Old Original
(has 2 batches)
Everards Brewery in Glenfield, Leicestershire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.99
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Our premium ale and a consistently popular choice for ale connoisseurs. Original is best known for its smooth, full-bodied taste. Take your time to discover all the flavours within.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5th Sep 2012 and I’m in The Fighting Cocks, Oakengates: the only pub owned by the Ironbridge Brewery. Everards were involved with setting up this joint venture; hence their beers are always available in this pub. I had a hand-pulled pint in a straight UK sleeve glass. Amber bodied; with an off-white head. The nose and taste was a good mix of flavours: hoppy and malty at the same time, fruity hops, nutty malts with a semi-sweet start and a mildly-bitter finish, both to the smell and taste. I’d forgotten how good this was: not had a pint of this for years, I’ll try and rectify that a lttle more often now I’ve re-visited it.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2012
at 07:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl can from SuperBrugsen. Pours clear amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt and caramel with some hops. Lightly bitter finish. Not bad, quite pleasant.
Shared a can with Alexgc at DFDS «Crown of Scandinavia» (2012-04-05)
Shared a can with Alexgc at DFDS «Crown of Scandinavia» (2012-04-05)
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2012
at 04:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Tram Depot, Cambridge, UK on 13th August 2011. Copper with whitish thinning head and some lacing. Initial sweet berry flash. Malty and a little fruitiness in aroma and liquid taste. Cooked veg - broad beans cabbages - along with grassiness. Spicy kick. End taste bittersweet, upper mouth citrus and some bitterness linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2011
at 11:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,5 l. can from Superbrugsen. Clear, amber golden colour with a small, off-white head. Caramel aroma with nutty notes, and some rustic hops, Medium bitterness what leads to a light sweetness in the pleasent finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Nice beer at a fair price.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2011
at 13:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpump at The Wheatsheaf (I think) Edith Weston, Rutland 14.05.11 Copper in colour , I think, though I never described the colour. Malty tasty bitter, loads of toffee, bit chewy but bags of flavour. Nice bitterness, a good beer, really liked this , cannot believe I hadn’t rated it. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2011
at 13:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml can, from Dagli’brugsen Skødstrup, Denmark. ABV is 4.7%. Amber to copper colour, large off-white head. Moderate but nice fruity aroma, also notes of toffee. The flavour is fruity, with some caramel and decent hops in the background. Much better than I feared.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2011
at 05:32