Evensong
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.63
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The recipe is based upon an original beer made by Whitakers of Halifax in 1937.
A smooth well balanced traditional ruby bitter. Five different malts including crystal and amber create a rich toffee/cherry flavour. Earthy Fuggles and Goldings hops combine in a smooth English character with hints of kiwifruit and toffee.
Great with sausages or a Sunday roast. Also good with mature cheddar.
A smooth well balanced traditional ruby bitter. Five different malts including crystal and amber create a rich toffee/cherry flavour. Earthy Fuggles and Goldings hops combine in a smooth English character with hints of kiwifruit and toffee.
Great with sausages or a Sunday roast. Also good with mature cheddar.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle conditioned. A deep red beer with a huge light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of both fruit and nuts. The flavor is sweet malty again with notes of fruit, but also caramel and a light note of flowers from the hops, before a quite bitter end sets in.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2006
at 15:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 07-03-06 picked up at House of Fraser Birmingham. Dark ruby coloured beer not much of a head. Initially I have to say I was not overly fussed and wondered how it had won CAMRA champion beer in a bottle 2003 or whatever it stated on the label. But to be fair I found this to be a grower and really rather enjoyed it, I got some quite powerful and very dark chocolate flavours coming to the fore and some nice well balanced roasted maltiness as well. Interesting drinking this straight after a Benidictus which I must say I prefer but I would like to try this on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2006
at 01:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Dark, orangey brown, hazy almost opaque with a handsome, creamy, beige and surprisingly stable head. Scent of caramel and hard roasted malt with the same characteristica in the flavour. Dry, bitter finish. Interesting. 050805
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2005
at 07:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Mahogany colour. Medium sweet, light-medium bodied, clean mouthfeel. Lightly roasty. Inky, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2005
at 10:49