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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper with a small off-white head. Toffee and raisin aromas and some grassy hops.. Sweet and fruity with a bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2007
at 07:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at Muggletons JDW Maidstone. Reddish brown no head. Awful English strong bitter. Sweet, cloying, syrupy nose, served too cold. Some toffee with drying finish. Couldn’t even finish a half pint of this Had this again on 06/11/05 at Society Rooms, the other JDW in Maidstone. Orange copper with bubbly white head. Smell of turkish delight and citrus hop. OK in mouth with then tangerine hop with a sherberty feel. Hops are green and excelletn 4.0 Decent dark ale. Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Good winter beer. Good malt. Some sweetness. I liked it
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2005
at 02:26