Manchester's Finest
Hydes Brewery in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.96
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Best Pale Ale and Dark Crystal malts combine to give a great tasting robust malty premium beer. English Target and Challenger hops provide for a moderate bitterness to balance off the sweetness of the malts leaving Fuggles hops to produce the inviting spicey, slightly nutty aroma and rich after palate
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the White Hart, Holyport, Maidenhead. Plae chestnut with a loose cream head; aroma of sweet malts; caramel malt taste with a twiggy bitterness; and a creamy finish. A traditional Northern bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2015
at 04:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Prince Albert, Ely. Golden brown with no head. Clear. Smeels of malt, iced tea, sorrel grass. Sweet taste, more tea, moreish. The slightest bitter chalky burn in the finish. Flat, oily body. Enjoyable enough but a one-pinter only.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2015
at 08:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Abel Heywood, Manchester. Copper with a small glow. Has a berry-sweetness aroma with a dirty dryness to it. A little ordinary in its taste buds palatable enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2015
at 09:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Part of my 2013 backlog, and tried at a small pub in Folkingham. Amber colour with white head. caramel aroma with some fruit. the taste has caramel and fruit too with a bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 08:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Albert Inn, Manchester. Copper-amber with a small head and a light toffee sweet nose. Has a slight sweetness in its taste but is less stated in these flavours..
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 10:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
NWAF 25 Jan 13. Mørk gylden. 0 skum. Søt sukkertøyaroma. Smaken litt tynn. Svakt syrlig bitter. Avslutter tørt.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2014
at 04:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; dark amber pour with foamy white head, fruity aroma, some fruit in the taste a hint of citrus moderately bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2013
at 05:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint, gravicask at NWAF ’13. Bright amber coloured body, no head, no lace. Dark fruity aroma, lightly spiced. Fruity hops joined by subtle malty sweetness in the flavour profile. Smooth bitter ending. Nice (Manchester, 25.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2013
at 03:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2011. Dark golden colour with a small white head. Light fruity nose. Fruity and some caramel flavour. A bit flat carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2011
at 07:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully to mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light molasses, fudge - toffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, caramel, fruity, fudge - toffee notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2011
at 14:20