XXXB
(has 3 batches)
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.30
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A superb strong Bitter with a complex palate consisting of a delightful hop character balanced by prominent maltiness.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Manchester & County, Manchester. Copper-amber with a thin head. Has lots of sweet malts, so much so it’s fairly sticky in the palate and a touch tangy. Not that exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2014
at 12:40
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Cask at The Moon Under Water Watford. Hazed copper coloured pour with a fleeting greyish loose head. Aroma is salty disk water, stale malts and sour apples. Infected me thinks. Flavour is acetone, touch of vinegar, tart granny smith apple, some stale toffee malts. Palate has moderately high tingling carbonation. Very disappointed.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2014
at 11:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Famed English bitter from a well-respected family brewery, with thinnish, off-white head and pure, warm amber colour; aroma softly and sweetishly malty, caramel, grapefruit, a bit woody; taste malty, nutty with gentle spicy notes, slowly getting dryer and ending in a long, leafy and herbal hop bitterness typical of Kent Goldings.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2014
at 06:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark amber/copper beer with a light caramel aroma. Flavour is initially quite sweet but the caramel is underpinned by a toasted malt flavour. It’s quite sharp but in the mouth it mellows out a touch though that toasty, near-burnt edge remains. Decent but nothing special.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2014
at 14:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein goldbraunes Bier mit ordentlicher Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, fruchtig, nussig. Geschmack leicht röstmalzig, fruchtig hopfig, süß, nussig.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2014
at 12:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; clear amber pour with a frothy white head, sweet fruit aroma, taste is sweet caramel and dark fruits with a malty backbone.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2014
at 07:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Appearance- caramel, amber, small off white head which quickly fades completely. Aroma- malt, yeast, bread. Taste- solid bitter backbone, smooth, not much carbonation, coats the mouth well, fruity hints, vague bit of caramel, quite well balanced, a short finish but has some juicy hop resins. A pretty good ale.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2014
at 09:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Off License by Curry House; chestnut brown pour with a foamy off white head, dark fruit aroma, taste is very sweet with raisins and other dark fruits, caramel, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2014
at 05:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a frothy white head and lots of broken lace. The aroma is stale malt and weak hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a watery hop bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with flat carbonation. A nice smooth creamy session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2013
at 15:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Out of date bottle. (I’m doing a cellar mop up job). I used to like this beer a lot, 20 odd years ago. Either it’s changed, or this bottle is showing signs of it being past its best. But probably, it’s just me. I’ve got more poncey, maybe. Shame. Ponces get on my nerves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2013
at 17:23