TEH Ale Train 2024 – To Skipton ‘n’ back again a drinkers tale

Station stop Five – Crossflats – Goose Eye Brewery

So We have made it to Goose Eye Brewery, which has a cheeky dog friendly tap room tucked away on a very unassuming mini industrial estate just over the road from Crossflats Station.

I think everyone was a little sceptical at first, but once we got inside I think it really opened some of the groups horizons! But was the beer as good as the venue?

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Review by Stuart

1. Name : Chinook Blonde
2. Brewery: Goose Eye Brewery
3. Appearance : Clear golden blonde beer with a strong white head when poured.
4. Aroma: Very mild scent of hop, but not picking up much else.
5. Body : Medium bodied, good level of carbonation, and good head retention.
6. Taste : very mild hops, easy clear finish with a bitter hop aftertaste. another cracking easy drinking summer beer

Stuart’s overall rating: 4.2 / 5.0

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Review By Coddy

1. Name : Goose Eye Bitter (3.9 %ABV)
2. Brewery: Goose Eye Brewery
3. Appearance : Clear Amber ale with a good frothy head when pored.
4. Aroma: Woody aroma’s with malts.
5. Body : Smooth but quite thin with a low carbonation.
6. Taste : Rich malty flavours, with a smooth finish, all in all a good balanced bitter

Coddy’s overall rating: 4.0/ 5.0

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review by John

1. Name : Pommes Revenge (5.2%)
2. Brewery: Goose Eye Brewery
3. Appearance : Clear Amber in colour, good white head when poured
4. Aroma: Hoppy aroma with a twist of lemon
5. Body : Reasonably bodied, ok carbonation and good head retention.
6. Taste : Mouthwatering hop with a squeeze of juice, very morish.

Quite light in flavour, but non the less a very good session ale even despite the 5.2% ABV.

John’s overall rating: 3.7/ 5.0

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review by Sam

1. Name : Hop Notch (3.8%)
2. Brewery: Goose Eye Brewery
3. Appearance : Clear golden colour with a finger thick white head.
4. Aroma: Lemongrass, with a touch of hop.
5. Body : Medium, well carbonated with good head retention.
6. Taste : A wash of citrus and hop followed by a nice malty kick

very nice seasonable tipple with a crisp hop & malty finish.

Sam’s overall rating: 3.5/ 5.0

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review by Chris

1. Name : Spring Wells (3.6% ABV)
2. Brewery: Goose Eye Brewery
3. Appearance : Clear golden honey in colour, with a thin white head when poured.
4. Aroma: Granny Smith Musk (Appley)
5. Body : Thin to medium bodied, well carbonated, ok head retention, quite smooth and refreshing
6. Taste : Mild citrus/ apple with a hint of bitterness from the hops. Quite crisp overall, hold s its flavour well for a lower ABV, not a bad beer at all.

Chris’s overall rating: 3.0/5.0

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It was at this point we noticed that more trains were being cancelled, so we took the executive decision to skip Bingley and finish our Journey at Salt Brewing.

Station stop Five – Saltaire- Salt Brewery

once we arrived it was the hive of activity which you would expect from a Saturday night, there was hen do’s and Stag do’s galore, so we decided as a group to hang up our review caps and instead proceed to the dancefloor where we encircled our companion Coddy and danced to and sang Abba songs at him until the early hours, because we all know he loves it really.. and his wife gave us permission… m’lord.

I want to just thank everyone who came along for this years Ale Train, and for all the beer supplied by the pubs and our friends at Kirkstall and Goose eye Brewery I (Sam) for one had a blast, and cant wait to do it again!