Phipps NBC Gold Star

Gold Star

 

Phipps NBC in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.14
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 14
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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Orgam grinder, Newark. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty caramel and slight floral. Medium body.

Tried from Cask at Organ Grinder (Blue Monkey) on 23 May 2025 at 12:33


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from the brew pub. Pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, caramel & bread. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2025 at 21:43


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hand-pulled third of a pint on 18th October 2024, in the Cordwainer. Golden pour, bright and clean, on top a soft white crown. Decent blend with a fruity nature wrapped up in a caramel wafer.

Tried on 18 Oct 2024 at 13:52


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading] A bright golden amber pour with a smattering of white head; fruity aroma with some orange and pear; weighty with an orchard fruit taste giving lots of pear esters; then a dry finish with caramel and some tart apple skin. Quite a heavy pint, not something that can be downed quickly.

Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2022 at 14:14


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Warwick Real Ale. Appearance - deep golden amber. Big fluffy white head. Nose - honey and bread. Taste - honey, going into caramel. Biscuit at the back. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy texture, dry roasty finish. Overall - ok.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2021 at 21:51


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

10/2/2019. Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Pours dark gold with a white head. Aroma of caramel, malt and light hops. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. This brewery does much better than this.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2019 at 22:10


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light caramel, skunky and light hoppy - herbal. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 100219

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2019 at 22:08


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grain, malt, tofffee and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2019 at 22:08


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2018. Amber colour lasting off white head. Bit of diacetyl on aroma. But of toffee not much hop. Not great.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2018 at 10:23


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On cask at Woodfest 2017 Castleford - Hazy straw gold body, thin white head. Nose is very fruity, almost summer punch like, with the taste the same. Good long bittersweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2017 at 03:21