Cotleigh Brewery Osprey

Osprey

 

Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
5.97
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 29
Rich in flavour, this strong ale is always welcomed when it returns to the pumps. Osprey Strong Ale is described as a 'strong golden coloured bitter which is clean and refreshing with a generous, well hopped bitterness'.
 

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18/02/2017. COMMERCIAL ROOMS, 43-45 Corn Street, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 20 Nov 2022 at 13:02


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ Globe, Moorgate, London. Golden-amber with a thin bubbly head. Has a sticky-sweet texture with mostly sugary with a hint of fruit.

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2017 at 07:28


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

On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden with a nice lacy head. Nose - orange and barley sweets. Taste - confirmed those orange barley lozenge things. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - solid.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2017 at 17:44


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask. Frothy White good mostly lasting head. Golden yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried from Cask on 18 Mar 2017 at 11:20


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

Bottle shared at Danish Ratebeer Gathering Ulfborg 2016, Day 1. Clear orange with a ring off white head. Aroma of malt, grain, light fruit and light caramel. Flavour is light moderate sweet and bitter. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. [19-08-2016]

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2016 at 10:13


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 500ml. @ pre. Danish (Ulfborg) Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, TNO(U)DRBSG16 @ fonefan & Brugmasia House. [ As Cotleigh Osprey ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, biscuit malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, biscuit malt, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160819]

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 16:37


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

Sampled from bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Gathering Ulfborg 2016, Day 1. Clear lightly orange golden color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, moderately hoppy, malt and hop bitter. Decent body and carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2016 at 16:35


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, Friday, Day 1 50cl bottle. Pours clear dark golden colour with a small most good lasting white head. Aroma of toasted malt, nuts, some citrus hops. Taste of grainy and toasted malt, caramel, nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2016 at 16:30


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle, 5%. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, biscuit, little toasted and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, sweet, toasted, biscuit, hop and sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2016 at 16:27


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Karamellig herber, mild würziger Antrunk. Minimaler Hopfen, zum Ende hin trocken. 9/7/7/7/7/7

Tried on 19 Aug 2016 at 16:27