Topsail
Crouch Vale Brewery in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.84
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A full-flavoured yet easy-drinking beer, with U.S. Cascade hops.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London on 8th November 2009. Gold with whitish head. Some hop aromas; hop kick with spicy notes and bitter/grapefruit hop. Texture was a little on the flat side and there was a moderate to brief finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2009
at 15:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[i] Cask Conditioned at the Oddington Arms, Oxfordshire for the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 13-10-07 the third time that this wonderful little pub/stone shed has opened this year[/i] Dark amber in colour with nice white bubbly head. Lovely vibrant hoppy aroma, wonderful fresh and fruity taste with nice hops throughout, they’re right about easy drinking, I certainly exceeded sensible drinking levels on this little gem from Crouch Vale.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2007
at 06:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruity hops and some caramel. Flavour is very pleasantly fruits and hops, all in a very good balance. Some slight grassyness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2007
at 03:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London 21 Apr 2006) Colour is pale amber. Nose is fruity, hoppy with lovely lemon and grapefruit notes (as so often in Crouch Vale beers). Taste is fruity with lots of citrus and a nice bitter finish. Rather light body, but a very nice hop character.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2006
at 15:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask handpull at Magpie & Crown, Brentford. Golden. Rally lovely hop aroma, lovely fruit including grapefruit. Really good Crouch Vale beer. Lovely hop on end too. Some fruit and malt in it that have got real juiciness. Good beer
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2006
at 11:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned
Refreshing and partially hoppy beer, but not exceptional.
Refreshing and partially hoppy beer, but not exceptional.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2005
at 08:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask. Flowery aroma, reminding me of elderflower. Dark copper colour. Nicely hoppy flavour. OK bitterness. Quite flat, even for a cask ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2005
at 11:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy orange beer with a light orange head. The aroma is lovely hoppy with hints of caramel and elderberryflowers. The flavor is sweet and flowery with the hops tickling the tongue and leading to a dry and very hoppy end. But the body is thin, which is a drawback in the total picture.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2005
at 15:49