Cornish Buccaneer
Wooden Hand Brewery

Cornish BuccaneerCornish Buccaneer
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From:
Wooden Hand Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
4.3%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
2.84 | pDev: 14.44%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
9
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 27, 2017
Added:
Mar 15, 2007
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

2.79/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Aug 2017. Acquired recently from Home Bargains.

A: Poured into a tulip pint glass. A rich amber colour with good clarity and plentiful carbonation. Forms a decent head of frothy white foam that lasts for a minute or so before dissipating.

S: Aroma of grainy malt with hints of stewed leaves, barley sugar, ale yeast, faint hay and a touch of buttery diacetyl in the background. Bland.

T: Tastes of light caramel malt with hints of husky grain, stewed leaves and ale yeast. A mild bitterness upon swallowing, with an acrid undertone revealing itself.

M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and a somewhat watery body. Aftertaste of grain, ale yeast and harsh cooked leaves.

O: Meh - pretty unimpressive. Average looks, while the aroma and flavour are insipid and mildly flawed. So-so body. A dull beer that's a bit rough around the edges. Possibly better on cask but I'd say give it a miss.
Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by endless1408 from England

Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by mtbdonn from Colorado

Dec 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by CwrwAmByth from England

Sep 19, 2012
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Reviewed by aidanskinner from Scotland

1.88/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
a - looks ok. bit of a head that vanishes in 30 seconds. Yellowish colour

s - slightly citrusy, no malt to speak of

t - urgh. offensively inoffensive. so dull I'm going to have to sharpen all my kitchen knives because they've been to close to it

m - thin, dull, lifeless

o - everything wrong with British bitter

bought this and Pirate's Gold in Peckhams in Glasgow. Both hit the sink after half a bottle, and I only drank that much so I could accurately review them here (what a trooper, eh?). Will not buy again.
Sep 05, 2011
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

2.5/5  rDev -12%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Oh dear, I have two more beers from this brewery to try (and review). This is the second I've tried and it isn't looking good. I hate knocking the 'small guy' but this isn't a great advert for the brewery.

Well packaged, this 500ml brown bottle has a lovely front label and the rear one gives you the normal information about ingreadiants etc.

It goes down hill very rapidly after that I'm afraid.

Poured into a Veltins Pilsner stemmed tulip glass it looked a dull gold colour with no head from the start, just a small white collar around the glass.

Boring is the word to describe this beer, very little aroma, watery and bland.

I hope the next two brews are a whole lot better than the first two I've had.
Nov 22, 2008
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Reviewed by Absumaster from Netherlands

3.33/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at the Newcastle Arms, Newcastle.
A dirty, golden to light brown beer with a thin head that leaves some nice lacing on the glass.

Smell is fruity with some faint malt notes. The hops are not very abundant, but there is a light English hop smell.

Taste is bitter with faint hoppy notes, my guess is EKG, or English earthy hops. A moderate fruitiness that is just a little estery. Body is quite thin, a little too thin. Aftertaste is light and short.
Feb 03, 2008
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Reviewed by GreenCard from Maryland

2.91/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Appearance: orangey-brown, good clarity, spongey layer of off-white foam, good head retention

Aroma: chocolate cake, almond paste, malt, brown sugar, grass, iron

Flavor: dryish malt backbone with hints of old, weak coffee, perfume, bitter apple, and burnt caramel; finishes dryish with a lingering bitterness

Mouthfeel: medium body, mild carbonation, thinnish texture

Other comments: A bit vapid, thin and non-exciting. Difficult to write a dynamic review about beers like this.
Jul 12, 2007
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Reviewed by cypressbob from Northern Ireland

2.88/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500ml bottle, poured into a nonic pint glass

Pours with a golden amber body. Off white head with good retention, some lacing

Smell, dry and musty in a similar vein to the Cornish Mutiny. Some dms, boiled corn and a little bit of bready malt

Taste, crisp and biscuity. Vegetal flavour once again along with some buttery diaceytl....some hop bitterness on the finish

Pretty poor, not something I'd have again
Mar 15, 2007
Cornish Buccaneer from Wooden Hand Brewery
Beer rating: 2.84 out of 5 with 9 ratings