Smugglers Ale ( -2006)
St. Austell Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.61
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oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Smugglers Ale ( -2006) from St. Austell Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Copper colour, mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramel, some floral and nutty tones along with some herbs. Flavour is nutty, some caramel malts, bready and mild fruity and cherry stones to it. Smooth wooden and berryish finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. A deep red beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of butter, malt, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes fo butter, toffee, butterscotch, lemons, and other fruits.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
25th October 2010
Clear amber - red beer. Tidy tan head. Light semi crisp palate, semi dry. Medium malt, trace of orange and a dash of coca cola. Little aniseed. Crispy finish. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
ruby coloured ale, with a dark berrylike nose, and a dark fruitymaltyness with a bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle conditioned: deep gold colour with cream head. Very malty with some hops coming through, long lasting aftertaste but somewhat cloying.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Asda. Ruby beer with disappearing beige head. Very rich fruit aroma, some dark malts with choc/coffee. Good in mouth, some toffee and more rich fruit followed by some hop to balance it. Good strong English ale.