Kolkata

Joule's Brewery in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.41

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 4

Generously hopped, delivering a bitter punch, balanced out by its strength. This light amber ale offers subtle hints of honey and spice upfront with a light berry fruit finish.

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4.2

minutemat (16258) reviewed Kolkata from Joule's Brewery 3 years ago

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

Cask @ The King's Arms, Church Stretton following an especially wet evening ride in the hills nearby. Clear copper pour, off-white head. Comes across warm, earthy and peppery. Not diggin this at all.

Tried from Cask on 24 Sep 2022 at 20:02

7.6

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Kolkata from Joule's Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Coopers Tavern, Burton on Trent. Pours a hazy golden amber with minimal scummy off-white head but good lacing. It has a bitter and hoppy aroma. Traditional hops are to the fore again in the mouth, along with marmalade, ginger and some hints of spices, all on a base of caramel. There’s a juicy texture and a little trace of underlying sweetness as well. All leading to a pretty dry finish. This is pretty good – and gets better the more you taste it. Also, it is an IPA (English) rather than a best bitter / ESB.

Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2022 at 17:10

6.2

McCash (16021) reviewed Kolkata from Joule's Brewery 5 years ago

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

On cask @ the Rose & Crown, Ludlow. Appearance - deep copper. White head. Nose - orange and caramel. Taste - orange, caramel and green apple edge this time, too. Palate - medium bodied and very sweet indeed. Overall - too sweet, lacking bitterness completely.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2020 at 06:52

6.8

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Kolkata from Joule's Brewery 8 years ago

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

2nd Sep 2017: cask half pint in The Old Town Hall Vaults, Whitchurch Shropshire. Copper coloured body, clean, clear and bright, on top a white crown. Seemed to be a lot of caramel in my pour, strong in both the aroma and taste. I wonder if this years version (it's a seasonal) is a different recipe to last years. Anyway my sweet tooth really took to this, even if it was a bit one dimensional in nature.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2017 at 04:12