Moonlight
Arkell's Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.02
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Brewed in 2003 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Peter Arkell OBE, father of present chairman James. Specially called 'Moonlight' in commemoration of Peter's missions flying low-level sorties over France in 1943, picking up agents in central occupied France during the full moon period.
This beer has been brewed using a special blend of malts and English Fuggles and Susan hops to give a beautiful golden colour, lingering taste and toasty aroma.
This beer has been brewed using a special blend of malts and English Fuggles and Susan hops to give a beautiful golden colour, lingering taste and toasty aroma.
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6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2025
at 22:23
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 19 Feb 2025
at 16:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of red fruit and malt loaf. Taste has something a little astringent. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 17 Feb 2025
at 21:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Carnival Inn (JDW), Bridgwater. Pours clear mid to dark gold beige foam. Aroma: pale malts, biscuit. Taste: light sweet & bitter, some caramel, mild citrus. Semi-dry finish. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Cask
at
Carnival Inn (JDW)
on 04 Feb 2025
at 22:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours golden brown with a small foamy off-white head. There’s malts and toasted bread in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly bitter with fruity hops, citrus and hints of lemon. Later some underlying malt and caramel can be detected leading to a quite dry finish. This is reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Picture House (JDW)
on 17 Jan 2025
at 00:00
14/03/2006 & 28/02/2007. GW HOTEL, 73 Station Road, SWINDON, Wiltshire, England (ARKELLS)
Tried
on 04 Nov 2022
at 14:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @Stag at Stow (Arkell's), Stow On The Wold. 03/02/2020. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca aromas caramelo, sabor caramelo maltosa, cereal notas frutales, cuerpo medio.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2020
at 17:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Ocado. Malty aroma with some sourness. Light chestnut. Foamy off-white head. Light bitter. Sour berry edge. Underlying caramel. Light-medium bodied. Thin but lifted by the fizzy-average carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Fine. Standard fruity ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2019
at 15:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(From May 2016). Amber pour with a white head. Apricot and tangerine aroma. Flavours of sweet citrus, vanilla. Not bad.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2018
at 20:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, from an unrecorded sourced. Poured amber/brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, and light fruit. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2017
at 04:41