Etale (Black Bull Etale)
Cheviot Brewery in Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.19
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Originally made as an exclusive house ale made for our local pub, The Black Bull in Etal, on the very same Ford & Etal Estate that is home to our brewery. The Black Bull is the only thatched pub in Northumberland and situated just down the road from Etal Castle that played an important role in the Battle of Flodden Field, after which one of our popular pales, Flodden Thirst is named..
The pubs ethos, a focus on local produce and supporting the local community echoes that of our own, so it is great that we have been able to collaborate with them on this brew.
This dark bitter is now on general release as ETale.
The pubs ethos, a focus on local produce and supporting the local community echoes that of our own, so it is great that we have been able to collaborate with them on this brew.
This dark bitter is now on general release as ETale.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - Victorian plum colour, edges of amber orange, red and brown in there. Rich creamy head. Nose - toffee, orange shred marmalade. Taste - more caramel with some nuts this time. Palate - close to medium bodied. A bit sweet but reasonable freshness on the finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 15:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Third by hand-pulled cask at GBBF Winter, Jewellers Bar. Shared with Finn. Patchy surface leaving lacing rings down the glass. Opaque copper coloured body. Moderate smell of earthy, brown malts. Bread-like malty flavours, mid-sweet. Distant mid-dry, bittersweet end. Accepted. (Birmingham 05.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2020
at 16:56
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear bronze/ brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, fruit and veg. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Light to moderate body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 13:26