head. Smokey malts aroma. Taste is very malty with some earthiness. A bit watery. Drinkable. Sunday, August 10, 2008
leaparsons	2.3 Bull Box Bagge's Bitter Bottle. Despite being undisturbed for two days still exploded out of the bottle leaving a hazy gold beer with a massive head. Aromas are caramel and spiced oranges with yeast and floral notes. Flavour are soapy citrus with floral notes. Dry biscuit malts with sugar. Seemed like a kit homebrew beer. Probably not in the best condition. Monday, April 28, 2008
leaparsons	3.3 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Bottle. Near black with a beige head. Aromas are herbal and earthy with dark chocolate. Lightly roast malts woody notes. Flavours are molasses and dark chocolate bitterness. Liquorice with some woodiness. Smoky with some tart berry. Pretty decent. Monday, April 28, 2008
leaparsons	2.9 Bull Box Bitter Bottle. Hazy brown with a yellowed foam. Aromas are sweet malts with citrus. Quite yeasty with light hops. Flavours are toffee malts with some wheat. Earthy in its hops. Quite traditional. Monday, April 28, 2008
Garrat	2 Bull Box Bitter Bottle.Chestnut with a huge head,aroma of malt taste is malty tinny and prickly. Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Garrat	3.8 Bull Box Bagge's Bitter Bottle.Amber with a massive rock ice cream head,aroma is hoppy pine and floral and some spice,taste is hoppy with sweet fruit and malt,some prickle with a dry bitter finish. Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Garrat	1.6 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Bottle.Almost black with a large head,aroma of licorice and hops,taste is of malt and coffee. Monday, April 7, 2008
fonefan	2.9 Bull Box Tim's Festival Ale Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium red brown color with a average, creamy frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, toffee, honey, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (170108) Tuesday, February 5, 2008
StueyD	3.2 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis A dark cola brown coloured beer with a weak, off-white head. Light toasted malt nose, vinous with a hint of liquorice. A bitter dark malt taste, strong coffee and bitter chocolate, and a vinous, fruity flavour. A long bitter finish. (Cask - The Ouse Amateur Sailing Club, King’s Lynn, Norfolk). Monday, August 27, 2007
duff	3.1 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Cask@St Albans BF 06. Quite sweet and caramelly, subtle notes of mollasses. Some green apple and some light sulfuric eggyness, which suggests it wasn’t quite as fresh/ready as it could have been. Some cereally and nutty malt notes also noticed. Tasted quite OK in the end though. Friday, March 16, 2007
DJMonarch	3.2 Bull Box Resolution Cask Stillage from the jug at the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester 19/01/2007 Some fruit aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol and a little rich on the palate. Fruity with some dryness in a crisp roast malt finish. Saturday, February 10, 2007
chriso	3.4 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Cask (gravity dispense) at St Albans Beer Festival, September 2006. A very dark bitter - deep chestnut colour. Slightly bready malt aroma. Quite bitter on the palate with cooking chocolate and some sharp berry fruit. There’s a distinctly sour pickup on the finish. Treads the line between a bitter and an old ale, almost straying into traditional porter territory too. Whatever category it belongs in, I thought this was a very interesting beer and a promising early offering form a fairly new brewery. Saturday, December 30, 2006
Finn	2.6 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Cask/gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 29 Sep 06. Very dark brown coloured. A tiny ring of foam. Refreshing aroma of coffee. Watery flavour. A pleasant roasted aftertaste. Thursday, November 16, 2006
Rune	2.6 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Half pint at The St Albans BF ’06. Ruby- dark body with low-level head. Chocolate aroma. Moderate sweetness taste with notes of anise. A slightly bitter touch in the finish. Very average (29.09.2006). Monday, November 13, 2006
dnas2	2.6 Bull Box Mid Life Crisis Gravity, Peterborough Beer Festival 2006. Very dark brown, no head. Roast hops and a lime scent. Watery and very carbonated. Disappointing taste: Smoked hops, but not much else. Harsh bitterness. Saturday, August 26, 2006
chriso	3.4 Bull Box Bitter Cask (gravity dispense), Cambridge Beer Festival, May 2006. A promising start from a new brewery. A solid amber/copper coloured bitter with a decent balance of light dry malt and earthy hop bitterness. Well made and satisfying. RE-RATE. Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. BBE January 2009.Quite a dark bitter. Soft mouthfeel. Easygoing but short of bite. Fairly standard UK style bottled ordinary bitter - that is better from cask than bottle. But, as bottled bitters go, this wasn’t a bad one. [6/3/6/3/12 = 3.0] Original score retained. Sunday, June 4, 2006
maeib	3.4 Bull Box Bitter Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Cambridge BF. An amber brown coloured beer. The aroma is fruity with some good solid hop character. The taste has good bitterness and a good thick quaffable body. A very pleasant English bitter with good traditional hoppiness making it stand out from some of the sickly Summer English goldens. Thursday, May 25, 2006
Joeh	3.2 Bull Box Bitter Cask at Cambridge Beer Festival 2006. Brown coloured full bodied best bitter with a hoppy, bitter finish. A good bitter from this new brewer. Thursday, May 25, 2006