Red Nose Reinbeer
Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter Out of Production|
Score
5.83
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A richly flavoured deep copper coloured seasonal beer and Gold Medal Winner. A smooth long lasting finish with chocolate toffee and nuts. Brewed using Pale Crystal and Chocolate malt with Goldings Fuggles and Northdown hops.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 500ml bottle from last Christmas. Pours a red colour with a small head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, fruit cake, nuts & malt. Light to medium body. Sweet malty finish. Passable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2025
at 20:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 03 Jan 2025
at 01:40
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 1
Bottle at Winterbierfestival. Gouda: Dark golden coloured brew thats very horrible, but this beer can be bad there also good and high ratings. Maybe an re-rating if i get the hands on a bottle on a later time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:38
27/01/2011. THREE GUINEAS, Station Hill, Reading Station, READING, Berkshire, England
Tried
on 20 Nov 2022
at 13:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
9/4/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear amber bronze with a creamy off-white head. Aroma is malty, nutty, fruity, toffee and a little earthy. Slightly metallic too. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Not much depth. Quite typical Christmas themed beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2020
at 17:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with dark red edges, head was a beige. Aroma is sweet toffee and caramel malt. Taste is caramel, tobacco leaf, sweet malts in finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2020
at 18:47
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Label says 4.5% abv. Pours a clear dark mahogany colour with a very thin beige head. Aroma is malty with notes of caramel, toffee, dark fruits, slightly biscuity and bready. Taste is the same as the aroma but with some added roasty notes, nuts, a little spice and a slight hoppy bitterness that hits the palate. More roasted malt and a hint of cherries also on the finish. Thin to medium bodied. Ok beer but nothing more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2020
at 19:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Tiddly, Ellerdine Heath. Ruby amber appearance, frothy off-white crown. Some nutty malts on the nose. Light airy palate, very soft caramel with pleasant nutty malts. Decent pintworthy amber.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2019
at 18:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Malty, slightly burnt aroma. Light beige creamy head sat on a dark brown still body. Hints of burnt malt with chocolate a sweeter back of dark sugar. Medium body, dry, slightly cloying. Decent enough.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2016
at 10:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
3.4
Clear amber brown colour, good creamy beige head, half-way lasting, good lacing. Aroma toasted malts, caramel, dark fruits, plums, some treacle, liquorice. Mild taste, light heavy to medium sweet and bitter, light tones of toasted malts, toffee, raisins. Malty sweetbitter aftertaste, bit earthy, light to medium body, watery to oily texture, soft carbonation. Overall a pleasant mild brown ale, not a strong ale.
Clear amber brown colour, good creamy beige head, half-way lasting, good lacing. Aroma toasted malts, caramel, dark fruits, plums, some treacle, liquorice. Mild taste, light heavy to medium sweet and bitter, light tones of toasted malts, toffee, raisins. Malty sweetbitter aftertaste, bit earthy, light to medium body, watery to oily texture, soft carbonation. Overall a pleasant mild brown ale, not a strong ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2016
at 16:56