Evensong
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.63
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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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BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml Bottle conditioned: best before Dec 2013, poured into my Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 27 Nov 2012. Looked impressive: huge tan coloured head on a lovely ruby body with carbonisation bubbles rising through the clear beer. The smell was malts all the way: nutty, chocolatey and toasted brown bread. Flavour wise again the malts rule the tastes: still nutty, but so chocolatey, toasted/roasted biscuits with fruit notes within the biscuit. There is also an undertone of hop bitterness throughout the taste which balances out the semi-sweet malty molasses that are trying to take over completely. Well carbonated and almost ’fizzy’ on the palate.
danlo (13133) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from the Crafty Pint Darlington Market. Dark amber brown colour, frothy tan head with a roast malt chocolatey aroma. Taste is tangy dry malt, chocolate, smokey notes, earthy. Medium bodied, oily mouth feel, some bitterness and residual sweetness. Quite drinkable.
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Brown pour with a beige head. Raisin and chocolate aroma. Chocolate, dark fruit and raisin flavour. Long dry finish.
Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle - a lovely beer. Pours a deep ruby - nearly black - with a thick white head which lasts throughout. Nice smoky aroma, with hints of burnt cereal. Nice earthy bite with a good mouth feel and an after taste of toast. Very good.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
50cl bottle, batch 2279, BB 07/2013. Rubis, col épais crémeux beige. Arôme malté léger sur des notes grillées, houblon reste en retrait et léger bouquet fruité. Palais malt léger, fruité et épicé, pointe de caramel et malt foncé léger, profile est houblonné typique anglais pour une amertume moyenne. Le tout présente un léger profile fruité noirs rappelant la prune et cerise.
Downender (11275) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 4/7/2012. Reddish brown with a decent, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and berry fruit aroma. Flavour was similar with a gently bitter finish. Fine.
stravale (3279) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Fenwick, Newcastle
Dark brown ruby, clear, large frothy off white head, some lacing
Aroma of light dark fruits, soft spicy hops and light caramel malts
Taste of dark caramel, light spicy english hops, soft bitter hops, bready malts, light dark fruits - raisins and soft dark toffee.
Soft carb, medium body, soft mouthfeel, quite creamy. Finish as main flour, light bitter spicy hop finish
Overall - Good tasting bitter
mcberko (47456) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500mL bottle, pours a dark amber / brown with a beige head (one finger width). Aroma of English malts, nuts, caramel and some slightly tart fruits. Flavour of butterscotch, English malts, toasted nuts and slight roasted notes. Decent.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled (BC)@Bishops Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is quite bitter fruity and floral. Flavour is fruits, some floral notes, mild yeasty and sweet maltyness as well. Rather carbonated, but otherwise smooth and nice. Some rather vegetably notes start to show once it warms up a bit.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Evensong from Durham Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, tan head. Aroma of toasted malts and fruits. Flavour of toasted malts, dark fruits, sour fruits. Sour finish.