Potholer
Cheddar Ales
- From:
- Cheddar Ales
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 5.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 21, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.41/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
L- Mid-amber, clear, pours with 2mm white head. [holds well, forms lacing].
S- Quite a bright smell, reminds me of pale ale.
T- Pretty hoppy/dry, in a trad sense (no fruit notes). Now it reminds me of a trad UK pale ale.
F- It's evidently pretty light and hence sessionable if this profile is your thing. The lively hopping probably makes this better suited to summer than winter for me.
O- As^ the wrong time of year for me to be drinking a beer like this one. I didn't notice anything 'wrong or out of balance' with the beer itself though.
500ml bottle from Best of British Beer. 500ml bottle. BBL March 2022. Only now reading the lable do I notice it says it's Bottle Conditioned. There is in fact major sediment accreted on the bottom of the bottle but zero got lifted into the pour and top-ups.
Jan 06, 2021S- Quite a bright smell, reminds me of pale ale.
T- Pretty hoppy/dry, in a trad sense (no fruit notes). Now it reminds me of a trad UK pale ale.
F- It's evidently pretty light and hence sessionable if this profile is your thing. The lively hopping probably makes this better suited to summer than winter for me.
O- As^ the wrong time of year for me to be drinking a beer like this one. I didn't notice anything 'wrong or out of balance' with the beer itself though.
500ml bottle from Best of British Beer. 500ml bottle. BBL March 2022. Only now reading the lable do I notice it says it's Bottle Conditioned. There is in fact major sediment accreted on the bottom of the bottle but zero got lifted into the pour and top-ups.
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.32/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.32/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
500ml bottle conditioned.
L: A careful pour produces a clear, amber coloured ale with persistent clouds of micro bubbles. The thin, white head leaves sheets of lacing.
S: Sweet, malty goodness.
T: Malt flavours are fruity but very light. Hops are leafy and bitter. There is a hint of citrus for interest, but not much. Solid bitterness.
F: Very light body, kind of thin. Dry finish.
O: An English bitter with typical toasted malt flavours dialled well down. Ends up one dimensional and bland. Not as refreshing or zesty as it wants to be.
May 25, 2020L: A careful pour produces a clear, amber coloured ale with persistent clouds of micro bubbles. The thin, white head leaves sheets of lacing.
S: Sweet, malty goodness.
T: Malt flavours are fruity but very light. Hops are leafy and bitter. There is a hint of citrus for interest, but not much. Solid bitterness.
F: Very light body, kind of thin. Dry finish.
O: An English bitter with typical toasted malt flavours dialled well down. Ends up one dimensional and bland. Not as refreshing or zesty as it wants to be.
Reviewed by Wobjack from England
3.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a standard straight pint glass.
Appearance: Pale amber, lots of yeasty sediment at the bottom thanks to the bottle conditioning, poured a little into the glass to make it cloudier. Absolutely incredible champagne like carbonation on this, the head is fluffy and will not stop growing! Leaves behind a bit of lacing.
Smell: Little bit of breadiness from the malt, strong hops too, citrus and pine. Slightly solvent but overall pleasant.
Taste: Surprisingly quite a light brew sort of almost Lagery but the hops from the ale are there to bring it back in line. Unfortunately its so so fizzy I thinks it negates some of the flavour. finishes with a dry snap in the back of the mouth, quite refreshing.
Mouth-feel: As above, the carbonation is very strong and actually feels quite rough on the palate. It doesn't ruin the experience, it's just...unusual. Body is light to medium.
Overall: An interesting Ale and one that I would buy again.
Feb 10, 2016Appearance: Pale amber, lots of yeasty sediment at the bottom thanks to the bottle conditioning, poured a little into the glass to make it cloudier. Absolutely incredible champagne like carbonation on this, the head is fluffy and will not stop growing! Leaves behind a bit of lacing.
Smell: Little bit of breadiness from the malt, strong hops too, citrus and pine. Slightly solvent but overall pleasant.
Taste: Surprisingly quite a light brew sort of almost Lagery but the hops from the ale are there to bring it back in line. Unfortunately its so so fizzy I thinks it negates some of the flavour. finishes with a dry snap in the back of the mouth, quite refreshing.
Mouth-feel: As above, the carbonation is very strong and actually feels quite rough on the palate. It doesn't ruin the experience, it's just...unusual. Body is light to medium.
Overall: An interesting Ale and one that I would buy again.
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