Wonky Donkey
White Rock Brewery in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Guernsey 🇬🇬
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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Our best bitter adds a new depth of character to the traditional style. We use English bittering hops which provide the perfect balance to our unique combination of richly-flavoured malted barleys.
A further level of complexity comes from our abundant additions of dedicated aroma hops. Selected for their assertive contribution of spice and citrus notes, the American Cascade hop combines well with traditional varieties to create ale with a remarkable breadth of taste and aroma.
Brewed at warm temperatures to allow the fullest expression of our yeast’s fruity character, this bold and distinctive beer is one to be savoured.
A further level of complexity comes from our abundant additions of dedicated aroma hops. Selected for their assertive contribution of spice and citrus notes, the American Cascade hop combines well with traditional varieties to create ale with a remarkable breadth of taste and aroma.
Brewed at warm temperatures to allow the fullest expression of our yeast’s fruity character, this bold and distinctive beer is one to be savoured.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2018 - A 500ml bottle. A very good bitter. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1777.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 12:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2019 - London. Pours clear amber with a small, foamy topping. Fair stuff, with notes of sun-kissed pale malts, light citrus peel, modest bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with notes of pale grains and citrus peel. So so overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2020
at 20:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF '19, day one, 06/08/19. Golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is twiggy, dusty fruits, grass. Taste comprises fruit esters, straw, grains, a but twiggy, biscuits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close, So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2019
at 10:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bouteille 50cl, BB 01/2020. Merci Willy d'avoir ramené cette bière de Jersey.
Cuivre, col crémeux blanc-cassé.
Arôme au bouquet classique de bitter anglaise, retrouve un malté caramel sur de fines effluves grillées voire presque biscuitées. Rétro houblonné noble UK - terreux léger, feuilles et citronné.
Palais est léger, classique UK, base malt plaisante versant un peu sur le grillé et léger caramel.
Houblon noble finement amer sur la fin, terreux léger, pointe citronnée.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 09:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra cask på GBBF aug-19: lett uklar kobber med fint skum som varer helt ned. Engelske karameller/toffee, våt barskog og urter. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2019
at 20:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
GBBF, 7th Aug 2019, cask half-pint. Mini-haze to the amber body, off-white head. Decent hop aroma with a slight citrus leaning, taste a balance of malty goodness and hoppy bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 08:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As White Rock Wonky Donkey ].
ABV: 4.7%. Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, pale malt, vegetables. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806]
5-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2019
at 15:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Reading BF. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Fruity caramel with an earthy note, a touch of lemon and a good balance of bitterness to the sweet malt. Rather a good best bitter actually.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2019
at 18:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra gravicask på The 25th Maltings Festival Newton Abbot 28 Apr 17. Varm gyldenbrun. 0 skum. Saftaktig. Lett fruktaroma. Smaken litt nøtter. Tørr avslutning.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2017
at 03:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravicask at Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival. Next to clear amber-brown body. Lacing rings from a diminising off-white head. Malt-fruity nose with dark spices. Grain, caramel malts, and dried fruity flavours with a backdrop of pine needles towards the finish. Pleasing (Newton Abbot 28.04.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2017
at 03:07