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Number of Malt Beers : 22
Number of times Malt has been used positively : 16
Number of times Malt has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Malt was neutral : 6
Honest Drop by Good Chemistry positive
Rated on 2021-07-19 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 66, Overall: 63.5
Gold. Large head on pour, with OK surface retention and good, clumpy, lacing. Dry, cocoa (?) aroma. Heavy, sweet, bit cocoa. Malteasers soaked in Better? Develops light, tangy citrus after. (So, Jaffa Cakes dunked in Bitter?)
Stoned Crowed [NBC X RealAleCraftBeer] by Brew York neutral
Rated on 2023-10-24 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 48.5, Overall: 52.25
Amber, with a good head on pour. Planty malt aroma. Malty taste, bit fruitcake.
Bradley's Finest Golden by Black Country Ales positive
Rated on 2024-05-19 by BeerDorkNik at Royal Oak, Shrewsbury
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 54.25
Rich gold. Some head as poured, with good retention and semi-solid lacing. Peppery malt aroma. Similar taste, fruitier after.
Long Play by Bianca Road Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2024-08-27 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 59.5
Opaque lemon gold, with an extremely large head on pour. Citrus, Malted Milk aroma. Similar, barley water, taste and after.
Old Forge by Half Moon Brewery positive
Rated on 2024-09-08 by BeerDorkNik at Pivni, York
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 59.75
Light amber. Good head as poured, with some surface retention and OK lacing. Roast malt, biscuit aroma. Similar taste, Malted Milk after.
Tmavé Pivo by Utopian Brewing positive
Rated on 2024-12-06 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar, 2024
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 57
Amber. Large off-white head on pour, with some surface retention but little to no lacing. Brine, roast malt Lager aroma. Malty, tannic taste and after.
rested.when.expectant by Spitting Feathers positive
Rated on 2024-12-09 by BeerDorkNik at Brewery Tap, Spitting Feathers, Chester
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 51
Black. Large tan head as poured, with OK surface retention and OK lacing. No real aroma. Thick, slightly oaty, malt-sweet taste and after.
Duckworth's by Marble neutral
Rated on 2024-12-10 by BeerDorkNik at Beer Heroes, Chester
Quality: 51, Enjoyability: 43, Overall: 47
Hazy copper. Some off-white head as poured, with good retention and some solid lacing. No real aroma. Light, fruited malt taste and after.
Sun Goes Down by Thornbridge positive
Rated on 2024-12-10 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester
Quality: 69, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 61.75
Mahogany black. Some tan head as poured, with good retention and some lacing and layers. Smooth, malty aroma. Soft, slightly blackcurrant, roast malt taste and after.
Big Skies by Adnams positive
Rated on 2024-12-23 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar, 2024
Quality: 49, Enjoyability: 59, Overall: 54
Rick gold, with an OK head on pour. Light, slightly peppery, malt forward aroma. More like an Amber Ale or Bitter than an IPA, perhaps, with a hoppy after kick. Only beer in the Calendar I’d already had.
Hobgoblin Red by Wychwood positive
Rated on 2025-03-06 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 59
Rich ruby-amber. Good dark tan head on pour, with OK halo and some surface retention, and very loose lacing. Deep, woody, slightly cocoa, malt aroma. Woody, cocoa malt taste, bit fruitier after. Soft fizz effervescence. Warmer, deeper and just a bit … better than I expected. Sorry Wychwood!
Ansbacher by Anspach & Hobday positive
Rated on 2025-04-11 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 55.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 57.75
Gold. OK head on pour, with good retention and lacing. Slightly dry, malty Lager aroma. Similar taste and milder similar after. Some heft to it, but basically flat.
Craft Indian Pale Ale by Prescott neutral
Rated on 2025-05-19 by BeerDorkNik at White Lion, Bristol
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 51
Light amber. Little head as poured, with some halo and extremely little surface retention and no lacing. Fruitcake tannic aroma. Similar taste and after, bit pepper/spice lasting. Thick but flat.
Amber by Only With Love positive
Rated on 2025-05-21 by BeerDorkNik at Seven Stars, Bristol
Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 54.75
Watery amber, with some light tan head as poured. Bit malt loaf aroma. Similar, bit medicinal (liquorice / blackcurrant?) taste and after. Bit thick.
Fortitude by Bristol Beer Factory positive
Rated on 2025-05-21 by BeerDorkNik at No. 1 Harbourside, Bristol
Quality: 51, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 51.5
Amber, with some head as poured. Malty aroma. Similar taste and after. Some heft.
Ein Stein by Lymestone Brewery positive
Rated on 2025-07-16 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 52.25
Gold, with some head as poured. Citrus, malt, tea aroma. Similar taste, bit peppery lasting after. Thick.
Incognito by Vocation positive
Rated on 2025-07-26 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco Old Swan
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 59.75
Gold, with an OK head on pour. Resin malt aroma, pithy citrus under. Citrus sharp taste, meltier after. Some effervescence.
Darwin's Origin by Salopian neutral
Rated on 2025-08-05 by BeerDorkNik at Papillon
Quality: 51, Enjoyability: 49, Overall: 50
Amber-tea. Some head as poured, with OK retention and good lacing. Malty aroma, slightly ?menthol? under. Mat, very slight fruitcake, taste and after. Wet.
Yorkshire Elixir by Old Mill Brewery neutral
Rated on 2025-09-02 by BeerDorkNik at Hole in the Wall, York
Quality: 59.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 55.75
Amber. Some head as poured, with some retention and solid lacing. Hoppy malt aroma. Similar taste and after, with a creamy texture.
Hofjäger by Denninghoff positive
Rated on 2025-11-24 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 55.75
Bright copper-gold, developing a haze in later pours.. Large head on pour, with full surface retention and OK to good loose lacing. Malty, slightly wheat, aroma. Sweet, bit fruit taste with a clove/herbal note, and a malty similar after. Peppery effervescence.
Boss Man's Brew by Phoenix Brewery positive
Rated on 2026-01-05 by BeerDorkNik at Lime Kiln, Liverpool
Quality: 50, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 49
Light amber, with some off white surface head as poured. Bit malt tea aroma. Sweet tea malt taste and after. Bit syrupy.
Beware of Pity by Black Lodge neutral
Rated on 2026-01-22 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Allerton Road
Quality: 60.5, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 60.5
Red amber, with some creamy head as poured. No real aroma (too cold, maybe?). Malty Lager taste, nutty, cocoa, hint of red fruit in after. Creamy, with sharp effervescence.