Whapweasel
Hexhamshire Brewery in Hexham, Northumberland, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.09
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A smooth strong bitter, dangerously drinkable! Brewed with Goldings and East Kent Goldings hops
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and malt in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with hints of caramel coming through to a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2026
at 18:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Clear amber with a nice fluffy white top. Aroma of caramel, hints of chocolate, hay, quite sweet. Quite sweet and grainy in taste, caramel, a vague stewed fruit, some fustiness and spice from the hops. Medium bodied, light stickiness, fine carbonation. It's one of those beers that grows on you after a while. This one has a reasonable moreish quality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear cooper gold with a white cap. Aroma: pale malts, grains, biscuit, light caramel. Taste: light sweet & bitter, light malty, caramel, fruity. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2023
at 18:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF '22 day 4, 05/08/22. Golden copper with a good sized white cap. Nose is biscuit malts, dried fruits, grains, brown bread. Taste comprises fruit esters, biscuit, straw, grains, bitter sweet. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Decent enough bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2022
at 08:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Modest copper body and okay foam. Mellow sweet cereal malts, soft light biscuit on the nose, slight caramel. Taste is mellow cereal grains, soft malt sweetness. Ends crisp and full. Not bad, a little casual.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2021
at 17:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Appearance - golden with a very slight haze and a show white head. Nose - custard and light caramel. Kinda creme brulee. Taste -yep, creme brulee maybe tinned fruit. Palate - creamy texture and a long linger with balanced bitterness. Overall - good ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 18:22
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
11/5/2019. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours pale amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, light spice, malt-loaf and some herbal notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Bit of a odd one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2019
at 20:16
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask at Ye Olde Starre Inn, York. Pours hazy pale gold, thin white head. Sweet fruit aromas, sweet caramel taste. Not my thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2014
at 11:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel weak sour herbal flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2013
at 07:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cast at Ealing. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor.. Average light bitter finish.. Oily palate.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2013
at 09:06