Silenus
Neptune Brewery in Bootle, Merseyside, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.83
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Silenus extra special bitter has a deep copper colour with light notes of citrus fruit, leading onto caramel malt flavours from Chevalier Heritage malt, with a soft lingering hop bitterness.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 29 Aug 2025
at 20:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear mahogany brown colour with lasting creamy head. Quite strong with sweet dried fruits. Very silky texture. Nice balance of malty sweetness and a rounded bitter finish.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2023
at 19:38
6/10
Tried
on 23 Feb 2023
at 20:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Beatnikz Republic Bar, Manchester. Dark amber with a traditional ale styling and it’s mildly sweet tasting, but not in its finish.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2022
at 01:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2/1/2022. Can at the New Year beer share. From The Town Mouse, Newcastle. Gusher. Pours hazy dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit, bread, berry, dried fruit, nutmeg. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a slight tart hint. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Enjoyed it, apart from the gush.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2022
at 11:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the Black Toad. Appearance - amber to brown. Beige head. Nose - bread and toffee. A hint of lemon. Taste - bread, cereal, very light toffee this time. Grassy and again a hint of lemon. Palate - light to medium bodied, lightly chewy. Overall - sometimes this style can fall short by being too challenging. This seems to easy, perhaps going into red ale style. Pleasant enough though.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2021
at 23:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can; BBE Dec 2021. Drank at home on 4th Jul 2021. Light haze to the body, amber in colour, lasting off-white head. Nice malty feel to the nose and taste with toffee and caramel like esters and flavours, some hop action for balance too.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2021
at 12:19
8/10
Excellent. Lovely rich malt flavours.
Tried
on 28 May 2021
at 21:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Foamy light beige head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Toffee, malt & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated with with a fuller smooth back. Red berries, jam, spices, caramel & malt tastes with a long bitter tangy finish. Really nice.
Tried
on 24 May 2021
at 20:47
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2021
at 19:53