Arkell's Brewery Sir Noël

Sir Noël

 

Arkell's Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter
Score
6.37
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Maris otter barley and wheat give this beer a pleasant warm foundation with a good dose of English hops on top to add a fruity pleasant finish.
 
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Gerbeer (8590) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
11 months ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 3
500 ml bottle. Massive gusher on opening, losing half the contents. (Minus points.) Pours a bright orange/amber with light head. Aromas of liquor soaked fruit. candied orange peel, and toasted malts. Flavors of cardboard, stale hops and dry biscuity malts. Maybe old?
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2025 at 16:21
Joe19612 (908) ticked
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
1 year ago
6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 22:24
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
2 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle: BB 12th July 2024, drank at home on Christmas Day 2023. Copper bronze body, off-white crust, looked good and it was. Sweet, malty and slightly fruity in nature.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2023 at 13:27
CraftBeerNick (11474) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
2 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Wilde Theatre, watching Sleeping Beauty, 16th December 23. Pours a dark brown. Aroma is nutty, malts, sweet. Taste is caramel, roasted malts, sweet, slight sour. Alright
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2023 at 09:16
dragnet101 (5183) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
5 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours brown, small off-white head, thin retention. Aroma of toffee malts, raisins, sweetness. Light to moderate body and low carbonation. Taste is very malty, sweet but not overbearing, lots of caramel, stone fruits, some nuts, moderate chewy raisin and bitter finish. Overall its nice if a bit one dimensional.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:50
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
6 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle from Ocado. Sweet marzipan aroma. Light brown. Frothy off-white head is gone too soon. Medium sweet with a sour edge. Underlying maltiness. Spice. Medium. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. After an initial 'this is OK', I then found it was really sickly. Not for me. Didn't finish the glass.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2019 at 15:22
kappldav123 (9495) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
6 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks good. Beer in the glass zippy, small head. Malty spicy aroma. Starts fine malty, spicy, a bit grasy. Some light moldy notes. Finish well balanced, herbal-grasy finish. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2019 at 19:57
Erzengel (18576) reviewed
Sir Noël from Arkell's Brewery
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Many thanks to Mark. Smooth beginning, fruity malty, refreshing mild, round. Intense malty, moderate sweetish, not very bitter. Round, mild, refreshing. Sessionable with lots of dry caramel and hints of hazelnuts.
Tried on 03 Dec 2019 at 18:27