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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle into a UK pint sleeve at home on 29th Sep 2016. Light amber body, white head. Mild malty aroma and taste with some mixed fruity esters alongside in the nose. Flavour wise there is a caramel feel with a slight sweet fruitiness. Overall it is semi-sweet and both malty and fruity: decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2016
at 17:44
6/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 10:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice honeyish aromatic and slightly roasted aroma. Amber, low offwhite head. Medium body, chewy, spicy finish. Nice balance, pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2015
at 09:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half pint at the Whitesmiths Arms (an Arkells pub), Gloucester. Deep golden to copper colour, low head. Malty aroma and flavour, a little tingling fruit in the finish. Not very bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2015
at 05:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber-red, next to no head. Crisp but a touch thin, it has a light but pleasant sweetness throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2014
at 13:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Castle, Bedford. Dark gold/copper with a smallish but lively head for a cask ale. Sulphurous aroma which fades to light herby and biscuit note with a hint of soft fruit. Taste is full and sweet with a bitter finish. I find the aftertaste somewhat acrid. An interesting ale, well-made but a bit unbalanced. Won’t be to everyone’s taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2014
at 15:09
5/10
Tried
on 18 Mar 2014
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (White Hart, Whutchurch) - Amber in colour. Apricot and biscuity malt in the aroma. Apricot and biscuity malt also feature in the taste along with some pleasantly hoppy notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2013
at 23:27
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 19 June. Poured a very unattractive, cloudy amber. No aroma to speak of very little flavour followed by some unpleasant bitter notes on the palate. I don’t doubt that this was not in good condition, but I get the impression that it wouldn’t have been might much better if it had been perfectly served.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2013
at 11:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. An average, and rather, boring brown bitter. Copper with a foaming white head; basic, malty aroma; sweet malty taste with a few nuts thrown in; and a biscuity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2013
at 14:42