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Number of Resin Beers : 12
Number of times Resin has been used positively : 10
Number of times Resin has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Resin was neutral : 2
Kelpie's Curse by Otherworld Brewing positive
Rated on 2023-08-05 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 56, Overall: 58.5
Rich gold. OK head on pour, with halo and little surface retention and some lacing. Wheat, orange Barley Sugar, pine resin aroma. Grapefruit, resin, orange blossom, juniper.
Sorry Mate, Work Mode by Deya positive
Rated on 2023-09-02 by BeerDorkNik at Fossgate Tap, York
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 59.75
Murky yellow, with some head as poured. Sawdust, resin, citrus aroma. Similar taste, with a softer after.
Coalition [NBC X Beer Central, Hungry Buddha] by Abbeydale positive
Rated on 2023-10-19 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 55, Overall: 57.5
Murky yellow. Large foamy head on pour, with very little retention and no lacing. Juicy pineapple, resinous aroma. Similar taste, but more copper than resin in the after.
Doppelgänger by Vocation positive
Rated on 2024-04-06 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 61.5
Hazy yellow. Very large head on pour, good halo and surface retention with OK lacing. Fruity, sawdust, pith aroma. Similar taste and after, bit Refreshers, bit resin.
Nice One Motueka by Electric Bear positive
Rated on 2024-06-14 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 63, Enjoyability: 66, Overall: 64.5
Near opaque lemon. Good head on pour, with good surface retention, good lacing and layering. Lemon curd resin aroma. Citrus taste, resin/sawdust after.
New England IPA by Love Lane positive
Rated on 2024-07-16 by BeerDorkNik at Love Lane Brewery, Liverpool
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 57.5, Overall: 59.75
Opaque yellow. Some head as poured, with some retention and OK lacing. Sawdust, resin, citrus aroma. Pith Citrus, bit resin, taste and after.
Transatlantic Krush by Wylam positive
Rated on 2024-10-24 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 61.5, Overall: 60.25
Opaque yellow. Large foam head on pour, good halo and OK surface retention with good lacing. Fruit pith aroma. Sawdust citrus resin taste and after.
Pine by Polly's Brew Co. neutral
Rated on 2024-11-30 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 54.5
Hazy neon yellow, with some head on pour. Bit … piney? No real description given…
Hazy DDH Pale [NBC with Reserve Wines] by Tartarus Beers positive
Rated on 2025-05-06 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 58.5
Very hazy orange. Good head on pour, OK surface and little halo retention, with OK lacing. Hoppy, dank, pine resin – almost disinfectant astringent – aroma. Hazy, resinous taste, similar, tingly, almost menthol after. Creamy texture.
Tap One by Neighbourhood Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2025-12-09 by BeerDorkNik at Brewery Tap, Spitting Feathers, Chester
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 60.75
Cloudy peach-gold. OK creamy head as poured, with full retention nad solid lacing. Floral, fuzzy fruit aroma. Orange, pith-resin, taste, dry similar after. Silky, with a peppery effervescence.
Celebration by Sierra Nevada Brewing CO. positive
Rated on 2025-12-10 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester
Quality: 63, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 62
Rich, red-amber. Very good creamy off white head as poured, OK surface retention with very good lacing and legs. Woody, red fruit, oak(?), warm aroma. Warm, fruity, spice taste, resin-wood similar after. Creamy.
Small Velvet by Polly's Brew Co. neutral
Rated on 2026-01-02 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 53.5, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 55.25
Cloud, with an extremely large foamy head on pour. Pine resin citrus aroma. Similar taste and after. Decent heft for ABV.