Great Bustard
Stonehenge Ales in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.60
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A dark amber coloured beer with a deep red hue traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, rye, crystal and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. The complex malt and fruit flavours develop into a very pleasingly fruity and bitter aftertaste which lingers on. This fine beer was first brewed to celebrate the approval in November 2003 for the reintroduction of the Great Bustard bird onto the Salisbury Plain.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (White Hart, Overton) - Hazy amber in colour. Fruity and slightly tart aroma with raisins and toffee. Fruity and lightly hoppy taste with raisins and sultanas featuring. Not at its best. Will rate again in future.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2009
at 16:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a diminished white head. Smooth aroma, light wooden. Mild breadish malt flavour with a nice fruity hops flavour. Smooth roasted finish with a nice hoppy flavour into a lasting malty impression. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2008
at 03:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
aroma hoppy, caramel. appears dark amber with a smooth offwhite head. flavor was caramel, hops, there is a nice bitter base to the sweet taste.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2008
at 12:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
bottle. Hazy amber colour with a red glow, large and creamy beige head. Fruity-malty nose. Incredibly full-bodied, full of flavour. Malty base with a fruity touch (peach, lime), very vey malty and very very hoppy at the same time. Dry and lingering aromatic hoppy finish. This one has everything I expect a good ale to have, it is just brilliant, exceptional, fantastic..... one of the best ales I’ve ever tasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2008
at 17:27
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@Flower Pot, Derby. Amber/brown beer with a light head. The aroma is light and toffee and the flavour is lightly burn’t, caramel and dry. Overall a standard lightly dry beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2007
at 17:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough, London. Pours a copper colour with a small off-white head. Fruity malty aroma. Smooth malty caramel flavor. Malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2006
at 17:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Copper-colored, quite sparkling bitter with a white head. Sweet and malty aroma with caramel notes and a pleasant piney and citrus-like hoppiness. Piney hops is well balanced with malty sweetness in the mouth. Medium body. Quite lovely beer. (060710)
Bottled as Longleat at Longleat. Clear, golden with a nice off-white head. Balanced malty sweetness and hoppiness, with some roasted notes and caramel. Caramel, sweetness, hops and some fruity and citrusy notes. Medium body and a long maltbalanced hoppy finish. A decent bitter. (6-4-6-3-13-3.2) (060711)
Bottled as Longleat at Longleat. Clear, golden with a nice off-white head. Balanced malty sweetness and hoppiness, with some roasted notes and caramel. Caramel, sweetness, hops and some fruity and citrusy notes. Medium body and a long maltbalanced hoppy finish. A decent bitter. (6-4-6-3-13-3.2) (060711)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2006
at 09:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Merton Beer Festival Sat 18th Feb. Dark amber coloured, fruity and malty medium clean white head. A very decent beer which is stronger than it tastes.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2006
at 06:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Casked. Amber coloured, mediumsized head. Aroma is honeyish, hoppy, a bit flowery and caramellish. Flavour is caramellish, hoppy and fruity. Also some milder spices can be noted. Long smooth aftertaste. One of the best cask ales I’ve had so far. 7 4 7 4 14
Bottled. rubyish amber colour with mediumsized beigeish head. Aroma of strong flowery hops with some caramellish notes. Flavour is oaky, hoppy and some caramels. Lovely balanced brew with a long aftertaste of hops and wood. 8 4 8 4 16
Bottled. rubyish amber colour with mediumsized beigeish head. Aroma of strong flowery hops with some caramellish notes. Flavour is oaky, hoppy and some caramels. Lovely balanced brew with a long aftertaste of hops and wood. 8 4 8 4 16
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2006
at 14:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @Pullman, Helsinki
Copper brown, light tan head. Sweet, honeyish flowery hoppy nose. Medium-bodied. Flowery hoppy and a bit sweet. Quite balanced and drinkable real ale.
Copper brown, light tan head. Sweet, honeyish flowery hoppy nose. Medium-bodied. Flowery hoppy and a bit sweet. Quite balanced and drinkable real ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2006
at 08:44