Derail Ale
Box Steam Brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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Derail is a traditional hoppy IPA brewed from Admiral, Cascade and Chinook hops and we ask that when you enjoy a glass you raise it to Bristol’s forgotten hero, John Chiddy.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, fruits, caramel, grain, herbs, hops & malt. Medium body. Smooth light bitter finish. Quite enjoyable, shame they've gone out of business.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2025
at 11:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from a Spar shop. Pours a clear amber with no head at all. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, nuts, light grassy and herbal hop. Taste is also very malty and caramel and nut noted but there is a nice level of bitterness running through and is quite clean tasting. Body also has a nice smoothness and a zingy carbonation which works well with it. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
08/08/2010. CORK, 11/12 Westgate Buildings, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)
Tried
on 11 Nov 2022
at 05:52
6/10
Tried
on 23 Jul 2022
at 15:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big bottle at the bar in The Manor House, Hotel, Castle Combe, 17th June 2021. Pours a caramel colour, almost chestnut brown. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts, light citrus. Taste is caramel, bitter sugar, roasted malts, smooth, light metallic, not a bad beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 14:15
6/10
Bottle from the Co-Op Cirencester Services. Pours a clear light copper colour with a one finger creamy off-white head. Lively carbonation. Aromas of floral , caramel, toffee and a touch of honey. Taste is similar with added toasty notes, a little spice and an earthy bitterness. Dry finish. Medium body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2021
at 18:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Honey-amber color and a nice white head. Malty, honey-sweet and floral with a descent hoppyness
Tried
on 22 Nov 2020
at 16:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, Aldershot. Although the label says IPA I guessed this would indeed be down as an ESB... Rich berry and marzipan aroma. Brown-gold. The refugees from a creamy white head form a narrow ring. The sweetness is what I first notice. Followed by lowkey bitterness, which gradually asserts itself. Some of the taste mirrors the aroma but less pleasantly there's also a watered down medicinal element t with some boiled veg. Light bodied. Thin if slick. Flat-average carbonation. Dry astringent finish. For something that smells nice and fruity the taste is a pretty flat letdown. Drinkable but that's it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2020
at 20:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear copper colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of fruity hop notes. Floral and dry. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2019
at 21:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
18/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at Darts Farm near Topsham, Devon. Pours golden amber with a small off-white head leaving nice lacing. Aroma of malt, hops, fruit, flowers and grass. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Easy drinking, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2019
at 14:01