A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. Without doubt an exceptional best bitter.
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a nice off-white and creamy head. Aroma is vague butterish and caramelish/toffeeish malty. Light sweet malt base with a light herbal hoppy note from back of the tongue. Subdued fruity note. Ends lingering herbal hoppy and into a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2009
at 04:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle, local store. Pours a beige head, didn´t last long. Quite malty aroma with a sweet taste. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2009
at 04:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Sainsburys.Copper with a fast-fading white head; malty aroma; soft body with sweet caramel malts and a light bitterness; warming, hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2009
at 13:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber beer with a weakly toffee aroma, and a weakly hopped and toffee flavour. Overall and average lightly hopped bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2009
at 18:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Smells of honey and a little bit of malt, a nice and sweet aroma. Looks great, though the head could be larger, but that could just be the style. Not sure if I like the taste - it’s overpowered by a strong bitter roasted barley over the sweeter malts and that creates a kind of bitterness in an English bitter that I can’t say I’m entirely fond of. Nonetheless it’s a respectable bitter and still pretty darned good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2009
at 12:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Dark redish brown. Some off-white head. Aroma: Nice malt and caramel. Taste: Some hops, but more malty. Caramel and fruit. Smooth. Slight bitterness. Info: 500ml bottle, 31/7-2008
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2008
at 16:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Sweet flavor with caramel, toasted malt, fruits and mild hoppy notes leading it to at mild bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2008
at 15:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 06/2008)
Dark amber color, small off-white head. Nutty hops and dried fruits in the nose. There is also woody or cardboardish hints. A bit caramelly, nutty hoppy, toasted malty ESB. Finish is short with hints of cognac or punsch. Caramelly, quite weak aftertaste.
Dark amber color, small off-white head. Nutty hops and dried fruits in the nose. There is also woody or cardboardish hints. A bit caramelly, nutty hoppy, toasted malty ESB. Finish is short with hints of cognac or punsch. Caramelly, quite weak aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2008
at 12:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear orange to dark red body with a small disappearing beige head. Aroma is sweet malt and caramel. Flavor is malt, caramel and hops. Quite ordinary bitter, but harmonic and well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2008
at 09:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is caramel, hops, malts and some mild sweetness. Flavour is grassy, caramelly and slightly of vegetables. Lovely aroma, but flavour was a slight disappointment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2007
at 04:49