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Burning Sky Brewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special
Score
7.06
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 14
For Wetherspoon’s beer festival October 2025
 

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7.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Standing Order, Derby. Pours deep ruby with minimal tan head. The aroma is mainly fruity but with some hints of citrus too. In the mouth it is somewhat bitter but with a little underlying sweetness too, and a creamy texture. Flavours are mainly malts and red fruits plus hints of floral hops, toffee and spice. After a while a certain wateriness creeps in but otherwise this is quite nice.

Tried from Cask at Standing Order (JDW) on 21 Oct 2025 at 12:10


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

On tap (cask) at the Babbington, Derby Tuesday 14th October 2025 in the company of Dad and Pauline. Pours amber in colour with an excellent clarity and a tight mid sized white head. This is a solid ESB, nice malty and fruity balance, hedgerow hops and berries, with a background bitterness, not always my favourite style but this is very nice.

Tried from Cask at Babington Arms (JDW) on 14 Oct 2025 at 14:45


Tried from Cask at Bole Bridge (JDW) on 10 Oct 2025 at 23:00


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7
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#15 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Clear darker golden, low bitterness special bitter, but has a lovely silky-clean texture to enjoy.  Mild malts in both aroma and taste with sugars and low breadiness.

Tried from Cask at Regal Moon (JDW) on 10 Oct 2025 at 12:43


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear amber brown coloured pour with a a lasting beige cap. Aroma is subdued autumnal notes, brown sugars, berries. Brown bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty brown bread, apple, woodland berries, nuts. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, decent cask condition. Drinks easy.

Tried on 10 Oct 2025 at 12:34


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Hand pulled third of a pint in my local Spoons on 9th October 2025. Sixth of 7 festival beers tried on the night. Liked it so much I had a pint as well. Clean and clear amber pour, off white crown. Malty with berries and a decent bitterness.

Tried from Cask at William Withering on 09 Oct 2025 at 17:00


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A bright golden amber pour with a thin cream head; smooth malty body with some caramel and orange; then a dry finish.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 09 Oct 2025 at 12:34


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light toffee. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, somewhat rich, sweet sugary toffee, earthy, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at Cornfield Garage (JDW) on 08 Oct 2025 at 21:31


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6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

7/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at the Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds. Good pour. Aroma is malty, fruity, orange, hedgerow, spiced. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Hints of toffee and chocolate malt. Quite drying. Lacks a bit of body. But it’s quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask at Corn Exchange (JDW) on 07 Oct 2025 at 15:02


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Third of a pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Red Lion (JDW) on 06 Oct 2025 at 17:39