Dark Horse Brewery Reviews

BlackHaddock	3.3 Dark Horse Craven Hand-pulled pint in the Masons Arms, Gargrave on 7th April 2024. Amber body, white crown. Slight toffee/caramel aroma and initial taste, fruity hops then kick in. Pleasant uncomplicated Bitter. Sunday, April 7, 2024
reidyboy	3.4 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale [August 2022] Clear and golden with a creamy white head and a soft cereal and citrus aroma. Smooth and creamy, light malt and fruity with a decent hoppy bitterness Thursday, January 25, 2024
EdKing	2.5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Cask in The Bridge Inn, Patesley. Clear pale golden amber, white foam head. Nose is honey, grapefruit peel, lemon, warm boiled cereal malt. Taste is honey, malty, lemon. Friday, August 25, 2023
MaltyVonHop	3.5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale 4.2%. Golden, citrus aroma, medium bodied, pale malt, citrus fruit, bready, hint of toffee. Pleasant Golden Ale from Skipton, North Yorkshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Itstasty	3.2 Dark Horse Night Jar Cask @ The Grassington House, Grassington. Reminds me of a simple dark mild. Not too heavy and not bursting with flavour, but easily drinkable all the same. Thursday, March 24, 2022
james54	3.9 Dark Horse Craven This is what english bitter should taste like . Lovely and creamy with a head that lasts. A blast from the past . Tuesday, November 9, 2021
mattybourne	4.5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Sunday, July 18, 2021
coil	3.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Pint on draught at The Red Lion, Burnsall. Gold + white head. Bready malty, caramel, citrus, light grapefruit, light floral Sunday, July 11, 2021
imdownthepub	3.3 Dark Horse Night Jar Cask conditioned at The Fox & Hounds, Starbotton, Yorks.N. Copper with cream head. Dark roasted malts to the fore, light bitterness with a slightly tinny hint. Some dry caramel notes, some peachy hints. Malty biscuit in the close. It's fine. Sunday, May 30, 2021
imdownthepub	3.2 Dark Horse Craven Cask conditioned at The Grassington House, Grassington, Yorks.N. Amber with white head. Malt lead bitter, dryish caramel notes, toffee'd, biscuity. There is a twiggy type hopped note, reasonably full on the palate. It's okay. Thursday, May 27, 2021
imdownthepub	3.1 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Cask conditioned at The Black Horse Hotel, Grassington, Yorks.N. Pale gold with white head. There is a sharpish kiwi fruit type flavour to this on a thinnish, malted body. There are biscuity, sweetish cereals, just a hint of toffee. It's okay. Thursday, May 27, 2021
imdownthepub	3.2 Dark Horse Blonde Beauty Cask conditioned at The Black Horse Hotel, Grassington, Yorks.N. Pale gold with white head. Light, crisp, malty Blond Ale, some sweeter cereal notes, some biscuit. There is a citrus hop note, some lime like notes, some leafy bramble hints. Reasonable enough. Thursday, May 27, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Old rating from 2011 - From the cask at the Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirkcudbright, pours amber with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, citrus, flora, toffee, bread, herbs & malt. Moderate body. Mild bitter finish Friday, March 12, 2021
47574xeCD	3.4 Dark Horse Blonde Beauty Cask at 2 doors Inn, Skipton. Poured clear blonde gold with white head . Nice crisp light hopped malt notes. Saturday, September 5, 2020
ResinousMaestro55	3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Clear and gold on pour. Fairly flat and thin, but a malty smoothness and balanced finish. Friday, February 28, 2020
IPAWarden18	4.8 Dark Horse Squiffy Sheep Tuesday, December 31, 2019
AllGrainTasty25	3.1 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Thursday, October 3, 2019
ManVsBeer	2.9 Dark Horse Blonde Beauty Skipton Beer Festival 2019. Blonde in colour and lightly soapy-sweet in its hops, but pleasantly so. Thursday, May 30, 2019
alex_riley	3.7 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Thursday, October 25, 2018
iains1	2.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Ok golden ale. Light citrus, some malt and caramel. Bland but ok. Saturday, June 16, 2018
Rune	3.3 Dark Horse Night Jar One-third pint, cask ale at Medicine Tap. Deep dark mahogany coloured body, dotted spots on the glass.Small beige head. Decent smell of caramel, some hints of berries to it. Dark malty flavours of bread, caramel and a chocolate touch. Malt-driven end, nicely roasted. Good drinking. (Rochdale 05.05.2018). Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Rune	2.8 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale One-third pint, cask ale at Medicine Tap. Filmy white head leaving spotty lacing on the glass, misty warm golden body. Modest aroma of apricot, mid-sweet. Malt-fruity taste of toffee, bread and oily hops. Rounded mid-sweet fruity end. Easy to drink. Fair enough. (Rochdale 05.05.2018). Tuesday, May 15, 2018
ManVsBeer	2.3 Dark Horse Squiffy Sheep Bottle from the Keelham Farm Shop, Thornton. Copper with a head. Fuller-bodied, but has a notable floralness in both aroma and taste. A bitter in style, but not too bitter. Thursday, February 8, 2018
Ungstrup	3.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Cask at The Buck Inn. A golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of malt, flowers, and a bit of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes malt, caramel, and a bit of herbs, leadi g to a bitter finish. Saturday, October 7, 2017
WingmanWillis	3 Dark Horse Craven Saturday, August 19, 2017
BlackHaddock	2.7 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale 500ml bottle at a mates house on 4th July 2017. Clear golden pour, decent white crown on top. Light citrus aroma and taste, slight toffee/caramel sweetness below the surface, subtle flavours: nothing strong or bold about this brew. Thursday, July 13, 2017
AJL1980	2.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale FROM: Keelham farm shop, Bradford TYPE: Bottle AROMA: Very little LOOKS: light brown, little head TASTE: not great. Not a pale ale in my opinion, tastes like a sub par standard bitter. Saturday, January 28, 2017
zacgillbanks	2.4 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Bottle from Wine Rack, Skipton. Pale golden coloured with a thin white head, a malty, slight sulphur and toffee flavour followed by a gentle fruity finish. Ok but a little bland. Saturday, November 5, 2016
BlackHaddock	3.6 Dark Horse Squiffy Sheep 500ml bottle into a UK pint sleeve at home on 29th sep 2016. Brewed and bottled for the Kelham Farm Shop according to the labelling, Dark Horse Brewery brewed. Lovely chestnut body, clear and clean, the smooth off-white head soon turned into a wisp and collar, which was a shame because it looked great initially. Malty with toffee esters in both the nose and taste, fairly bitter and dry mid-sip and beyond. Decent. Thursday, September 29, 2016
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Dark Horse Craven Cask at the Sheffield Tap, 20/05/16. Rich amber with a decent off white cap. Nose is earthy fruit esters, toffee, biscuit. Taste comprises toffee, straw, biscuit malt, brown bread. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough bitter. Friday, June 24, 2016
ManVsBeer	2.9 Dark Horse Night Jar Skipton Beer Festival 2016. Reddish-brown coloured ale with a mild sweetness and some very mild dark and roasted malts. Friday, June 17, 2016
chriso	3 Dark Horse Best Bitter Cask (gravity dispense) at the Bricklayers Arms Yorkshire Beer Festival, 25 February 2010. Gingery copper colour. Biscuity malt aroma. Fairly dry and moderately bitter. Aroma has lots of caramel. Smooth but earthy. Soft mouthfeel. Solid traditional bitter if rather staid. Sunday, August 23, 2015
skortila	3.5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Bottled. 25cl sample. The aroma has toasty biscuit malts, bit citrus. Clear, copper coloured beer with a medium, white head. The taste is light sweet, light bitter, has citrus, some toffee, some biscuit. Nice. Monday, May 18, 2015
gegwilson	2.9 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Cask in the Grassington Hall Hotel. Golden with a white head. Aroma and flavour are both mild citrus. A little caramel flavour too. Average. Sunday, December 14, 2014
SamVimes21	3 Dark Horse Best Bitter Sunday, November 2, 2014
ManVsBeer	2.7 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Cask @ The Bull, Broughton, nr Skipton. Golden with a small head. Has some fruits but its malts are more dominant. Have also come across this beer labelled as Hetton Pale Ale Extra. Sunday, June 22, 2014
adodo	3.6 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Brown /Gold colour, white head which lasts. Aroma is very hoppy and citrusy. Medium sweetness and light sweetness, very nice taste. Thursday, April 10, 2014
stopnbreathe	3.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale light brown, malty bier, dense hin foam, no carbonation as it should be for a real ale. Thursday, April 10, 2014
gelvisblue	5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Saturday, March 15, 2014
tayael	3 Dark Horse Best Bitter Tuesday, March 4, 2014
ManVsBeer	3 Dark Horse Best Bitter Called Cruck Barn Bitter at The Craven Arms in the Yorkshire Dales. This is golden-amber in colour with a creamy head. It includes light malts with some grain in its aftertaste and a bitterness. Sunday, November 3, 2013
DandyLion	3.1 Dark Horse Best Bitter Gravity @ Galtres festival. A copper brown colour. Aroma is malty biscuits. Very much an atypical best bitter. Brown. Slightly bitter. Boring? Yes quite boring. It's OK but what differentiates it from others? Rather this than doom bar or pedigree or aghast! Bass. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, August 23, 2013
fonefan	2.8 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Bottle 500ml. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, vintage - old malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, oxidide, fruity, vintage malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130329] Sunday, July 7, 2013
Boudicca	3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Saturday, June 15, 2013
cgarvieuk	3.3 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale bottle at chrisO... golden ... white head ... soft dry light smokey nose ... soft sweet zezty lemon ... light fizz ... sherbert lemon Friday, March 29, 2013
cgarvieuk	3.3 Dark Horse Birdie cask at guilford.. golden amber ... soft zezty lemon fruit nose .. dry zezty hop ... light bitter lemon Wednesday, October 31, 2012
cgarvieuk	2.9 Dark Horse Whip Cracker casdk at guildford ... amber ... thin white head ... soft dull toffee fruits ... soft fruits ... soft dull mslt Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Leighton	2.8 Dark Horse Maypole Cask at The Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a staunch, white frothy head. Toasty biscuits, grains and twigs in the nose. Light sweet flavor, some toasted sugar, dry dough, faint leaves. Light in body with fine carbonation. Mild sweet finish with some dry wood, faint leaves, faint grainy biscuits. Not too good. Friday, June 15, 2012
hrothgar950	3.5 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale Biscuit aroma. Medium gold with lacey white head. Hints of bread and butter, honey, and peaches. Good hop balance. Friday, June 15, 2012
madmitch76	3.4 Dark Horse Hetton Pale Ale 20th August 2009 Cask at Coggleshall (I think). Clear gold beer. Semi crisp and semi dry palate. Sharp hops impart citrus. Biscuit malt. Tasty beer that slips down very easy. Sunday, May 27, 2012