Bateman's Combined Harvest - George Bateman and Son Ltd. / Batemans Brewery

bucklemyshoe

Georgia

3.78/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

500 mL bottle. Mug.

A: Light copper pour with a half-finger of head that is gone in a flash.

S: Tons of bready flavors, a little bit of metallic aroma, and some berry notes.

T: Rye, dry dough, tin, some tangy flavors, and a berry finish.

M: Medium-light body with a little creaminess.

O: This is easy to drink and hearty. It's very good with a meal.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 14:28:49 | More by bucklemyshoe

pin

Australia

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

05-16-2013 17:02:30 | More by pin

DerekKetelaars

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

04-22-2013 11:17:46 | More by DerekKetelaars

TEHieatt

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

03-22-2013 04:27:17 | More by TEHieatt

KingMe

Illinois

3/5  rDev -11.8%

02-21-2013 23:16:29 | More by KingMe

GreggBarton

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

01-01-2013 18:31:57 | More by GreggBarton

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

3.05/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pint from JDW real ale festival. Amber colour, cleared after initial haze rose, one finger head, good retention. Aroma was faint hop and yeast. Bitter taste, notes of malt and cranberry. Finish long and wheaty. Thin texture, carbonation gave it a coarse edge. Overall slightly too strong to session and lacking character, ok but forgetable.

Serving type: cask

10-29-2012 19:36:51 | More by jonb5

EPortJake

United Kingdom (England)

3.15/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - pale golden and clear with a thin frothy head
S - very faint sweet grassy notes
T - caramel, biscuit with a healthy grassy hop farewell
M - light bodied and moderately carbonated
O - a very average pale ale. Nothing offensive but nothing to write home about either

Serving type: cask

10-24-2012 19:24:21 | More by EPortJake

DaveStroud

2.25/5  rDev -33.8%

10-11-2012 13:41:28 | More by DaveStroud

jeffjeff1

California

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

My wife picked this up for me from her work I think.

Appearance- slightly amber color, nice sized head, nice lacing

Smell- lots of grains and malt

Taste- grains, slight bit of apple

Mouthfeel- lighter end of medium bodied

Drinkability- Pretty good, I like the lip on the bottle for pouring.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2012 00:11:05 | More by jeffjeff1

DavoleBomb

Ohio

3.58/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a snifter.

3.0 A: Fucker gushed on me despite having a reasonable carbonation level. Didn't shake it up at all. Weird. Lightly hazed orange-amber-brown color. Two fingers of frothy off-white head. Retention isn't too great and small touches of lacing are left.

4.0 S: The barley, rye, and oats come through well. The wheat is a bit harder to find. Large mineral component. Spicy earthiness from the rye and supple graininess from the oats. This combination is unique for me and I rather like it. Strong lemongrass and pear fruitiness.

3.5 T: The taste, while still good, isn't as exciting as the nose. The individuals mesh a little too well and are softened. Still earthy and spicy with the mineral component. Pear and ripe apple fruits. Lemongrass herbalness.

3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Lightly creamy. Not bad here.

3.5 D: Decent brew with a lovely nose. Easy enough to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 01:56:41 | More by DavoleBomb

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A teensy bit of yeast swirled into the pour. A Guinness pint glass full of iced tea colored beer and a bright white head. Prevalent spidery lacing. Lots of frozen bubbles on the surface. 3.5

Loads and loads of grains in the nose. Musty malts with an apple fruitiness. Maybe a little red grape. Some wheat present, but not much detectable rye. Clay earthiness. Toasted qualities. 3.5

Sugary toasted grains with a frosted whole-grain cereal vibe. More apple, quince, and red grape fruit notes. Lovely tangy finish. Nuances of Angostura Bitters, sweet vermouth, and tea leaf. The tea has got to be the hops. Malty and juicy. 4.0

Slick body with a slight stickiness. Medium carbonation. Low ABV + big flavor = 'sucking it back'. 4.0

Happy that my girlfriend insisted on picking this up, even though she's not enjoying her share. I'm cleaning up on the rest of the glass. A nice fruity English Pale. 4.0

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2012 03:27:50 | More by thecheapies

mcorwin

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

04-13-2012 06:09:31 | More by mcorwin

flagmantho

Washington

3.83/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from 500mL bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: nice orange hue with a tiny hint of haze and a very light effervescence. Head is a thin finger of frothy ivory foam.

Smell: sweet malt aroma with a lot of caramel character plus a light fruitiness. An interesting blend, though rather mild.

Taste: sweet malt with some caramel character and more of that difficult-to-describe fruitiness from the aroma. I feel that this combination works better in the flavor than the aroma. This is an interesting beer.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a light and somewhat rocky carbonation. Not too bad.

Overall: this beer is growing on me. Its slightly unconventional flavor makes it an interesting and rewarding beer to quaff.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 18:49:55 | More by flagmantho

MrBillyMac

California

3/5  rDev -11.8%

02-18-2012 02:28:05 | More by MrBillyMac

shambeano

Australia

3.15/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint glass.

A- a tiny bit of a gusher straight out of the bottle. relatively careful pour, a golden yellow, surprisingly after the initial gush there is very little head. just a whisper that quickly subsides to none. Meh.

S- really grainy upfront, a touch spicy which i guess is the rye, and fruity (wheat), some herbaly hop near the end. smells okay.

T- grainy and malty straight up, a touch on the sweeter side, touch of rye spice in there as well, there is not too much on the hop side, just rounding everything out with a slight bitterness. a bit meh.

M- lighter to mid bodied, not much in the way of carbonation, bitterish finish which lingers. not to bad.

O- not a bad beer, but a bit meh to me. nothing unpleasant just a touch lackluster.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2012 10:35:01 | More by shambeano

SRossman

Washington

4/5  rDev +17.6%

12-04-2011 21:25:29 | More by SRossman

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +17.6%

11-27-2011 15:36:02 | More by Rochefort10nh

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

11-14-2011 22:22:57 | More by TMoney2591

EmperorBevis

United Kingdom (England)

3.03/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I bought this out of curiosity not expecting much I figured it would be like cheerios fermented.

poured a good looking pale amber pint with a decent white head.

A sourdough taste prevails so not that far off lol

I can't get the hop taste, just off cheerios.

looks good though.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2011 21:32:58 | More by EmperorBevis

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This bottle was about a year old so there was not surprise the hops and carbonation had fallen a bit. Still, I liked it more than I expected I would. There was little head on this beer and the nose was all malt. Dark yellow corn color. Very mellow tasting and malty, not as sweet as I'd expected after reading some other reviews of this beer. Medium full mouthfeel, pretty drinkable at a low ABV. The lower carbonation keeps the bloating in check as well. Not bad, worth a shot if you can find it cheap.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2011 19:27:11 | More by tobelerone

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in a nonic)

A- This beer pours an aged copper crystal clear body with a bubbly oatmeal head that fades to a creamy film.

S- The apricot hops have a touch of green hops to them but are very mild.

T- The juicy apricot fruity hop flavor is followed by a pale malt that offers just a touch of sweetness before the dry finish.

M- The medium-light mouthfeel had a soft fizz note that help dry out the finish a bit.

O- The juicy fruity hops were very pleasant with a good gentle support from the pale malt.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2011 20:50:19 | More by rhoadsrage

DaveHS

California

3.45/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A-Pours clear chestnut amber without much head to speak of, just a thin ring of brilliant white bubbles.

S-Pale, sweet malts. An aroma reminiscent of American adjunct lagers. One dimensional.

T/M-Grainy sweetness rolls off the tongue and coats the palate from the first sip. The mouth feel is this beer's greatest attribute. Soft and yielding with delicate effervescent carbonation, it leaves a thin sugary film as it departs down the back of the throat. Understated dry hoppiness hits mid-palate, but never really amounts to anything.

O-Could use a bit more of a hop profile to balance out some of the excessive sweetness. Otherwise, not bad at all.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2011 03:58:27 | More by DaveHS

Georgiabeer

Georgia

2.88/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a slightly cloudy, burnished gold with a somewhat slight head. Smells toasty with some light buttery notes , and some lightly metallic yeast notes in the background. Pleasant enough. The taste, however, is a bit of a shock. Far too sweet in my opinion. There is a sweet, buttery, graininess that sort of dominates everything else- almost sugary. There are some grainy, bready notes as well, but frankly they get lost in the sweet mess. Quite disappointing, I was expecting more.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2011 02:11:44 | More by Georgiabeer

StJamesGate

New York

3.73/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Tan-tinged gold with fast-fading loose white head that leaves a crusty rim. Buttered, er, multi-grain toast nose. Cut hay and granola with some apple followed by woody hops with some dried orange peel. Fruit comes out as it warms. Spiced pear finish and compote linger. Medium, prickly, greasy.

Malts are sure there, but I don't get much rye spice or oat smoothness (though there's some wheaty creaminess) in which case, what's the selling point? Some subtle fruit, though, that makes it worthwhile. Pleasantly slightly-above-average bitter.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2011 20:36:46 | More by StJamesGate