Special English Ale
Glarus Craft Brewing Company in Varna, Varna, Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.01
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Ingredients: water, pale and caramel malts, 3 different types of hops, brewer’s yeast.
This is perhaps the most widespread type of beer in Great Britain. In terms of style, our Special Ale corresponds to the English version of "best/premium/special ale", a name due to the superior quality and quantity of the ingredients as well as the alcohol content, which is slightly higher than in the “ordinary bitter” type of ale. You have In front of you one exceptionally pleasant, easy drinking beer to enjoy at any time.
This is perhaps the most widespread type of beer in Great Britain. In terms of style, our Special Ale corresponds to the English version of "best/premium/special ale", a name due to the superior quality and quantity of the ingredients as well as the alcohol content, which is slightly higher than in the “ordinary bitter” type of ale. You have In front of you one exceptionally pleasant, easy drinking beer to enjoy at any time.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: not big, tan, average retention. C: coppery, clear. A: malty, toasty, caramel, biscuits, bit fruits. T: toast, malty, fruity, bready, caramel, medium body and lower carbonation, ok for the style, enjoyed, 0,5l bottle from Billa supermarket in Park Center in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2018
at 17:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at FlipFlop, pours a clear copper amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out English bready malt, a touch of toasted caramel and very light English hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with English hops, lots of English bready malt and a touch of toffee. Quite bitter and very pronouncedly and authentically English. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2018
at 10:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Halbite, Sofia, summer 2017. Shared with lovely Anja and Our K&K Igor. Clear dark golden to amber, off-white minimal head. Malty, toasty, caramel, metallic, light hops. Light bitter with a malty background. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation, watery, light dry finish. Nothing worth mentioning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2017
at 10:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml bottle courtesy of skullgeorge. Clear orange amber color with off white head. Malty aroma, grainy, some honey notes and some citrusy fruity notes. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Light thin to oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2016
at 08:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Vitamin B - Sofia, Bulgaria. Pours clear, deep gold with a foamy white head. Lots of butterscotch in the nose, English yeast, lightly toasted bread, toffee. Medium sweet flavor with more butterscotch, light minerality, brown bread, slight leafy bitterness. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish, bready, some toasted toffee, butterscotch, a little earth. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2015
at 14:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
BOTTLE 50 CL. The aroma is caramel malts and toffee, grainy with a good dose of diacetyl. The sweetness is simple, without fruitiness or marmalade. The flavour is again light caramel, easily balanced by the spicy herbal hops. Some sharp burnt oil bitterness in the finish. Mediocre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2015
at 13:16