Brandy Snapper
Burton Bridge Brewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.17
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Gold Medal Ales are produced monthly in recognition of some of the ’greats’ of history.
Lionel Lukin is credited with the invention of the first ’unimmersible’ lifeboat and in November 1785 his prototype went to Ramsgate for sea trials at the hands of a local pilot.
The pilot thought the boat ideal for use in heavy weather. At the time, the smuggling of goods from France was rife along the Kent coast. The crafty pilot realised that Lukin’s boat could be used when the Custom’s cutters were unable to put to sea.
The end result was that Lionel’s lifeboat fared extremely well but was impounded in a foreign port never to return
Lionel Lukin is credited with the invention of the first ’unimmersible’ lifeboat and in November 1785 his prototype went to Ramsgate for sea trials at the hands of a local pilot.
The pilot thought the boat ideal for use in heavy weather. At the time, the smuggling of goods from France was rife along the Kent coast. The crafty pilot realised that Lukin’s boat could be used when the Custom’s cutters were unable to put to sea.
The end result was that Lionel’s lifeboat fared extremely well but was impounded in a foreign port never to return
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4.6
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Brandy Snapper from Burton Bridge Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Crown Inn, Oakengates on 6th Dec 13. Light amber leaning towards golden, thin white covering. Semi-sweet malty nose with no hop aromas that I could find. The taste was also malt led, I’ve got to admit I was hoping for some ’Brandy Snap’ type flavours, the the beer is apparently named after a boat (or at least it’s designer). Sadly it wasn’t a bit Brandy or Snappy in nature. A weak hop bitterness did finish the taste but I found this a little thin/weak and moving towards the bland end of the scale.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2013
at 13:45