Ginger Beard
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd

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From:
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
Ranked #89
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
74
Ranked #27,655
Avg:
3.17 | pDev: 27.13%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
170
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2024
Added:
Aug 02, 2011
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  45
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Rated: 3.25 by Dethark from England

Jan 23, 2024
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Reviewed by LanceBiggums from Canada (AB)

2.73/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Looks fine, though sugar being the third or fourth ingredient raises a bit if a red flag. Smells fairly promising. Unfortunately the flavour just isn't good. Too sweet, with an odd syrupy note that I don't like, and not nearly as spicy and flavourful as I had hoped. There are better non-alcoholic ginger beers out there - much better actually. Overall disappointing and utterly forgettable.
Jul 12, 2022
 
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.5/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
500 ml bottle, bought in Denmark. ABV is 4.2%. Clear deep golden colour, small white head. Sugary aroma of soda / pop, sweetish malts and ginger. Moderate carbonation. The flavour is way too sweet and soda-like - what is the point? The nice ginger burn in the finish can't save this beer from the "won't buy again" category.
Jun 13, 2021
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

1.23/5  rDev -61.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25
Un dedo de espuma de retención media. Ligera y de baja carbonatación media. Aroma a jengibre y especias. En boca es desagradable, con un comienzo excesivamente dulce y un final especiado en exceso. Muy mal equilibrada.
Dec 04, 2020
 
Rated: 2.53 by bikko from Canada (ON)

Apr 19, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

2.21/5  rDev -30.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
L- Orange gold, clear, pours with 3mm white head, clears swiftly.
S- Ginger, in fact reminds me of 'ginger beer' of the alcohol-free variety, aided by a certain sweet/rich aspect to it.
T- Oh hmmm... It honestly does taste like the above^ ginger beer. It's pretty sweet, and the ginger has got quite a fiery punch to it. The ingredients suggest the underlying drink (pre-ginger) is beer, but no trace of that has a hope of getting through.
F- Like a child's ginger beer soda drink but given an adults dose of ginger.
O- This is certainly an unusual 'beer-like drink'. You need to like ginger big-time! You also need to like sweet drinks. I can finish this pint, but wouldn't buy it again. The narrative on the lable describes it as 'infused with fiery root ginger', the ingredients don't list that but do list 'sugar [and] flavour'. ps. and FWIW I do like spicy food, and am a fan of ginger. This has to be the sweetest beer I have ever encountered - Hmmm!
Bought directly from Wychwood Brewery. 500ml bottle. BB: 23/Aug/20
Nov 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.61 by Amalthea

Nov 02, 2019
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Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)

2.87/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Medium: Capped, nonic glass.
Opacity: Bright with almost no activity.
Color: Dark gold.
Head: Foamy and slightly creamy 3 finger.
Legs: Basic with no swirl reaction.
Smell: Sweet ginger.
Taste: Caramel and syrup.
Feel: 7-Up with chili peppers.
Body: Medium slick with light smoothness.
Carbonation: Moderate crisp.
Overall: Unfortunately it hardly feels like a beer...poor quality craft.

Visual 5/10 - Flavors 5/10 - Sensations 4/10 - Balance 5/10 -
Freshness 4/10 - Intensity 6.5/10 - Complexity 4/10 - Appreciation 4/10
Sep 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by EzkatonL from Mexico

Jan 24, 2019
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Rated by BEER88 from North Carolina

3.77/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
smells like ginger ale and taste like it too but with a little heat in the back.
Sep 25, 2018
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

2.55/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Bottled in a 330ml bottle which is weird for Wychwood
pours a burnished bronze with good white head
The beer & ginger doesn't mix well on the aroma, smells like flatulence from a Thai restaurant
The beer and the ginger fight and neither wins
Sep 06, 2018
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Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece

3.72/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
L: Crystal clear amber color, half finger off white head, messy lacing, nice carbonation.

S: Sweet, ginger ale.

T: Sweet, ginger, very spicy, malty.

F: Light bodied but not easily drinkable due to high spicyness.

O: Interesting, spicy, ginger beer.
Aug 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.37 by DrunkMuffin from Croatia (Hrvatska)

Jun 20, 2018
 
Rated: 2.91 by Callednumbers from California

May 26, 2018
 
Rated: 2.7 by BlueSpader from Washington

May 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by Oleg85 from Russian Federation

Feb 24, 2018
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

2.21/5  rDev -30.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
Amber colour, mediuim head and retention, good lace.
Aroma: ginger. Maybe some fruity notes.
Light body, creamy texture, good carbonation.
Taste: ginger. And maybe some fruit.
Not my cup of tea.
Dec 25, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by OzmanBey from Massachusetts

Dec 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by dandy14 from Brazil

Nov 23, 2017
Ginger Beard from Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
Beer rating: 74 out of 100 with 170 ratings