Bend Brewing Wild Blue Yonder

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 County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		29 Apr 2009	Just thinking about what this beer could have been makes me depressed.

Horse & Guardsman (formerly Spoons under the water; The Lord Moon of the Mall), Whitehall, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		22 Apr 2009	Not as good as at Orpington. More metallic tasting, malty and lacking in the hop department.

The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		22 Apr 2009	Poor example of this beer. I'd have been put off if this was my first go at this speciality brew. But I know its secret. I know how good it can be.

The Ledger Building, Docklands & Isle of Dogs, Greater London

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		17 Apr 2009	A red early hopped Irish style beer. Why? Poor.
Ian		17 Apr 2009	In the style of an amber ale, but lacks the PNW hop kick. Malts are alright, some nice red fruit, some hop dryness, but as I say so disappointing that the brewer hadn’t brought more hops with her. My big hope for this festival dampened by a lack of courage and ambition. Not all of us like bland boring beers.

The Harvest Moon, Orpington, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		16 Apr 2009	This is an excellent yankee ale, chocolate brown in colour with an alluring fruity nose and sweet palate and spicy dry hop reprise. Not too daft with the hops. Very drinkable indeed. Even my colleague conceded that it had a lovely flavour, then went back to drinking his Fosters.