Victory Ale
(has 2 batches)
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.46
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A full flavored Pale Ale, having a predominantly fruity palate with malt overtones, a subtle hop character gives this Pale Ale a delicate overall palate, making a very drinkable beer.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
[Bottle that my Dad shared with me - cheers!] Amber, caramel & a dusty bitterness with a lot of cardboard. Everything I expect in a Batemans beer and less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2013
at 14:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Alko in Hetta, Finland. Shared 22.Aug.2011@Back to School Beer Session. Pours a clear copper body, with small head that leaves some lacing on the glass and spots on the surface. Aroma: caramel, chocolate and whiff of alcohol. Taste: Some bitterness, leaves and nuts. Then I sensed the alcohol too much, and felt a bit disappointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2013
at 11:15
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance: Hazy red amber color with a frothy tan head that leaves a fine lacing.
Aroma: Caramel malty and fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and an ok bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Rich caramel malty, hoppy and fruity.
Overall impression: Nice and tasty premium bitter.
Personal stats: Bottle from Spar at Stansted Airport in Essex, England.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2013
at 07:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 19.02.2009
Aroma is sweet and heavy with toffee, some fruity hops, bready malt and hints of alcohol. Flavour has toffee, English hops, some bready malt, alcohol, hay and hints of fruits. Too heavy and sweet, not my kind of ESB.
Aroma is sweet and heavy with toffee, some fruity hops, bready malt and hints of alcohol. Flavour has toffee, English hops, some bready malt, alcohol, hay and hints of fruits. Too heavy and sweet, not my kind of ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2013
at 07:52
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden copper coloured with an initial head that doesn’t last long. Has a true bitter character throughout, sweet aroma and slight sweetness in taste.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2013
at 11:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Two hand-pulled pints at The Elephant & Castle, Dawley on 27th Oct 2012. Light amber in body colour with a good head of white bubbles on top. The nose isn’t strong but you can find fruity notes and malty molasses easy enough. The taste follows the aroma nicely, with a smooth caramel maltiness and a mixed fruit bowl sort of flavour. Fairly sweet and very easy to drink with a mild bitterness never far from the surface. The body depth was fine and suited the alcohol content and flavours well: first time I’ve had this in cask form: hope we meet again one day.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2012
at 08:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sweet, fruity aroma. Rich, silky texture. Flavour of rum, raisin and wood. Is warming, sticky and sweet.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2012
at 14:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear, dark amber beer with a foamy head and a hoppy aroma. Flavour seems slightly sweet at first but follows up with a nice, balancing bitterness. It’s the fruit which seems sweet early on but the caramel and malt follow up to balance it out.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2012
at 14:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear amber colour with average, frothy, white to off-white head. Grainy aroma with a minimally spicy touch of hay, very decent fruity undertone; with the head fading away some dry notes come in. Taste is grainy with minimal fruity hints and a tart touch. Can’t convince me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2012
at 14:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aug 2006, from BA: My bottles came from Morrison’s supermarket in Wellington, Shropshire (4 pint bottles for £5.00). All Bateman’s beers seem to grow on you as you drink more of them, this is no different, one bottle does not do it justice, to really get the feel, a second pint must be downed. Fairly light in colour, a tawny brown, with a good white head, depending on how you pour it. Fruity aroma and taste, with hops coming through, if the beer is not too cool. Remmebr, this should be kept in the garage, not the fridge. Overall, a good, steady, rather than outstanding Bateman’s beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2012
at 06:06