Sleighbell
Everards Brewery in Glenfield, Leicestershire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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Back by popular demand, Sleighbell is a festive favourite. Full of spicy, fruity flavours, it is rich and comforting with a distinctive winey taste and a wonderful ruby colour. It is a warming ale – perfect to enjoy in front of a roaring pub fire or after a busy night delivering presents all over the world!
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3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bland, forbidding Christmas ale with little character or seasonal speciality.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2011
at 15:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home ... copper ... thin tan head ... sweet metallic malt ...again a bit metallic ... quite fruity ... reasonale hop ... but just a bit blah.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2010
at 12:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Wenlock, London 20/12/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of biscuit malt, slightly stale, with some fruit. Flavour was better, with plenty of sweet red fruits and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2008
at 17:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium amber color with a small, virtually none, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light hoppy. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (100108)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2008
at 13:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Nut brown colour. Very rich, silky texture. Flavour is fruity with hints of floral hop. Sweet, smooth finish.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2007
at 04:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Carpenter’s Arms, Marble Arch, London, 2 Dec 2007) Mahogany colour with brief, white head. Malty nose with dark fruit, raisins and toffee. Malty taste with notes of dark fruit, toffee, solid malt foundation and hints of dusty hops in the finish. Malty and chewy winter beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2007
at 15:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby, JDW, Canterbury. Deep copper colour with thin off white head. Lots of toffee, nice red berry fruit. Almost a bit of whisky too and some apple. Nice in mouth with good acids towards the end. Nice sweetish fruit balanced by acids and citrus hops
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2005
at 08:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask conditioned at the Prince of Wales, Wimbledon, London, Christmas 2004. Copper coloured. Nutty, pleasant, hints of Christmas spices. Very nice Christmas ale with a moderate ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2004
at 19:15