Oakham Bishops Farewell (Cask)
Cask: Regular.
Originally a one off special for the Peterborough Beer Festival, Bishops Farewell has become a permanent fixture in the Oakham family.
A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish.
Originally a one off special for the Peterborough Beer Festival, Bishops Farewell has become a permanent fixture in the Oakham family.
A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish.
3.5
198 reviews
Peterborough, England
Community reviews
Cask at the Robin Hood Beer Festival 2017. Clear straw yellow. Citric and herbal aroma. Not too watery. Same mix of citrus and herbal flavours on the palate, leading to a bitter and floral finish. Lasting bitter aftertaste. Good.
Nice beer, but fairly light in flavour, had from cask. Golden clear in colour
Hand-pulled in the Guilded Arms, Edinburgh. Lo carbonation and the hops flavor could be more intense to make it outstanding. However, the gentle hoppy flavor and a slight but unmistakable bitter aftertaste make this a decent, easy to drink Ale.
A pint in the mansion house .
Golden with thin head. Flowery
with just the right amounts of hops on the aroma which as well, add perfect bitter balance to the the over all
Sweet and fruity taste.
Probably the best Oakham beer i ever had.
Fruity tasty notes followed by a dry sourness. Very flavoursome. Very lightly carbonated a bit too much.
Update: another pint. It’s pretty sour stuff. Slight sweetness at the end. Bombarded with hops and unbalanced. I don’t rate this beer. Hops for hops sake but in a really muddy way.
Cask, Mariners Great Yarmouth. Golden appearance with small off white head and a pleasant light citrus aroma, lemon and melon. Taste of hops with citrus and light fruits coming through to a slightly bitter, pithy and dry lasting aftertaste. Not at all bad, and as usual another decent beer from the Oakham fold.
Cask @ Complete Angler.Pale yellow with a small white head. Fruity and hoppy tones. Fruit, malt, hops and bitterness. Medium to light body with a long bitter / fruity finish.
Cask @ Fat Cat, Norwich. Pours light golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, grass, fruit, light citrus. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, malt, fruit, light citrus. Medium body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. 180217
Cask @ The Fat Cat, Norwich. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, hops, malt and hops. Sweet fruity finish.
Cask @ Gallows Bird Real Ale Festival XX, Espoo. Pours golden orange with a smooth bubbly head. Aroma of fruits, grass, hay, citrus and grainy malts. Taste is smooth, hoppy and grainy with some grass, hay and citrus. Finish is crisp, hoppy and and citrusy with some grainy notes, hints of hay and grass. Good.
Cask at The Leeky Tap, Leek. A slightly hazy golden colour with a medium white head.
Aroma of melon, lemon, some grain and slight floral hops. Taste is similar of melon, lemon, some grain and slight grassy, floral hops. Medium bodied and soft carbonation. A dry, grainy, floral hop bitterness in the finish. A crisp, easy drinking, citrusy golden ale with a grainy background, but not lagerlike and lightly floral late on. A good Oakham beer.
Cask at the Volunteers Arms, GBBF. Pours clear golden yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrus. Bitter finish.
Pint on cask at Charlton Kings Club. Pours a slightly misty gold with a medium white head. Floral, grainy and hoppy aroma. Bitter up front, a sort of grassy bitterness pervades throughout, hoppy in flavour.
Cask. Aroma lemony citrus. Pours pale gold. Tastes predictably fruity.with a good languor
On cask at state bar clear golden beer with citrus fruit aroma is citrus fruit flavour is lemon grapefruit and lemon touch of sweetness nicely balanced fruity finish
Clear gold, not much aroma. Flavour is bitter hop, bittersweet, tangy citrus. A bit more mellow in the aftertaste, some caramel. Sour aftertaste though.
Pints at the Tilley Stone Gateshead. Crystal clear golden body with a half-inch of proud white mousse. Floral aroma, tropical fruit flavour, and what I describe as "green" bitterness on the finish. Seems simple, but more than the sum of its parts.
Cask at brewery
Pours a very bright lite orange hue with a nice rocky soapy white head and great lacing once again. These cask ales are pouring perfect from this place. Nose is big floral notes flowers quite lite. Flavors show big floral hops a bit of green apples (old cask?) And big dryness. Finish has lingering floral hops and very dry. Not as good as citra or scarlet macaw but decent.
Pale ale. Watery - very little in initial flavour and long lingering bitterness. Some lemon, grapefruit. Not to my taste really
Cask at The Webb Ellis, Twickenham. Pale yellow, clear, still, small foamy white head. Aroma is biscuity, sugary melon. Body is medium, smooth, low carbonation. Taste is tangerine citrus, supporting biscuity malts, light floral bitterness in the finish. Very drinkable and enjoyable beer, designed for drinking several pints of.
Aroma: come citrus, floral hops, grain malts. Appearance: clear gold, small, creamy, white head. Taste: light sweet. Palate: intense fruitiness, citrus, grapefruit, nice floral hops. Overall: very nice Golden Ale, excellent palate, nice fruitiness. Pint at CASK Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico.
Cask at ushers. Pours clear golden, nose sweet toffee, floral, little grassy, taste is dry, toffee, light fruit
On cask at the Blacksmiths Arms in St Albans. Pours a clear golden yellow with a pretty white cap. The smell is grain, fruity, a bit of citrus coming through. The taste is fruity up fruit with since sweet light malt backing it up, a dry, crisp finish makes for a nice ending. Light with nice, give carbonation. A very pleasant beer.
Cask at Guildford Arms. Pours clear golden. Nose is lots of citrus, lightly sweet malts, light hops and fruits. Taste is similar, bitter malty and citrus finish.
part of my 2013 backlog. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma has citrus fruit and yeast. the flavour has more flowery hops and fruit, with a light bitter finish.
Golden yellow, thin head. Mostly flat, but not completely dead. Pleasant tasting and smooth to drink.
Cask- golden with a small white head. Aroma of grass, lemon and hay. Taste is grassy, lemony and with hints of flowers. Light bitterness. Medium body. Very nice.
Cask at The State Bar, Glasgow. Pours golden with medium white head. Fruity, flowery, hoppy. Dry bitter finish. Very good.
(cask) clear golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of citrus fruit and yeast, slightly leafy, with a hint of sweatsocks and honeymelon. flavour is mostly floral hops and yeast, with some pears, straw, alcohol and a light-bitter finish. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.
Straw coloured, thin white head; ripe pink grapefruit without being acerbic in any wya; good malty backbone; smooth and sessionable; feels lighter that it is; quality stuff.