Oakham White Dwarf

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Taphouse Beer Cafe, Deal, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		08 Jun 2024	Crisp, hoppy Oakhams. First time I ever had this was in the Mogul in Dover on my first visit there. Memories hey.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Jun 2024	Seems to have morphed from being a wheat beer in the past. Good condition with sour hopping
Philip Pirrip		09 May 2024	Oakham quality through and through though I must admit very many of their brews have the same colour and very similar taste profiles
Philip Pirrip		26 May 2022
Philip Pirrip		25 May 2022	Top form so multiple orders placed
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 May 2022
Philip Pirrip		19 May 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	27 Oct 2020
Philip Pirrip		25 Oct 2020	Superb nick, refreshing but light on bitterness

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		04 Jun 2022	So good to see this back from Oakham. Reminiscences of Dover’s New Mogul and their “kill the dwarf” sessions - where 9 gallons were quaffed in a couple of hours or so.

Golden Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

The John Fairweather, Cambuslang, Glasgow, City of

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		15 Jul 2019	Less memorable than my lunch, but I have written down 'good'.

Fat Cat & Canary, Norwich, Norfolk

Wath Tap, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		02 Aug 2018	I’d heard this was back this year and so pleased to see it. Was very pleasant but I’m not sure that it had the same hoppy bite that used to draw crowds to the New Mogul in Dover to “kill the dwarf” sessions.

The Bridge End Inn, Ruabon, Denbighshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		07 Nov 2011	Not a great fan of wheat beers but this is one of the better ones. Pleasantly light and refreshing but you will know what I mean when I say 'typically Oakham'.

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	27 May 2011
Pedro		27 May 2011
Pedro		22 Feb 2011
Dosser	Not Tried	27 Jan 2011

Scarbrough Hotel, Leeds, West Yorkshire

The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		05 Feb 2011	Fruity, hoppy and incredibly drinkable. I've only ever had this in winter but I imagine it's close to the perfect summer beer.

Charters, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		18 Dec 2010
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	18 Dec 2010
Stephen	Not Tried	17 Apr 2010
Blair		14 Nov 2009	Hoppy with lots of citrus, not as 'wheaty' as I was expecting, but a lovely beer.
Stephen	Not Tried	18 Oct 2009
Stephen	Not Tried	12 Oct 2009

The Trackside, Bury, Greater Manchester

The Brewery Tap, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen	Not Tried	15 Oct 2010
Stephen		02 Oct 2010	Great beer smooth great hops just lovely
Stephen	Not Tried	17 Apr 2010
Stephen		03 Apr 2010	Top stuff after that nothing likely to improve on it.
Stephen		31 Mar 2010	Just about heaven dry fruity well hopped wheat beer citrus floods through
Stephen		22 Mar 2010	top notch stuff on the money to be sure dry fruity hint of coriander love it
Stephen	Not Tried	10 Oct 2009

Kent Beer Festival 2010, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Jul 2010	Not as my memory thought.

Dartford Working Men's Club, Dartford, Kent

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2010, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Apr 2010	I hardly get to drink this anymore which is a shame as it is one of my favourites, great body over a wheat/golden ale with plenty of citrus yellow grapefruit fruit.

The Criterion, Leicester, Leicestershire

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		19 Jun 2009	Initial 'what's that?' bitterness which quickly mellows to a more fruity mix and a long, dry finish. Body that you'd expect from a wheat beer. £1.65.

The New Crown, Southgate, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		15 Mar 2009	I was so looking forward to this, but as Tom said, even when he had it from several casks fresh, it just wasn't quite there. A bit soapy.

Swan & Rushes, Leicester, Leicestershire

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel	Not Tried	25 Nov 2008
Dubbel		22 Nov 2008	First pint from the barrel. Clear, clean and crisp with a sharp lemon bite. Less inspiring for me than most of the Oakham range.

The Duke of Cumberland, Barham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		01 Aug 2008	Very pale, crisp and hoppy, would never guess it was a wheat beer, very nice with a good dry finish.

Kent Beer Festival 2008, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		17 Jul 2008	One of the best beers in Britain, great condition. Slightly soapy maybe, but I'm being picky.

Ealing Beer Festival 2008 - Beer on Broadway, Ealing, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Jul 2008	Awesome, so hoppy. Sherbert. It's great.

Great British Beer Festival 2007, Earl's Court, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		11 Aug 2007	As per usual.

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		25 Jul 2007	Brilliant. Good condition, good flavours. Lovely. Citrus, hoppy, grapefruity, creamy, full and utterly drinkable. Did I mention the hops?

Ealing Beer Festival 2007 - Beer on Broadway, Ealing, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		16 May 2007	Very good condition, tad farty on aroma.

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2007, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		07 Apr 2007	Like the previous day, I started and finished with this and was for me the beer of the festival.
Ian		06 Apr 2007	I had this as my first and last beer on both days and it was as good each time. The fruit, mouthfeel, hop finish that goes on and on were all exceptional.

The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		26 Aug 2006	Almost wonderful. Very pale gold colour. Good hop aroma. Some cereal in mouth. Excellent hop finish. Citrus fruit and hop are good and juicy, but just slightly soapy.

Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2006, Woodchurch, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Jun 2006	Pale gold with lasting white head. Cereal flavour in mouth, alpha acids hop finish. Fantastic tangerine and grapefruit flavours. When I came back the next day, the blokes on the same table as me all agreed that this was the best beer they tried at the festival.

Great British Beer Festival 2005, Olympia, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		04 Aug 2005	See notes on JHB

Kent Beer Festival 2005, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Jul 2005	Whilst the JHB went off the boil, this was still a cracking pint
Ian		21 Jul 2005	Found it hard to say which is better, JHB or this. Lemon nose very tangy in mouth good acids. Excellent long dry lemony finish