Burnt Mill By The Mill

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.

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		17 Oct 2026	1st beer of this visit: Very good head and lasting lacing on this golden-coloured best bitter from Burnt Mill Brewery from which I cannot recall trying any of their brews before. It got its brewing kit properly sparking back in 2016, putting their very first barrels out to trade in 2017 and from home-brewing origins and having been inspired by the lively London beer scenes. An old farm dairy complex paid host to the coppers in Badley, nestled in the rural heart of Suffolk, before marching their barrels to a grander industrial estate in Stowmarket, just over the administrative boundary line between the civil parishes of Stowmarket and Badley, where the machinery is kept purring like a well-fed mouser. A very fruited first hit on this traditional bitter crafted entirely free of animal products and any nasty belly-aching gluten, making it a modern marvel. A fruity bitterness rising from an exceptionally generous dose of a single premium British green called Ernest hops imparting a sharp burst of orchard fruitiness, a lick of sunshine-citrus, and a twiggy herbal spice. A maltiness joining in where the toasted grain drops a golden baked-biscuit character. Its aromatic malt layering on over its oven-roasted sweet breadiness but none too sweet for me. A chewy biscuit-malt satisfying my taste buds without a treacle-stewed flavouring erupting. A crisp hoppiness prevailing with a note of ripe apricot and tangy citrus rind. As it finishes, it lets fly a clean, sharply pronounced bitterness that slices through the heavy grain leaving me refreshed. A lightly sweet bitterness chugging downwards rendering my palate crisp and dry. Served in top nick.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	16 Oct 2026

Sun Inn, Dedham, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		23 Jul 2026	Buscuity malty fare with notes of apricot, citrus and spice.