The Rake

Peter Marsh

Tasty NEIPA

Jasmin Matuszak

C H

Jeffrey Fredrick

Tom Anderson

If you like this sort of thing, you'll like it, but honestly, what's the point of it. You weirdos.

Jeffrey Fredrick

Jess Hoare

Rich Croker

Adam Craig

Dan Lane

paul

Adam Schakaki

Rob Cripwell

Very minimal... Almost like flavored water

Scott Garner

CATHERINE JONES

Dan Walkington

Gary Seabourne

Pete Lay

Alexander Leibenzon

Nice balance between the sweet and sour flavors. A go-to for the lovers of berline weisse style.

Tom Pearce

Drinkable

Bryan Jones

Peter Redman

Gareth Thom

Excellent new England session IPA, grassy and hoppy - loads of flavour too, in such a light beer. Lovely

Claire B

The blending and regular cognac aging already sounded boggling, and this has multiples. So much going on in a gentle way... or so it seems to start with. So smooth on top of the lambic sourness.

Claire B

It smells like cake now, albeit with an ingredient you can't quite deduce. It tastes remarkable: a more robust sourness, with a slight sense you could breathe fire after, and lingering. Brewed for footballing success, apparently; it's held up well.

Bruno Mercês

Bruno Mercês

Vintage duplicate

Steve R

Very smooth. Barrels noticeably adding character through richness and sweetness. Low carbonation.

Steve R

Love this. Held up so well over 20 years. Punchy but still very drinkable. Layers of sourness.

Bruno Mercês

Loved this.

Claire B

Aha, honeyberry again. Have to get past the raw meat nose (maybe not quite as bad as chicken) to get into the berries and sourness. There's a creaminess underlying that, which it would be interesting to see whether it develops or fades over the years.

Claire B

Very raspberry: jammy on the nose in a way that someone described as 'old jam', but then full of tartness with a tiny fruit sweetness coming back at the end.

Steve R

Less impactful than when fresh I think. This is mellow with soft raspberry.

Bruno Mercês

Bruno Mercês

Vintage duplicate

Steve R

Smells odd but tastes lovely. Creamy fruitiness. Quite jammy.

Claire B

As usual with this kriek, there's a whole lambic sourness on the nose before the fruit (still very tart fruit – someone said like cherry stones and I think that's it) comes through in the mouth. Score increases even over the time of a tasting pour.

Bruno Mercês

Bruno Mercês

Bruno Mercês

Claire B

MASSIVE APRICOT. Really ripe (although still quite tart) up front but almost plummy to drink. I liked the draught version at The Bear but this is really full of flavour. And impressively sour.

Steve R

Light on the fruit. Quite acidic. Punchy

Bruno Mercês

Vintage duplicate

Bruno Mercês

Claire B

Very complex (and a bit astringent, like metal polish) on the nose but then woody and funky and faintly metallic. Very interestingly changed; apparently the last time I had this it was another big cricket time too.

Steve R

The cherry is polite in this. But present.

Steve R

Bright and fresh.

Claire B

Tasting at The Rake. This still smells quite fresh and grassy – and a little barnyardy on the nose in fact – but it's come together really well in the mouth. It already feels a little more mellow* than when I had this at The Bear (when I was).

Bruno Mercês

Glyn

Hop forward hazy IPA, better than most alcoholic hazzies I’ve tried.

Pete Reb

Barney Woodham

Steven Pockett

Think I've had a can of this before. From memory, is much better.on tap.

Tim Bright

F.L.N. Smooth dark and malty, coffee and chocolate flavours. Absolutely delicious.

Ian

Much big. Very doink. Wow.

Hasan Murat A.

Adam Spokes

John B.

Nick Howells

A very nice light citrusy session pale ale, great starter, tangy light lemony. Chilled Draught half.

Peter F.

Martin B

Another Scandi sweetheart again packing that Idaho. Surprisingly hitting them same feels...pretty juicy, but that hope balance serving up them boozies. Good to get stuck into D&B mind.

Ian Phillips

Tropical dipa. Cant taste the cannabis element that the description claims

Bethany H.

Boozy, tropical, grassy, hazy - Fred choose for me and I had to guess and I got it first try. My first Dry & Bitter on draft and wow!

Sam L.

Nick Warring

Deep stone fruit up front and the booze actually compliments this superbly. Really refreshing, great body. Another banger from Dry & Bitter.

Adam B