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Coach House in Warrington, Cheshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.99
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Rich straw coloured premium ale with robust malty palate and well balanced steely bitterness.
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5/10
Acceptable pale ale, nothing to shout about. Couple of bottles at home with a pizza.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 19:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from LCB, 6 months still in date. I wasn't a big fan of their blueberry bitter so I'm hoping this is better. Pours a mostly clear gold with swirly white top. Bready aroma with light citrus, corn and fusty flora. Taste of grainy malt, some earthiness, sweet flora, light citrus. There is a bold woody hop bitterness which elevates it nicely. Medium bodied. Yes, better than the blueberry bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in my local Spoon's on 6th November 2024. Clean amber body, white topping. Fairly sweet and malty, light hop bitterness, orchard fruits and slightly 'woody'.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2024
at 12:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Crafty Fox, Old Colwyn. Aroma is sweet and malty, with a boozy edge. Very sweet. Sugary fruit. Doughy. Resinous/ quinine edge, which gradually comes to the fore. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Not keen. Punchy but the sweetness and bitterness don't work for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2024
at 19:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml botttle. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, fruits. Taste is sweetish, malty, fruity, with some citric bitterness. Medium boded, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2023
at 18:29
11/05/1993. PHOENIX, 103-105 Nethergate, DUNDEE, Tayside, Scotland (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 19 Nov 2022
at 11:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, gluey yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a smooth, malt, gluey, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 27 Sep 2022
at 17:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Windmill, JDW, Stansted Airport 20/07/22. Clear golden with a decent lasting white cap. Nose is dried fruits, toasted grains, light citric peel, bready notes. Taste comprises fruit cake, hint of biscuit, straw, dates, light caramel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Decent enough cask affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2022
at 06:53
6/10
Tried
on 20 Jul 2022
at 06:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with minimal off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is vaguely floral hops. In the mouth it starts off sweet, but soon there is a sharpness of summer fruits. Texture is creamy with some hints of yeast and caramel. This is rather strange – but it’s OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2022
at 21:31