Ashover Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.6 Ashover Chatter Alley Cask Handpump at Cheshire Cheese, Buxton 25/04/2024 Big hop and fruit aromas. White head. Clear golden coloured, hoppy and fruity lemon flavour. Smooth on the palate and pale with a bitter and slightly dry finish. Friday, May 3, 2024
Fin	4 Ashover White Lion On cask with Dad and Pauline, Hop Wright Inn, Heanor, Derbyshire Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Pours mid gold, superb clarity, slim white film, perfect balance of sweetness and restrained bitterness, nice light honey tones, gentle but ever present hoppiness, light citrus. Super beer, superb condition. Tuesday, April 2, 2024
ITFCDan	3.2 Ashover Comet Sunday, February 11, 2024
ITFCDan	3.4 Ashover Font Sunday, February 11, 2024
ITFCDan	2.8 Ashover Session Bitter Sunday, February 11, 2024
Martinsh	3.1 Ashover Christmas Light Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours chrome yellow with a small off-white head. There’s citrus and corn in the aroma with some traces of floral hops. In the mouth the floral hops are much more evident alongside grapefruit and stone fruits. Finish is bittersweet and slightly dry. It’s reasonable. Friday, December 29, 2023
deanso	3.1 Ashover Taiheke Half a pint on cask at the Doncaster brewery. Medium white head. Clear pale golden pour. Light bitterness. Tuesday, December 5, 2023
theprof	3 Ashover Azacca Poured clear golden body white lace top. Modest aroma of hop and pale malt. Lightly sweet to bitter with not a lot to mention. There are trace elements but boy, bland at best. Medium bodied slightly grainy texture average carbonation and a light bitter finish. Nondescript is too full a description. At the Navigation Inn, which is hard to find on here Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Martinsh	3.1 Ashover Taiheke Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours golden yellow with minimal off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has tropical fruits and pineapple with hints of floral hops. In the mouth the main sensation is of the bitterness, though it is somewhat watery. In terms of flavour the mainstays are floral hops, grapefruit and citrus with traces of ginger and herbs. Finish is fairly dry. This is reasonable to not really my cup of tea. Tuesday, November 14, 2023
deanso	3.3 Ashover Drum & Monkey Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster brewpub. Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness and chocolate. Wednesday, October 25, 2023
deanso	3.3 Ashover White Lion Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness Wednesday, October 25, 2023
jjsint	3.1 Ashover Wakatu Handpull cask from the Blue Boar, Leicester. Deep mid-gold and clear with a soapy off-white head. Ann odd aroma - a bit buttery and floral with light pineapple hiding behind. Sweet taste with a touch of mustiness and light bitterness toward the finish. Slightly soapy aftertaste. Overall a very tame pale which isn't bad but is a little disappointing when put head to head with the best NZ pales (or indeed the best of Ashover's output). Thursday, October 12, 2023
deanso	3.3 Ashover Coffin Lane Stout Third of a pint at the Doncaster Brewery. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost blaxk pour. Some coffee and chocolate. Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Seanstav	2.6 Ashover White Lion Sunday, September 3, 2023
krustovsky	3.8 Ashover Drum & Monkey Saturday, September 2, 2023
Grumbo	3.4 Ashover Victorian Ruby Mild 2/9/2023. Bottle at Cardiff GP beer share. From Beer Central, Sheffield. Pours clear dark mahogany brown with a frothy beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, meaty, caramel, coffee, chocolate, ash. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slightly creamy, typically fizzy for a bottled mild. Friday, September 1, 2023
Grumbo	2.9 Ashover Session Bitter 23/8/2023. Cask at the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear pale amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, butter, veggie edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery, soft carbonation. Have had a lot better from this brewery. Monday, August 28, 2023
Martinsh	3.9 Ashover Butts Pale Ale Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a sizeable white head and good lacing. There’s floral hops and some citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and yeasty. Hops are there from the start, and it quickly becomes quite intensely bitter with traditional hops and lemongrass. Leading to a massively dry finish. This is very good indeed – plenty of the old school hoppiness that I like. Thursday, August 10, 2023
Grumbo	3.1 Ashover Comet 28/7/2023. Cask at the 33rd Ipswich Beer and Cider Festival. Pours clear golden with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, grass, mango, straw, damp edge. Moderate sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, oily, soft carbonation. Not bad. Monday, July 31, 2023
Grumbo	3.4 Ashover Font 28/7/2023. Cask at the 33rd Ipswich Beer and Cider Festival. Pours clear pale golden with a small bubbly off-white head. aroma of straw, lemon, citrus, grapefruit, grass. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily and watery, soft carbonation. Nice developing bitterness. Decent summer session beer. Monday, July 31, 2023
Theydon_Bois	3.3 Ashover Font Cask at the Lion, Basford, Notts get together, 07/07/23. Light golden blonde topped with a white head. Nose is citric sherbets, grass, airy malts, melon. Taste comprises tangerine, melon, citric tinged straw, airy malts, papaya. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light juicy hop rinse. Tidy cask sessioner. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
BeardedAvenger	3.1 Ashover Font Cask at The Lion, Notts. Aroma is malty and citrusy. Amber gold. Thin foamy white head. Light bitter. Some citrus infused syrup. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Friday, July 7, 2023
Mr_Pink_152	3.3 Ashover Comet Cask at the strugglers inn. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light crisp and citrus. Light body. Saturday, July 1, 2023
jjsint	3.6 Ashover Coffee Stout Gravity cask from the Blue Boar, Leicester. Dark brown, pretty much opaque with a loose uneven khaki/tan head. Muted aroma with chocolate fudge, not getting quite so much coffee. Taste is sweet and- oh there's the coffee- with a sugared creamy notes leading to a more balanced finish with chocolate malt in the aftertaste. Super-oily body, soft to no carbonation. An excellent little brew. Wednesday, June 14, 2023
dragnet101	2.8 Ashover Rakau Cask at The Colmore, Birmingham. Clear gold with small white head. Has some reasonable stone fruit hints but predominantly is just drying and bitter. An OK but fairly basic cask pale ale, not a great showcase for the hop. Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Grumbo	3.2 Ashover Centennial 1/6/2023. Cask at the 36th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours clear very pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is hoppy, straw, lemon, flowers, slight mucky edge. Moderate sweetness and medium plus bitterness. Light body, slightly watery, soft carbonation. Bitter floral finish. Not bad. Sunday, June 4, 2023
Martinsh	2.9 Ashover Dark Mild Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a dull murky brown with minimal off-white head. Just a sweet maltiness in the aroma. Sweetness too in the mouth, though it is somewhat watery. Flavour has malts, plus hints of ash, caramel and treacle. A bit nondescript really. Thursday, May 18, 2023
Mr_Pink_152	3.5 Ashover Rusty Cask at the Tiny Tavern, Lincoln. The look of a proper old Bitter, not a golden beer trying to be a bitter. Deep amber golden colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty caramel sweet to light bitter. Nice classic. Sunday, May 14, 2023
ManVsBeer	3.5 Ashover Dark Mild Cask @ Bridge Bier Huis, Burnley. Very dark with a creamy-frothy head. Has a light roasted nose with a similar taste, and is quite a full bodied mild. Thursday, May 11, 2023
theprof	3.1 Ashover Dark Mild Poured cola black body thin lace halo. Not a lot to the scent: roasted malts. Medium sweet to bitter with a hint of coffee grounds. Medium bodied grainy texture average carbonation and a bitter finish. A bit nondescript tbh. At the Hop Pole Beeston as part of its back to normal beer festival 13/05/23 second sipping on the Mild Trail Sunday, April 30, 2023
Martinsh	2.9 Ashover White Lion Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours chrome yellow with minimal off-white head. Not much of an aroma, just some generic citrus notes. In the mouth it starts off sweet with flavours of grains and pine. Fairly quickly though comes a massive does of floral hops to swamp everything, though citrus notes can still be detected. Finish is quite bitter. This is OK. Sunday, March 26, 2023
Taboada	3.1 Ashover Belma Cask, third pint. @"CAMRA GBBF Winter Festival 2023", Burton-On-Trent (UK). 17/02/2023 [#5.867 Global - #644 England - #1 Ashover Brewery (My English Brewery #212)] Pours golden with a small head. Aroma: grains, soft floral and yeast. Taste: very grainy and floral. Next one please! Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Theydon_Bois	3.4 Ashover Belma Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Light golden blonde with a good sized white cap. Nose is grass, melon, light floral whisper, lemon zest. Taste comprises tangerine, soft malts, melon, grass, perfume. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with light juicy hop bitterness. Decent refreshing cask APA. Monday, February 27, 2023
stevoj	3.3 Ashover Belma cask sample at GBBF Winter. Pale golden pour with a thin white head. Aroma is hoppy, floral, soapy. Taste is light bready malts with a brisk, biting hoppiness. An oily feel to this alos. Didin't quite work for me. Friday, February 17, 2023
mR_fr0g	3.2 Ashover Belma Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, funky hop, grass, bile, damp straw. Flavour is composed of grass straw, damp hay. Palate. Grass, watery, mellow carbonation good. Grass Friday, February 17, 2023
imdownthepub	3.2 Ashover Belma Cask conditioned at the GBBF Winter Ales Festival '23, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. Pale gold with white head. This proved to be quite a thinnish beer, some sweetness, some caramel. Hints of citrus. It's okay. Friday, February 17, 2023
Martinsh	2.5 Ashover Belma Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours a golden amber with a small frothy white head and good lacing. Citrus is the mainstay of the aroma with grapefruit and tangerine. In the mouth it is initially sweet and wtaery, but them graduates to bitter. Flavour has citrus and summer fruits with some underlying caramel and hints of ginger. Finish is rather sticky – and not in a good way. It’d OK but not for me really. Friday, February 10, 2023
ManVsBeer	3.4 Ashover Drum & Monkey Cask @ Beerheadz, Grantham. Clear amber-brown with a head. It has very tasty brown malts with some grain involved here too, and a low bitterness. Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Nocturne	3.2 Ashover Coffin Lane Stout Cask at Cask, Manchester. Very dark brown with off-white head. Flavours of coffee, chocolate, roasty, tobacco. A bit watery. Decent stout. Tuesday, December 27, 2022
krustovsky	4 Ashover Coffin Lane Stout Friday, December 9, 2022
krustovsky	3.9 Ashover Littlemoor Citra Friday, December 9, 2022
theprof	3.6 Ashover Victorian Ruby Mild Bottle. Poured dark brown with offwhite/tan foam lacing (in abundance despite a slow tilted pour). Aroma has dark malts with just a dash of licorice. Taste is lightly sweet to bitter with a more pronounced licorice tang. Palate is medium bodied, smooth texture, average to full carbonation, and a bitter spiced finish. A useful reminder to any youngster who scoffs at Mild. And potent. Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Mr_Pink_152	3 Ashover Cashmere Cask at The Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and herbal. Sweet. Medium body. Saturday, October 29, 2022
deanso	3.2 Ashover Font Half pint on cask at the Leopard Thin creamy white head. Clear pale golden pour. Light bitterness Wednesday, October 5, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Ashover Thor Cake Cask Stillage at 32nd Stockport Beer & Cider Festival, Edgeley Park 01/06/2018 Spiced aroma. Mid brown amber coloured rich on the palate and fruity with a spicy cinnamon flavour. Bitter and slightly dry in the finish. Sunday, October 2, 2022
Mr_Pink_152	3 Ashover Calypso Cask at the tiny tavern. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are more malty than hop. Slight fruit. Medium body. Sunday, October 2, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Ashover Victorian Ruby Mild Cask Stillage at Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Manchester Central Convention Complex 26/01/2018 Some spiced aroma. Mid brown coloured and a little rich on the palate with some alcohol present. Fruity with a hint of dryness in a bitter lasting roast malt finish. Thursday, September 29, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.1 Ashover White Lion Hand-pulled pint at The Wrekin Inn, Wellington Shropshire on 20th September 2022. Light golden body, clear and bright; on top a decent white head. Citrussy feel to the nose and taste, nothing strong or over stated, just an easy drinking beer. Saturday, September 24, 2022
MrTipple	3.4 Ashover 1910 Porter 03Aug2022 Dark roast malts, cacao, burnt toast, light chocolate, coffee. Hazy, dark brown, small, frothy, off-white head. Light bitter. Bittersweet, dark roast malts, cacao, burnt toast, chocolate, charred oak, soft carb, med bod. Very nice, rich, roasty. Cask at GBBF22. Friday, September 23, 2022
ITFCfan	3.4 Ashover 1910 Porter Friday, September 9, 2022