Guzzler - York Brewery Company Limited

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

3.4/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Three hand-pulled pints in Restroom Number 2 on Cleethorpes railway station: 10th Nov 2012, just before going to watch The Town win 5-1.

Golden to copper in colour with a good full white head sat on top.

Slightly more malts than hops in both the nose and taste: nice blend of flavours and easy to drink. The barrel had only just gone on and my first pint was also the first out of the barrel: so fresh and 'spritzy' it certainly was, as were the next two pints I had.

Another easy drinking beer from this brewery: visited it a couple of years back, recommend anyone does the same if they can.

Serving type: cask

11-19-2012 15:16:48 | More by BlackHaddock

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Golden in colour with a thin white head. Starts of slightly cloud and settles nicely.

Light, fruity hops, yeast and creamy malt in the scent. Suggestions of fresh bread and toffee, with a light buttery character.

The hop taste is a bit crisper, and the malts are nicely yeasty and bready.

Smooth, very light carbonation. Nice low ABV makes this a great session ale.

Serving type: cask

11-08-2011 17:10:48 | More by BDTyre

mdagnew

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

3.6/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cask at the Yorkshire Terrier pub, York, June 2010... pint served at cellar temperature...

Poured a light coppery orange colour... Slightly off white head poured quite thick and foamy then faded to light layer... light lacing

Aroma - Light caramel malts, nice biscuity notes, fruity (oranges, apples, light figs), buttery, light nuttiness, some light fruity hops, faint rubberiness...

Taste - Nice spicy and herbal hop bitterness, light biscuity malts, grassy, some grapefruit notes, citrus (lemon) fruits, light saltiness..

Feel - Quite smooth initially but with a little sharpness underneath. Light bodied. Pretty drinkable - would make a pretty good session beer at only 3.6%...

Overall - A pretty good beer... nothing ground breaking but very drinkable... worth a try...

Serving type: cask

07-08-2010 12:53:18 | More by mdagnew

surfadelic23

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

One thing that consistenly amazes me about English real ales are the complexity of flavors possible in low abv brews! It shouldn't as I homebrew, but it does. One positive is that it makes one appreciate that a beer doesn't have to be 20% abv and brewed with esoteric bs ingrediants to be good...
On cask this ale has a medium gold color that was topped by a solid white head. As I drank it, lace adorned both sides of the glass. The aroma had a slight hint of citrus hoppiness on top but malt mostly dominated but not in a bad way.

Serving type: cask

11-12-2008 16:23:06 | More by surfadelic23

Mark

California

4.18/5  rDev +21.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This nice cask ale is a medium gold color that was topped by a solid white head, sticky sheets of decorative lace adorned both sides of the glass. Aroma was accented by a slight hint of citrus on top of the grainy malt. Taste was of fruity hoppiness with some grapefruit notes and I thought I detected a bit of lime. Creamy mouthfeel and quite full bodied for a less than 4% ale. Nice refreshing and drinkable. My affair with cask continues.

Serving type: cask

03-29-2008 21:57:13 | More by Mark

harpus

Alabama

3.03/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pale orangish yellow with a thin layer of foam that lasted most of the beer.
S:Mild aroma with a small hint of hops
T:The taste was a little on the weak side, a little bitter in the after taste, but no off flavors.
M: light bodied
D: Good session beer, could drink more then one, but would like a little more flavor.

Serving type: cask

06-20-2007 23:55:44 | More by harpus

wl0307

United Kingdom (England)

3.1/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Tasted by half-pint at my local JDW pub, the Half Moon, East End London.

A: pale straw colour, coming with a thin froth with good retention which leaves very tight sheets of lacing as it retreats.
S: very mild, semi-sweet citric hoppyness dominates the theme, while the malty entry is extremely restrained... lively enough, but in need of something else... my brain cries out.
T: the flavour is pretty "neutral" initially, then a flow of citric/lemon-zesty hops expands, leading through to a mildly bitter aftertaste with a grassy touch and malty base.
M&D: very refreshing and light-bodied, this is an easy-drinking summer ale/"blond ale". O.K. beer.

Serving type: cask

05-18-2006 23:57:39 | More by wl0307