Thornbridge Kill Your Darlings
Vienna lagers, named after the city they were originally brewed in, has become a classic style of lager but one rarely brewed in the UK. Thornbridge’s take on the style is “Kill Your Darlings” which is reddish brown in colour with a medium body and characterized by a malty aroma and slight malt sweetness. A twist on this style has been added by late hopping with Amarillo and Tettnanger hops. After a period of cold fermentation the beer has been lagered for five weeks. “We have done the waiting so that you can enjoy the crisp fresh flavours and in our opinion this is a beer best drunk as fresh as possible” says Brewery Production Director, Rob Lovatt.
3.3
264 reviews
Bakewell, England
Community reviews
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours clear amber with a thick white head. Aromas of sweet, creamy malt. Taste is sweet, faint herbal note. Sweet finish. Not my bag.
Bottle, 500 ml, from Pivoljub. Shared with Miro B. Pours dark amber, small off white head. Caramel malty, sweetish, hint of fruit. Medium bodied. Bit disappointed.
Appearance- amber, ruby hints, quite clear, a thick beige head which slowly diminishes. Aroma- caramel, bready malt, brown sugar, cake, raisin, biscuity malt. Taste- crisp hops, banana bread, malt loaf, hints of sugary dark fruit. Mouthfeel is carbonated, and slightly watery. Slightly sweet finish with caramel hints. Good.
Something about this beer. I love a Vienna lager and this hits all the right notes. It’s got a sweet malt aroma, caramel, some citrus, then the taste follows suit. It’s hoppy and crisp, some biscuity and pine notes, finishing really clean, and it just drags you in. Delicious, refreshing, easy-drinking.
Keg @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Clear mid-brown with a creamy off-white head. Has a crisp darker sweetness running through the ale with toffee notes which are at their most stated in its taste.
5%ABV. Vienna Lager.
Tapped out a dark brown amber red. 25ºSRM.
Nose is full of mead and sweet raw honey, red dates.
Aggressively carbonated to offset the solid dark malt flavor which is present in abundance. nutty. graham cracker, browned wheat toast, barley bread.
Finish is short hops. Light fruit. Ok for me...
500ml bottle at home. Okay but not particularly memorable, I’m sorry. Don’t get me wrong I love Thornbridge.
Sweet, honeylike aroma with sweet malts, ahorn. Nice golden / copper colour, almost white foamy head. Round pretty full sweetish flavour. Full malty with hints of pine, maple and nuts. A bit dry and tinckling on the palate.
Heldere koper bruine kleur met een goede kraag. Ruikt niet zoveel. Smaakt zoetig, mout.
Amber helder bier met een goede getinte schuim kraag. Ruikt caramel, mout. Smaakt mout, caramel. Saai.
Bottled 500ml. -from Pivoljub Ljubljana. Clear amber coloured, small off-white head, light caamel in the nose. Moderate malty, fruity, caramel, dust and notes of sugar with malty caramel finish. So far the worse of eight Thornbridge beers I’ve tried. Pitty.
50cl flesje bij John Mullins, Maastricht
Alcoholpercentage van 5%
Uitgeschonken in origineel Thornbridge glas
Uiterlijk: roosbruin met kleine schuimkraag
Aroma en smaak: moutig, bittertje, licht fruitig
Conclusie: amarillo hop niet echt te proeven, het is niet heel verkeerd maar niet uitdagend
Sample (keg) at The Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, on 13-Aug-2015 - Thornbridge tap takeover as part of London Beer City 2015. Clear reddish amber colour with a small off white head. Medium body and carbonation. Aroma is slightly floral, malt and grain. Slightly sweet caramel malt flavour, biscuit and floral pine. Drinkable, but far from the best Thornbridge beer that i have bad this evening.
At Craft Clerkenwell, London. Clear dark Amber beer with a rich beige head. Malty caramel aroma, fruity, breads, spicy notes. Malty caramel flavor, grainy, dark bread, some spicy floral notes. Unclean beer.
On tap @ Patricks. Clear dark amber body with a lacing tan head. Aroma is mainly malty with hint of dry fruit. Flavor is quite sweet malt, some caramel, dry fruit and moderate bitterness. Fine body and pleasant aftertaste. A bit sweet, but decent within in’s style.
Deep amber to red colored, small off white head. Aroma is of caramel, candy, some herbal hops. Taste is medium+ sweet caramel, candy-fruity, orange, some biscuit and a bready finish. Low+ herbal bitter finish. Medium bodied and carbonation. Is nice!
Bottled, 500ml from Tebay Services, Orton, Cumbria. Reddish brown with cream head. There is a sweet note on pouring which transfers as a caramel flavour on drinking. Thickish malts with a medium carbonation, slightly burpy beer then a light hopping, herbal, leafy notes, adding to the marking. Reasonable enough.
Patricks 170715. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, grain, floral. Flavour is malt, caramel, grain, floral, bread, hop. Medium body. OK beer.
Draught @ Haand Ølfestival 2015, Drammen
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grain and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel, biscuit, grain and floral finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark red-amber, aroma is gentle and yeasty. A lot of head, that slowly diminishes. Taste is very full, excellent body, sweet at first, a hint of barley, then it finishes with a slight hoppy, carbonated taste. A very good beer.
sample from bottle at 24 uurs maastricht. poured a slight murky amber colour with a tanned head. nose of dark caramel malts, raisins, caramel sweetness, cookies, slight herbal notes, spiced yeast, toffe, with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.
Keg at The Port Street Ale House, Manchester. A slightly hazy brown colour with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, cola, a little blackberry, fruity malt and floral hops. Taste of caramel, blackberry, fruity malt, berries, some grain and floral hops. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation. A dry but fruity finish. Easy drinking and has some nice flavours, decent but not unique
Bottle from Brown and Greens, Trentham. Pours red brown with off white froth. Caramel, spice, nicely carbonated. Enjoyed it.
On Tap. @Cimmeria, Oviedo 15/05/2015. Aroma malta, caramelo, sabor dulce, cuerpo medio, carbonatacion suave.
Bottle a amber colored beer with a white head aroma malts caramel dark fruits and some hops flavor malts caramel dark fruits citrus some yeast and bitter hops
Bottle from Cellar Door.
Pours medium brown with single finger white head. Aroma of malts, grain, grass. Taste of malts, sweet malt, toffee, caramel, grain, grass. Touch of orange. Nice.
Bottle from Corks Out Heswall, Ruby colour with white head. Aroma is malty, and sweet caramel. Taste is the same.
Lukt: Plomme, rosin og krydder.
Utseende: Rødbrun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Fruktig, Plomme, rosin og krydder.
Hvor: Kjøpt/Nydt@Bøker & Børst, Stavanger
Medium: Tapp@330ml, ABV@5%, Når@22.04.2015
amber brown with a slight red hue and white head, smells like bready caramel malts mixed with citrus hops, taste is bitter citrus hops mixed with bready malts, slight caramel & dark fruits, both parts of this beer hops & malts are clearly present, medium body and carbonation
Bottle 0.5l at Samo Pivo Belgrade Serbia.Taste with Dzaca,Djeda and Kum Vlada.04.04.2015.Pour it clear dark amber color with small white head.On the nose winegar, caramel back.Taste and aroma of caramel malt, some fruit notes,biscuit, bitter finish.Quite light and not so well complexed I think.Dzaca said this is the best beer for her that night.