Sugarloaf Dark Ale
Tudor Brewery in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.58
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You can’t miss the outline of the Sugarloaf mountain as you travel through Abergavenny and you shouldn’t miss this full-bodied bitter either. Sugarloaf is a medium-dry beer, full of colour and flavour suited to all tastes. A rounded full-bodied ale with smooth caramelised undertones.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled pint in the beer garden of the Bridge End Inn, Ruabon on 31st August 2024. Lovely looking beer, clean and clear mahogany colour, off-white crown. I really like this style of bitter, the maltiness dominates the aroma and taste, the Welsh breweries do it so well and my sweet tooth loves them.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2024
at 21:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Royal Oak, Andoversford, 14/03/20. Deep chestnut brown topped with a lasting beige head. Nose is biscuit malts, dates, toffee, brown sugar dusting. Taste comprises dried fruits, hint of tobacco, red berry dusting, toffee, dates. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with a mellow bitter edge. Decent flavoursome bitter and in good nick.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2020
at 13:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Gallow's Bird Real Ale Festival 2020) The beer poured deep mahogany coloured and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had malts, toffee and caramel. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were toasted malts, earth, toffee, caramel and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, sweet and bitter. A beer leaning heavily on the sweet side but fortunately not too much. The toasted malts restored some of the balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2020
at 14:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Saints Beer & Folk Festival, Ipswich. Pours mid-brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, malt, biscuit and hop. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Finish is a little dry, and fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2017
at 09:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Royal Oak, Saundersfoot. Amber-brown with a thick white head and a moderate fizz. Roasty malts, chocolate, a little burnt caramel, maybe some nuts? Flavours are a bit on the light side but it’s ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2016
at 16:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty toffee caramel aroma. Fruity malty toffee flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hints of chocolate in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2010
at 07:11