Pope's Yard Brewery Reviews

Leighton	3.6 Pope's Yard Rebel Girl Bottle shared at CBJ - picked up from Pigs Ear. Pours black-brown with a modest, foamy tan head. Medium sweet flavour with notes of brown bread, sweet dark mats, some raisins, dates. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, a nip of booze, some toasted sugar, golden raisins. Not bad. Thursday, January 11, 2024
WingmanWillis	3.6 Pope's Yard Rebel Girl Thursday, January 11, 2024
Nocturne	3.3 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Keg at Grub, Manchester. Dark amber with small head. Nice but quite faint heather honey aroma. Taste is deep toffee, earth, dates. Not bad. Monday, December 25, 2023
mR_fr0g	3.6 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Keg at two trees watford. A lihjt hazed reddy chestnut brown coloured pour with a lasting fine beige head. Aroma is nutty, butterscotch, nettle, brandy snap sugars earthy roast edge. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, biscuit, treacle, singed sugars, dusty, rustic honey. Palate is semi sweet, medium bodied fine carbonation, drying finish. Saturday, March 25, 2023
Beese	2.7 Pope's Yard King Street Dawn Keg at Two Trees, Watford. Clear mid golden. Nose of peach and raisin. Grainy flavour. Very easy drinking. Sunday, March 19, 2023
Beese	3.5 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Keg at Two Trees, Watford. Clear deep copper. Nose of honey, grain and light meaty notes. Very nice and really easy drinking. The honey flavours are really present without sweetness. Sunday, March 19, 2023
Beese	3.7 Pope's Yard Rebel Girl 330ml bottle from Two Trees, Watford. Really dark brown. Toasted malt, caramel and coffee nose. Medium body. Lightly smoky flavour. Nice liquorice finish. Saturday, December 31, 2022
theprof	3.7 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Poured cloudy reddish amber body off white lace. Aroma honey and caramel malts. Taste is medium sweet to lightly bitter Toffee notes predominate. Palate medium bodied slightly sticky soft to average carbonation and a cloying finish. Interesting experiment Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Stuu666	3.3 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Keg at the hanging bat. Pours hazy orange, nose is caramel, honey, something musty, taste is chewy caramel, marzipan, sweet. Monday, December 5, 2022
cgarvieuk	3.5 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee keg at the hanging bat... deep copper... thin tan lacing. soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose.. soft sweet caramel fruit Monday, December 5, 2022
minutemat	3.7 Pope's Yard / Simple Things Plan Bee Keg @ Tilt, Birmingham. Deep hazed dark appearance, foamy beige head.Prominent honey attempting to blend with the deep caramel treacle wee heavy base. Good moderately full body, smooth. Think I prefer a wee heavy without the honey, but it's nicely done. Thursday, November 24, 2022
BeardedAvenger	3.5 Pope's Yard Lacerta U.K. Bottle ordered from Beer Shop HQ, St Albans. Aroma has spicy marmalade-esque citrus with a malty streak. Clear dark gold. Thick foamy white head. Medium bitter. Resin and quinine. Very tart citrus edge. Underlying bready malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Enjoyable. Bitter and peppery. Wednesday, September 28, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.5 Pope's Yard Toffee Hammer Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2022. A oily dark brown black coloured pour with a lasting halo of mid tan head. Aroma is nice sweet fudge, toffee, brown sugars, light tang,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty toffee. Blackened sugar, fudge, Warming alcohol. Palate is oily. Lihjt tang moderate carbonation. Pretty good. Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Beese	3 Pope's Yard Watford Summer Stout Cask at Watford Beer Festival 2022. Near black. Aroma of light smoked malt and dark bread. Thinner body. Somewhat dry. Quite quaffable. Burnt malt finish. Saturday, August 27, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.6 Pope's Yard Watford Summer Stout Cask at Watford beer festival 2022. A dark oily black brown coloured pour with a fading loose tan head. Aroma is thick chewy roast, Ash, tar, some berries, earth. Liquorice. Flavour is robust bitter roast, Ash, liquorice, char, woody bark, oil. Palate is oily, decent cask condition, robust. Friday, August 26, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.3 Pope's Yard Lacerta U.S. Cask at Watford beer festival 2022. A clear mid gold coloured pour with a small loose white head. Aroma is sticky jammy citrus, orange rind, light toffee earthy, hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of grassy hop, earthy hedgerow rustic bready grains, firm hop bitterness. Grass. Palate is grainy, straw, moderate cask condition. Decent. Friday, August 26, 2022
Beese	3.7 Pope's Yard / Castle Hill Stout Resistence Keg at Two Trees, Watford. Black. Aroma of dark malt, fudge and chocolate. Gentle sweetness, works very well with the ABV. Very nice body. Friday, August 26, 2022
Cheeseboard	4 Pope's Yard Crimson Sky Bottle at Beer Shop, St Albans. Pours purple to berry red, small pink cap. Aroma: sour cherry, brett. Taste: sour cherry, sweet cherry, brett, sour sour apple lambic tyle vibes. Light to medium body with light carbonation. Good one Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Theydon_Bois	3.8 Pope's Yard Danger Money Bottle split at the Watford Tasting, 11/03/22, thanks to Fergus. Black with a tan cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is dark malts, fruit cake, dates, mellow roast, nutty. Taste comprises rich roast, light charr, spice, toffee, chocolate, dried fruit rinds, figgy jam. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Decent well balanced old skool impy. Monday, June 6, 2022
SHIG	3.8 Pope's Yard Danger Money Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured an oily sludge black with bubbles. Aroma is thick espresso coffee, cocoa, fruits, roasted malts. Taste is dark chocolate, cherries, nutty, coffee, espresso, rich malty. Alcohol is well hidden. Sunday, May 29, 2022
Pyobon	3.2 Pope's Yard Hibiscus Sour (Bottle) Pours hazy ruddy light brown with small white head. Hibiscus aroma with metallic hints. Light body with good carbonation. Nicely sour with pleasant fruity notes at the start with some burnt sugar bitterness developing later in the palate. Unusual and pleasant. Tuesday, May 17, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.5 Pope's Yard Bright Star Tap at creative juices Rickmansworth. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is floral, hedgerow hop, sweet bready grains. Flavour is composed of semi sweet earthy sweet grains, bitter grass, salt.. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, moderate carbonation. Friday, April 8, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.5 Pope's Yard / Castle Hill Stout Resistence Tap at creative juices Rickmansworth. A opaque dark caramel brown coloured pour with a loose mid tan head. Aroma is semi sweet milk chocolate. Nutella, creamy. Palate is semi sweet, creamy, moderate carbonation ok. Flavour is composed of mellow stout, mellow roast, milk nutty roast, decent. Rounded and creamy. Friday, April 8, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.6 Pope's Yard Sun Queen Tap at the watford Market pop up. A clear deep orange coloured pour with a a sticky white head. Aroma is nice mixed citrus, orange grapefruit, hedgerow hop, bready grains. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, grassy citrus orange, grapefruit peel, firm bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation. Good. Friday, April 1, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.4 Pope's Yard El Dorado Tap at the watford Market pop up. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a big creamy white head. Aroma is semi sweet bready, sweet orange grass, tangerine, midget gems.. Flavour is composed of earthy bresdy grains, orange rind tangerine, grass. Palate is semi sweet grainy, moderate carbonation. Decent. Friday, April 1, 2022
kappldav123	3.8 Pope's Yard Underland Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass dark brown, small head. Starts strong, roasty malty. Alcoholic, but not too intense. Woody-dry background. Finish wonderful balanced, still roasty-malty-alcoholic. Really nice! Friday, March 25, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.6 Pope's Yard Rebel Girl Bottle shared with Sarah at the two trees watford. A dark brown coloured pour with a lasting a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is hot alcohol, solvent fig, cakey malts,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, big cakey malts, liquorice, boozy fruit cake. Nutty figgy pud. Palate is semi sweet, Warming alcohol, moderate carbonation. Fairly robust. Sunday, March 13, 2022
Leighton	3.8 Pope's Yard Danger Money Bottle shared in Watford - many thanks to Fergus. Pours clear, deep brown with a frothy tan head. Medium sweet flavour, some tar, charred malts, bitter dark chocolate, earth, raisins. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more bittersweet cocoa, sturdy roast, scorched earth. Good toothy stout. Friday, March 11, 2022
WingmanWillis	3.7 Pope's Yard Danger Money Friday, March 11, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.8 Pope's Yard Danger Money Bottle shared at the watford tasting 11/03/2022. From beer shop St Albans. A dark brown coloured pour with a lasting dark tan head. Aroma is meaty roast, mushroom, cakey malts, oak, raisin. Flavour is composed of semi sweet medium roast mushroom, umami, cakey malts, some brown sugars, waxy. Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Not bad. Friday, March 11, 2022
Erzengel	3.6 Pope's Yard Underland Thanks to Rian Fruity sour beginning. Deep sticky, fruity, red fruit. Deep, rich. Fermented sweetness. Sticky, fantastic. Friday, March 4, 2022
Beerhunter111	3.7 Pope's Yard Underland 33cl bottle. A clear brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark brown malt, some wood and berries. Taste of dark roasted malt, toffee, some berries. Good! Friday, March 4, 2022
evergreen0199	3.7 Pope's Yard Fire & Copper 330ml bottle from St Albans Beer Shop, St Albans, Herts. A dark copper coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Malty, caramel, fruity, orange marmalade taste and aroma. Reminds me of Fullers 1845, very nice indeed. Thursday, February 3, 2022
rhoihessegold	3.7 Pope's Yard Tsar vs Czar 06-12-20 // 330ml bottle from Hoptimism in 2018. cellar reorganization. This seems to turned a bit sour despite a BBD till 2027. Rich decadent body underneath a mild sourish vinegar note. Not too bad actually but don’t think this was intended. Tuesday, December 22, 2020
47574xeCD	3.4 Pope's Yard Club Hammer 500ml bottle at home. Poured black with tan head. Rich roasty char nose chocolate roasty taste Saturday, March 7, 2020
Koelschtrinker	3.2 Pope's Yard Black Forest Süß malziger Beginn, moderat fruchtig, passend trocken, weiche Süße, geringe Karbonisierung. Intensiv malzig, weich weich, langer kirschiger Abgang. Gut. 11/9/10/10/9/11 Monday, December 23, 2019
Koelschtrinker	3.7 Pope's Yard Crimson Sky Spritziger, sauer fruchtiger Beginn. Minimal metallern im Mittelteil, konstante Fruchtigkeit, süffig, geringe Bitterkeit, langer Abgang. Gut. 9/11/10/11/9/11 Monday, December 23, 2019
Koelschtrinker	3.2 Pope's Yard / Beerblefish Salubrún Mild süßer, malzig röstiger Beginn. Herb-würzig, fein würzig, steigende Süße. Spritzig, langer malziger Abgang, intensiv. 10/11/10/10//10 Monday, December 23, 2019
planky84	3.3 Pope's Yard Black Forest Bottle from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a swiftly dissipating beige head. Black cherries, raisin,liquorice toffee aroma. Tart black cherries and dark fruit taste. Not bad. Tuesday, December 10, 2019
planky84	3.8 Pope's Yard Crème Brûlée Bottle from Eltham Wines. Gushed like a contestant on X Factor, managed to salvage half! Black pour with a beige head. Nose of creamy coffee,chocolate raisin,cocoa, light smoke. Vanilla,milky coffee, cocoa, dark chocolate. Spicy sweet finish. Monday, December 9, 2019
joe19612	3.3 Pope's Yard Lacerta U.S. Bottle. Pours a hazy orange colour with a fluffy white head, plenty of fruit especially orange in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and fruity with a dry bitter finish. Sunday, December 8, 2019
evergreen0199	3.4 Pope's Yard Black Forest On tap at Pope's Yard Taproom, Apsley, Herts. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, cherry aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate, cherries, slight sourness. Decent. Sunday, November 17, 2019
evergreen0199	3.3 Pope's Yard Lacerta U.S. On tap at Pope's Yard Taproom, Apsley, Herts. A dark golden coloured pour with a thin bubbly white head on top. Hoppy, fruity, orange, some tropical fruit aroma and taste. Quite a refreshing little number. Sunday, November 17, 2019
evergreen0199	3.3 Pope's Yard / Beerblefish Salubrún On tap at Pope's Yard Taproom, Apsley, Herts. A dark ruby/brown coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Funky, dark fruit, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, funky, dark fruit, caramel. Sunday, November 17, 2019
evergreen0199	3.5 Pope's Yard Never Surrender On tap at Pope's Yard Taproom, Apsley, Herts. A dark ruby/brown coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Dark fruit, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, dark fruit, caramel, treacle, sweet. Nice one. Sunday, November 17, 2019
mR_fr0g	3.6 Pope's Yard / Beerblefish Salubrún Cask gravity at the watford beer festival 2019. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with reddy hues and a loose dirty tan head. Aroma is bretty funk, Funky dark fruit, mouldy wood sour woody grapes. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, cakey malts, tangy cakey fruits, rum and raisin, mellow woody funk, brett, rich cakey malts. Palate is medium sweet. Medium bodied, light tang, moderate condition. Interesting stuff. Saturday, November 9, 2019
Beese	3.7 Pope's Yard Strong Dark Mild 500ml bottle in 2015. Dark brown and clear, with a dense beige head. Aroma of chocolate, dried fruit and roasted malt. Toffee flavours with roast malt and brown bread notes. Finish was mild Marmite, cocoa and spice. Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Beese	3.7 Pope's Yard Luminaire 500ml bottle in 2015. Lightly hazy pale golden with a white head. Aroma of fresh hops, kiwi, lime and lychee. Tropical fruit flavours with grainy undertone. Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Beese	3.2 Pope's Yard Strong Dark Mild (Brett Whisky Cask) Cask at the Popes Yard Brewery, Watford in 2015. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of dried fruit, vinegar, nuts and damp grain. Slight tartness in the flavour, with oaky notes. Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Beese	2.7 Pope's Yard Uncle Rex Cask at the Popes Yard Brewery, Watford in 2015. Hazy golden with a thin white head. Aroma of bready malt, slight esters and dried fruit. Fairly mild flavour. Drinkable with a bit of a hoppy finish. Wednesday, September 25, 2019