Kingsdown (Cask)
Arkell's Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.16
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Kingsdown Ale is the strongest of our regular beers but is a brother to 3B as it comes from the same mash. It retains a strong character of its own, however, with its rich colour, ripe fruit ’nose’ and that traditional Arkell’s hopiness. You can taste the malt too, along with a bitter-sweet finish and fruit notes. ’Kingsdown’, which is named after the area of Upper Stratton where the brewery is situated, was originally brewed as a special beer to commemorate Swindon Town Football Club’s League Cup triumph in 1969 and went into regular production in 1976.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Three Guineas, Reading - 26/10/12. Clear dark brown with a thin frothy off white head. Light malt nose, a little fruit, not a lot coming off this one. Tastes of sweet caramel, biscuit, dark fruits, pinch of liqourice. Medium bodied with low carbonation lending towards a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2012
at 12:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Amber colour, beige head. Aroma of caramel malts, bit nutty and fruity. Flavour is caramel malts, bit phenolic. Sweet and slightly bitter finish. Mediocre at best.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2011
at 04:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and roasted malty. Bitter and slight fruity. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2011
at 06:42
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 4
cask at JDW ...red coppper ... thin creamy light tan head ... rich toffee malt tart cooking apple nose ... again apple and odd toffeee ... not very niceEarlier Rating: 8/15/2007 Total Score: 3.6Cask, GBBF 07 ... ruby brown ... great sweetie fruit rich toffeee and banana nose ... with a flavoutr that matches almost perfectly to the nose. with a bit too much bitterness in linger
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2010
at 04:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Crosse Keys (JDW), London 11/02/10. Amber coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of caramel and hedgerow fruit. Flavour started sweet, with some cereal malts and contrasting bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2010
at 23:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Warfield, Warfield, Berkshire. Reddish amber with a thin cream head; caramel aroma; smooth, with sour fruit to start and then sweet caramel flavours; slight bitterness and a butterscotch finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2009
at 16:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The White Hart in Stow-on-the-Wold. Dark red/brown color with some white head. Flavor is more malty than hoppy, suggesting Bombardier in a way. Good drink. Note from 10/11/2004.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2008
at 17:12
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Cask at GBBF 2007. An amber beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of phenol and brown sugar. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of phenol and medium notes of brown sugar hitting a bit later, leading to a dry bitter and phenolic finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 16:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, thinner (but okay). Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration and a nice dry finish. Body is medium, texture is syrupy, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2007
at 03:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is toffee, slight whiskybarrel, much sweet fruits and grassy hops. Flavour is the same, but the whiskybarrel is really mellow and mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2007
at 00:00