Kestrel Super Premium Lager
Brookfield Drinks Limited in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Tennent Caledonian (Wellpark Brewery)Lager - Malt Liquor Regular
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Score
4.16
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This award-winning beer is the embodiment of the validity and integrity of the Holy Brewing Method; our 9% abv Mother Brew is simply stunning, as those in the know will testify. A beer for sipping, possibly from a wine glass - and certainly one for sharing. Appearance: Honey-hued polished gold and ephemeral white foam create an intriguing spectacle. Aroma: A perfumed sweetness and oaked spirit nose indicate something special to be discovered in this handsome liquid. Flavour: Sweet toffee and honeyed twists, turns and loops combine with a concentrated wine-like fruitiness, feisty light rum, swirls of malt, and decidedly ripe dessert apple richness. Mouthfeel and finish: Powerfully spirited and a juicy spice palate with astonishing depth.
Note: American version has an all black label with white font.
Note: American version has an all black label with white font.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml can: BBD 30 May 2014. Shared with my daughter and poured into a couple of old German Pilsner glasses at home on 29 Sep 2013. Looks good, clean, clear and very golden: the white head refusing to stay long though. I wasn’t expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised: if this had come in a cork and caged bottle with a Belgian breweries name on it everyone would be raving about it. However it comes from England in can form, so everyone has already decided it’s crap! The nose is fairly sweet and grainy, the taste similar but with a large alcohol blast, the malts just about hiding a slight metallic twang and the hops providing a mini bitterness towards the end of each sip. A shared can was enough for me, but there is nothing wrong with this strong lager at all.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2013
at 03:08
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Lighter golden coloured lager without a head but plenty of carbonation. It’s strength is noticeable in its taste which has a sweetness, as does its aroma.
Tried
on 04 May 2013
at 12:27
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Tallboy from a shop in Earl’s Court. Pours gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma smells just a little like cold fish fingers. And my hands don’t! Med + body. Flavor is pretty much alcohol and malt, but I’ll give it a little toffee. Maybe a touch of metallic. No fusil oils. Not really disgusting. But my body is a temple and I will not desecrate it with much of this. Still, if I was on a deserted island, and this washed ashore, I’d probably drink it.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2013
at 10:43
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
50cl can. Decent white head. Clear pale golden pour. Not much flavour. Clear alcohol taste. Not great
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2012
at 15:06
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can @ chriso. Courtesy of Harrisoni. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy aroma. Sweetish malty grainy flavor. Has a fruity grainy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2012
at 08:12
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Golden colour with a small white head. Very sweet nose with some alcohol. Flavour are very typical for tis type of beer, malty and with alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2011
at 00:24
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
500ml can. Pours gold with a thin head. Aroma is alcohol and corn. Taste doesn’t have much to start. Alcohol and caramel in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2011
at 15:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at home with Lyoli. Pours honey-gold with a thin, white head. Sugary malt aroma, some ripe (rotten?) fruits, too. Very sweet flavor, some bready malts, white and slightly toasted sugar, notes of alcohol (beerlike and rubbing). Medium bodied with full, explosive carbonation. Hot finish with distinct boozy burn, some sugars faint bread, not much bitterness, maybe hints of earth. As far as ’strong pale lagers’ go, this beer is slightly above average.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2011
at 12:58
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
500ml can from local corner shop on way home from work. Now I do have some history with this beer. I spent a couple of nights as a teenager out of my face on this stuff. So it’s either going to make me sick or it’s going to bring back some Proustian memories. Clear gold, thin white head. Syrupy strong alcohol aroma with touch of washing up lemon. Again, it’s not that bad. It’s cold enough. It’s ok. Some bit of burn. But I’ve had a lot worst. As I say, some burn. It does get you drunk though. I had this whilst watching My Cousin Vinnie for the first time.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2011
at 12:06
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, apple, sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090807]
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2009
at 14:59