Torbay Express
Riviera Brewing in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.41
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A copper coloured Premium London Ale hopped with Target and Bramling Cross for a fruity spicy bitterness with Cascade for a light citrus aroma. Named after the famous London – Kingswear express train.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Railway Brewhouse, Newton Abbot. Pours copper chestnut with beige foam. Malt, caramel, toffee, hedgerow, nutty. Light sweet & light to moderate bitter. Medium body. Fairly mundane.
Tried
from Cask
at
Railway Brewhouse (Platform 5)
on 19 Apr 2026
at 02:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third by cask at GBBF Winter, Astbury Bar. 5.1 % abv. Shared with Finn. Deep copper coloured body, poor acing, filmy layer. Toffee nose, hints of dried fruits. Malt-fruity flavours, blend of caramel, nuts and ripe fruits. Bittersweet endnotes. Pretty nice. (Birmingham 04.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2020
at 19:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
På GBBF Winter 2020 i Birmingham. Delt med Rune. Mørk gyldenbrun. Så vidt litt skumring. Beskjeden sitrusaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Lett tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2020
at 17:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried tmatcthe Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Amber colour with an off white head. Aroma is malty and light caramel. Taste light sweeet. Medium body.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2019
at 11:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Golden brown with a small white head and some visible carbonation. Light malty astringency with yeasty notes in the aroma. Sweet appley taste with sour woody finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2019
at 19:23