Brian
Dynamite Valley Brewing Co. in Ponsanooth, Cornwall, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.90
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“This beer is named after our friend Brian Cumby (builder of the bronze-age boat) who sadly passed away before we could brew him a beer. Brian would have liked this beer.”
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Loose white head on a clear copper coloured body.
Caramel, toffee & fruit cake aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth - creamy with a rounded feel & sticky back.
Toffee, malt, sweet berry, jammy & boiled sweet tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish.
That's a great ESB.
Caramel, toffee & fruit cake aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth - creamy with a rounded feel & sticky back.
Toffee, malt, sweet berry, jammy & boiled sweet tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish.
That's a great ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2026
at 20:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Purely Cornish, Looe. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, toffee & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2025
at 16:12
7/10
Smooth mild beginning. Malty caramel, fruit, hazelnuts. Roast, malt, soft and creamy. Fantastic long fruity malty caramel finish. Great aftertaste, caramel, soft hazelnuts and smooth back. Thanks Simon. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brian on 11 Apr 2023 at 22:37 - Score: 7. Original review text: Smooth mild beginning. Malty caramel, fruit, hazelnuts. Roast, malt, soft and creamy. Fantastic long fruity malty caramel finish. Great aftertaste, caramel, soft hazelnuts and smooth back. Thanks Simon T.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2023
at 20:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at the shop at the National Brewery Centre. Shared with Finn. Decent off-white head, dark amber body, close to clear. Dotted spots on the glass. Inviting smell of dried fruits and mild malty sweetness. Blended malt-fruity flavours of leafy hops, caramel malts and dried fruits. Drying close, bittersweet. Pretty good (Hotel room, Nottingham 15.10.2022).
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2022
at 15:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune på rom 301, Premier Inn Nottingham Arena. Gyldenbrun. Klar. Luftig skum som daler sakte & etterlater pene kniplinger. Utmerket karamellaroma. Smaken lett fruktig. Malten ligger på lur. Tørr, forsiktig bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2022
at 20:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber with generous lacing. Nose - grainy, dried fruit, animal feed. Taste - sweet biscuit. Dried fruit, raisin and prunes. Cake and toffee. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Nice linger that gradually dries out. Overall - good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2019
at 11:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of dried fruit and toffee, some straw. Taste is sweet, dried fruit, some nuttiness and toffee. Sweet finish. Decent for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2019
at 11:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Front, Falmouth, 25/04/16. Clear amber to chestnut with a decent beige head. Nose is brown bread, marzipan, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises fruit loaf, toffee, biscuit malt, candied fruit peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a subtle bitter edge.Decent enough ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2016
at 09:50