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Number of Fruit Beers : 32
Number of times Fruit has been used positively : 19
Number of times Fruit has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Fruit was neutral : 13
The Gallium Anomaly by Azvex Brewing Co. neutral
Rated on 2022-09-15 by BeerDorkNik at House of Trembling Madness 2, York
Quality: 68, Enjoyability: 69, Overall: 68.5
None given.
Wasted Summer Fruit Pale Ale by Northern Monk neutral
Rated on 2023-06-30 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 56.25
Hazy straw. Very good head on pour, OK surface retention and lacing. Fruity.
Whirly Dirly by Tiny Rebel positive
Rated on 2023-07-22 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 65, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 61.75
Cloudy straw. Extremely large head on pour, with good surface retention and loose lacing. Juicy, fruity, light aroma. Slightly musty dried fruit taste, cake-spice after.
Inner City Green by FourPure neutral
Rated on 2023-08-17 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 53, Enjoyability: 55.5, Overall: 54.25
Hazy brass-gold. OK head on pour, with good halo and surface retention and OK lacing. Big, peppery, planty fruit aroma. Generically 'fruity' taste, maybe a bit tropical. Dense.
Gelato Series Sugar Cane & Pandan Leaf by ORA Brewing positive
Rated on 2023-09-07 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, York
Quality: 64, Enjoyability: 69, Overall: 66.5
Peach gold. Little to no head as pourd, with no retention or lacing. Weetabix fruit aroma. Fruty, wine-ish, tannic, sugar cane / rum.
Dark Fruits Juice Forsyth by Brew York positive
Rated on 2023-10-25 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 57.75
Black cherry. Very large dark pink head on pour, with OK surface retention and good lacing. Dark Fruit beer. Not especially IPA, but I think that's an issue with all the Juice Forsyths
Places of Light by Overtone Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2024-03-26 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 58.5
Slightly hazy gold, wityh a large head on pour. Cirtus, tangy, bit tropical fruit, aroma. Light, fruit sweet taste, pithier after.
Great, Good, OK (Amarillo, Loral, Sabro) by Polly's Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2024-05-02 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 58, Overall: 58.5
Cloudy lemon, with a good head on pour. Resin pith aroma. Soft fruit, melon (?), dry, oaty.
Pig on the Wall by Black Country Ales positive
Rated on 2024-05-19 by BeerDorkNik at Royal Oak, Shrewsbury
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 60.75
Chestnut. Some off-white head as poured, with very little surface retention but good lacing. Malt, dried fruti aroma. Malty fruit taste, red fruit after.
Kansas by Hideaway Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2024-05-22 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 58.75
Hazy lemon-gold. Large foam head on pour, with little halo and some surface retention, and little lacing. Initial candy fruit aroma, drier, more earthy in close. (Staler?) Similar taste and after.
Splinter [X Ossett] by Brew York positive
Rated on 2024-09-09 by BeerDorkNik at Brew York Tap, York
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 51.5, Overall: 52.75
Hazy pale gold, with some head as poured. Strong citrus aroma. Light, tart, tangy citrus taste, similar bit pulpy after.
Glomp by Salamander positive
Rated on 2024-09-09 by BeerDorkNik at Postern Gate (JDW), York
Quality: 51, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 52
Gold, OK creamy head as poured. Hint of berry, hoppy aroma. Similar taste, planty berry after. Not had this brewery before this trip, they're surprisingly good. One more on the bar, can't get served due to bloody students...
Let's Become Cloud Holding Hands [X Gorilla] by Cloudwater Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2024-09-28 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 70, Enjoyability: 62, Overall: 66
Murky-opaque purple, with OK pinkish head on pour. Sweet, pupy fruit, hibiscus aroma. Slightly fruit, floral hop aste and after.
Eirene by Tartarus Beers positive
Rated on 2025-01-10 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 57.5, Overall: 59.75
Hazy light amber / dark gold. Very good head on pour, with very good retention and lacing. Barley sugar malt aroma. Barley sugar fruit hop taste, slightly astringent similar after.
Wintersfiend by Tatton Brewery positive
Rated on 2025-02-13 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 57
Red amber. Some off-off-white head as poured, halo and little surface retention with solid lacing. Faint malt-sweet aroma. Malty, bit read fruit, taste and a drier malty after.
Off Season by Wild Horse Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-03-14 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 56, Overall: 58
Deep ruby red. Very large tan foam on pour, with OK retention and lacing. Red fruit, bit pine resin aroma. Deep, rich, fruitcake malt taste, bit more metallic after. Soft fizz.
mountains of mosiac by Weekend Project positive
Rated on 2025-04-11 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 59.75
Very hazy neon orange, with semi active open. Extremely large head on pour, settling, with very good retention and loose lacing. Strong fruity hop aroma. Sweet, fruity taste, more ‘Beer’ like lasting after. Flat lemonade body, like the memory of something fizzy.
Sway by Neptune Brewery positive
Rated on 2025-05-29 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 58.5
Hazy peach. Little head as poured, halo and little surface retention with little lacing. Fleshy, tart fruit pulp aroma, dryer wheat finish. Light, tart, raspberry juice taste, softer, fuzzy peach raspberry after. Juicy, fuzzy texture.
Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking [X Baron Brewing] by Sureshot Brewing neutral
Rated on 2025-05-31 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 54.5, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 57.75
Hazy lemon. Extremely large head on pour, with good surface and halo retention, OK lacing and some layering. Stale-dry fruity aroma. Similar taste, barley sugar similar after. Bit syrup.
Knitted Baby by Baron Brewing neutral
Rated on 2025-06-10 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 62
Cloudy straw. Good foamy head as poured, with OK retention and some lacing. Dusty sweet fruit aroma. Similar taste, barley dry lasting after. Milky thick (not quite creamy, but thicker than water).
Fluffinity by Green Duck positive
Rated on 2025-07-16 by BeerDorkNik at The Bridewell, Liverpool
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 57.25
Opaque dirty lemon. Little head as poured, but OK retention of what there was and a good halo, with good lacing. Slightly earthy, sherbet fruit aroma. Similar taste, drier after. Tiny sharp effervescence.
Marine Hazard Extravaganza [@ Outpost Manchester] by BrewDog positive
Rated on 2025-08-21 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog Outpost, Manchester
Quality: 64.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 62.25
Cherry amber. Very large light tan head as poured, settling, with good retention and lacing. Fruity barley aroma, bit sweat under. Wood, syrup, fruit (raisin), tea taste and after. Bit syrup.
Papillon by Otherworld Brewing neutral
Rated on 2025-08-25 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 55
Rich gold. Good foam head on pour, halo and OK surface retention with OK loose lacing. Earthy citrus (mango, maybe?), pulpy, wheat aroma. Dry, bit fruit taste, some ?cinnamon? spice after, Bit creamy, much soft effervescence.
Cult by Mash Gang neutral
Rated on 2025-08-28 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 45.5, Enjoyability: 43, Overall: 44.25
Lightly hazy gold. Large foam head on halo and some surface retention with OK lacing. Sweet fruit tea aroma, soft fruit in close. No real taste, sweet red fruit after. Gloopy, like a melted ice lolly.
Destination Mars by Bristol Beer Factory positive
Rated on 2025-09-03 by BeerDorkNik at York Tap, York
Quality: 55.5, Enjoyability: 55.5, Overall: 55.5
Hazy (chill haze?) pale gold. Good head as poured, with some retention and OK lacing. Chewy fruit sweetie aroma. Similar, tannic, taste with a hoppier after. Bit silky.
Fukurō by Black Lodge neutral
Rated on 2025-09-09 by BeerDorkNik at Ship and Mitre, Liverpool
Quality: 47.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 49.75
Dirty hazy gold. OK head as poured, with little surface retention and some lacing. Slightly soapy floral hop aroma. Chewy fruit hop taste and after, with some heft.
Barghest [NBC with The Wonky Labrador, Sheffield] by Brewboard neutral
Rated on 2025-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 55.5, Enjoyability: 58, Overall: 56.75
Black. Some tan head as poured, with halo retention but no lacing. Marmite roast aroma, bit dried fruit. Similar taste and after. Bit thick.
Juice Shack by BrewDog neutral
Rated on 2025-12-06 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 46, Overall: 48.25
Hazy lemon. Large foam head on pour, dispersing, little surface retention and no lacing. Dusty pith aroma. Fruity, faintly ‘tropical’, bit bubblegum taste and after. Bit gummy-thick, with tiny bubbles.
#IPA by To Øl positive
Rated on 2025-12-06 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 61.5, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 63.25
Pale gold. Good foam head on pour, thin halo and little surface retention, with some loose lacing. Peach / stonefruit hop aroma. Sweet, fruity, lightly cocoa taste and after. Lime Creams? Bit viscous, with tiny sharp bubbles.
Tanuki by Tartarus Beers neutral
Rated on 2025-12-08 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 50.75
Opaque peach-gold, with very little head as poured. Dry, stonefruit and hop aroma. Dry, tannic, fruitcake taste and after. Some juicy texture.
Queen of the Sea by White Hag neutral
Rated on 2025-12-12 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 57.5, Enjoyability: 50.5, Overall: 54
Chestnut. Good off white head on pour, with good surface retention and OK layering. Hoppy fruit aroma. Strawberry Cream, Turkish Delight, milk chocolate taste, similar but less after. Bit creamy.
Outlander NEIPA by Badger neutral
Rated on 2025-12-20 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco Old Swan
Quality: 52.5, Enjoyability: 49, Overall: 50.75
Hazy gold. Good head on pour, ¾ halo and OK surface retention with good lacing. Soft fruit (mango?) aroma. Apricot, mango, bad Beer taste, stonefruit similar after.