Tudor Brewery Sugarloaf Dark Ale

Sugarloaf Dark Ale

 

Tudor Brewery in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 10
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
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
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
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
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
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


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Wellington; clear light copper pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has toast plus some dried dark fruits, taste has a hint of coffee, dark fruits, some roast malts.

Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2015 at 06:05


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Newport Food Festival. A delicious brown ale with an intense malty taste and hints of fruit cake and mild chocolate. Great stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2013 at 11:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Deep golden brown in colour and has a delightfully smoked taste despite an aroma that doesn’t suggests this. It’s also slightly sweet.

Tried on 27 Sep 2012 at 08:34


6.2
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


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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 04/05/10. Deep copper in colour with a slight, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and powdered chocolate aroma. Flavour was more of the same with a short, bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2010 at 14:08