Noel Ale (Cask)
(Batch of Noël Ale)
Arkell's Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.21
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A real winter warmer! Launched in 1987 and named in honour of the present Chairman’s grandfather, Sir Noel Arkell, who was born on Christmas Day. The strongest of Arkell’s Ales, this full-bodied beer is cleverly disguised by its distinctive light colour, and slides down very easily, leaving drinkers with a warm, tingling feeling.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Felix Holt, Nuneaton. As Sir Noël. Dark golden to Amber colour with a foamy off white head. Aroma is grainy sweet malt. Taste is sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2016
at 00:00
6/10
Tried
on 04 Dec 2016
at 13:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at JDW Bishop Vesey; clear amber pour with a thin magnolia head, light lemon and malt aroma, taste is surprisingly fruit wasn’t expecting that from the aroma, sweet caramel, bitter on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 08:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Archie’s, Aberdeen. It pours clear amber with a decent beige head. The nose is soft, doughy, toasty, stewed orange, toasty and toffee. The taste is bitter-sweet, caramel, orange rind, marmalade, mild spice, earth, dough and toasty grain with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Perfectly acceptable esb action...
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2014
at 11:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden, nose is very light floral toffee, taste is dry, crisp, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2014
at 03:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask pint in my local Wetherspoons on 5th Dec 2014. Poured a good, bright amber colour with a thin white head. Mixed fruit and malty taste, very little aroma: got sweeter in flavour as it warmed a little in the glass. Although it had almost no smell I still enjoyed it. Almost had another pint, but I managed to drag myself away and home before I started a session (it was lunchtime when I had it).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2014
at 07:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at 5% at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Pale amber, slight off-white head. Straw, caramel, a little orange, a hint of spice and a slightly dry finish. Doesn’t taste it’s strength, and is rather light in both colour and flavour for a Christmas beer, but as a bitter it’s perfectly acceptable if a little dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2012
at 14:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Noted at 5% ABV. Pours clear gold with a small, creamy white cap. Nose holds baked straw, pale malts and dry lemon. Light to medium sweet flavor, pale malts, dry straw, faintly herbal, some dry lemon and orange. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Mild dry finish, moderate sweetness, dry white bread, dry biscuits. It is an exceptionally basic beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2012
at 04:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at County Hotel Ashford. Clear orange gold colour with lasting beige head. Ok strongish bitter. some white stone fruit some minerality. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2012
at 10:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bear (JDW), Maidenhead. ABV 5.0% according to the pump clip. Amber with a tight cream head; malty aroma; sweet fruity malt flavour with a satisifying richness, then developing some crisp, sour, bitterness, before a biscuity finish. Rather good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2012
at 10:57