Oakham Interstate

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 River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	26 Sep 2026
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Sep 2026
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	24 Sep 2026
Philip Pirrip		23 Sep 2026	Just as yesterday's. Good condition and some head and lacing but not much
Philip Pirrip		22 Sep 2026	Not overly citrus
Hogan Sampling		22 Sep 2026	1st beer of this visit: Second night on and lasting head and lacing. A fruited first hit. A tropical fruited hoppiness rising. Not too tropical for me. Served in good nick. See my entry dated 21st September 2026 for my full account of it.
Hogan Sampling		21 Sep 2026	2nd beer of this visit: This amber ale from Peterborough was also on a few weeks ago and much enjoyed then. Following brewing first set up in 1993 in Oakham, Rutland, it relocated to their main brewing operations in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Here on its first night exhibiting an exceedingly frothy head and lasting lacing. A dry but fruited first hit. A spicy hoppiness rising from its combination of three US hops, Chinook, Amarillo and Cascade, lending a very subtle tropical fruitiness. An orange and grapefruit bitterness taking centre stage. Just the merest hint for me of peach and passionfruit. A maltiness joining in from its Maris Otter lending a biscuity and nutty flavouring, its Wheat Malt aiding its head retention, and Medium Crystal Malt contributing a distinct toffee, caramel and sweet toastiness. A dry moreish hoppiness sailing out with spicy, earthy and pine resin flavours lingering. Served in top nick with plentiful conditioning.

White Horse, Sudbury, Suffolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		12 Sep 2026	Fresh on and exhibiting very good head and lasting lacing on this amber ale with a golden hue from brewing set up in 1993 in Oakham, Rutland, before the brewery relocated to Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in 1998, where it initially operated out of the brewpub, The Brewery Tap, before expanding further to its large-scale commercial brewing facility in the Woodston area in 2006. A hoppy first hit from its blend of three USA-sourced hops, Amarillo behind its tropical peach, passionfruit and citrus orange flavours, Cascade lending its grapefruit bitterness and floral notes, and Chinook aiding its pine resin, earthy, and subtle spiciness for me. A dry fruitiness rising with a hint of citrusy orange, a grapefruit bitterness, and a mix of tropical peach, passionfruit and red berry fruits. A malty bitterness from its Maris Otter emerging, its Wheat Malt aiding the beer’s body and head retention, and Medium Crystal Malt contributing those initial sweet caramel and rich toffee malt flavours for my taste buddies. This aided balancing out its heavy citrus and pine hop bitterness. A dry hoppy, earthy, spicy, herbal and distinct pine resin bitterness sailing out. Served in good order with lasting conditioning.