Big Sharpie
Humpty Dumpty Brewery in Reedham, Norfolk, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.40
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Brewed every 100th brew! A strong pale ale brewed with Magnum, Cascade and Citra hops, then dry-hopped with more Cascade and Citra for a big citrus hop finish. Little Sharpies big brother!
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
White foamy head on an unclear amber coloured body.
Dusty & orange aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & cloying.
Orange, yeast, earthy & soapy tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Muted tastes
Dusty & orange aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & cloying.
Orange, yeast, earthy & soapy tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Muted tastes
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2025
at 20:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Red Lion, Histon. Cloudy orange, small white head. Malty, some fruity notes, some caramel, bit nutty. Sweetish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
Red Lion
on 10 Dec 2019
at 20:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Humpty Dumpty Big Sharpie ].Light unclear medium yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, riped fruit, earthy fruit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, earthy fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 5-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2018
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at St Judes, Ipswich. Pours amber with a nice bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, flowers, citrus, biscuit and caramel. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, fine carbonation. Decent brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2017
at 02:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - hazy golden amber with a generous fluffy head. Nose - pine and wood. Lemon pith comes through. Taste - chewy woody herbs like rosemary or lavender. Citrus coming behind. A mixture of the resin from the herbs and the crunchy malt. Palate - medium bodied with a chewy texture and a long dry chewy crunchy finish. Overall - gnarly but decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 16:36
6/10
Tried
on 05 Sep 2016
at 16:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A hazed yellow straw coloured pour with a d. All white head. Aroma is hedgerow hop nutty. . Flavour is composed of sweet brambles jammy fruits, berry, . Palate is sweet and jammy moderate carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2016
at 07:12
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Hazy yellow golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, a hint of tart fruitpeel, a slight tart sweet-bitter finish. Meh, donโt like it very much.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2016
at 16:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gbbf. Leicht trรผbes dunkel goldgelbes Bier. Geruch mild zitronig hopfig, angenehm fruchtig. Geschmack mild hopfig, zitronig, Karamell, minimal holzig.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2016
at 10:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 2/8/2016. Deep gold in colour, with a decent, off-white, head. Floral hops, biscuity malts, citrus fruits, and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2016
at 10:22