Osprey
Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.97
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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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample from 50 cl. bottle. Clear, Golden colour with an amber tint. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, fruits and grasses. Taste is light bitter. Medium body. Finishes dry and fruity with caramel malts. Straght out of the box ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2016
at 07:26
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 small white head. Aroma is herbal, ashtray. Bitter, herbal, toasted and dry. Herbal. Toasted dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2016
at 07:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Ales By Mail [120814]
DAark amber, clear, bubbly white head
Aroma of sweet light caramel malts, soft sweet fruits, dab of sweet apple
Taste of sweet caramel malts, dab of toffee malt, sweet honey, slight yeast, hardly any hops, mainly malts, dull
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, sweet. Finish slightly dry, bit yeasty
Overall - Standard stuff - maybe should have chilled it before hand to make it more palatable. Not good - thrown out
DAark amber, clear, bubbly white head
Aroma of sweet light caramel malts, soft sweet fruits, dab of sweet apple
Taste of sweet caramel malts, dab of toffee malt, sweet honey, slight yeast, hardly any hops, mainly malts, dull
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, sweet. Finish slightly dry, bit yeasty
Overall - Standard stuff - maybe should have chilled it before hand to make it more palatable. Not good - thrown out
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2014
at 18:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden orange, no real head to speak of. Sweet malt and biscuit aromas, light butterriness, light floral note. Taste has some apples, quite sweet in a sugary way, no real hop presence. Light and a touch thin on the finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2014
at 12:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Malty aroma with hints of apricot. Malty, fruity and slightly sweet taste with notes of apricot and a moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2010
at 08:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
cask at Guildford Arms about a month ago - Pours deep golden with a lingering white head. It smells of bread and malt. The flavor is sweet, lightly fruity, and bready. It has a smooth, creamy mouth feel with mild hops in the finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2010
at 15:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Amber with a dense cream head; faint citrus aroma; light grainy body with some sweet malts and a dry herbal finish. An OK bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2010
at 12:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 11/05/10. Deep amber in colour with a decent, off-white head. Plenty of orange character, some sweetish malts and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 May 2010
at 16:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at guilford ..amber... thin white head ...orange hop nose ... soft fruits ... little malt ... little orange toffee peel ...
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2010
at 04:22