Slumbering Monk

Joule's Brewery in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.40

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 37

A rich copper ale with a real depth of flavour, created using a careful blend of English ingredients. Full bodied and smooth with bold malt, nut and fruit notes, enhanced by pleasing resinous hop character.

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BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 5 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Market Vaults, Tamworth. Dark brown. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has sour berries. Flavourwise it has berries. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Super soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.

Tried from Cask at Market Vaults (Joules) on 05 Sep 2025 at 19:03

mart (27297) ticked Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 6 months ago

Hapukas, röst, linnaseline, karamelline, veits vesine. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2025 at 12:26

7.1

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15

6.6

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear dark amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of cocoa and faint fruit. Taste is light sweet chocolate, nuts again. Creamy texture. Light sweet finish. Bit thin.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2024 at 21:12

Brugmansia (22477) ticked Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Tried on 02 Aug 2023 at 13:22

7.6

minutemat (16258) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Cock Hotel, Wellington. Pours a deep brown, cream head. Super smooth, delectable dark sweet flavours, coming across more like a dark mild than a bitter. Really nice.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2023 at 16:50

c0axial (8164) ticked Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2023 at 14:36

eurosoba (18570) ticked Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 3 years ago

03/06/2016. CROSS KEYS, 2 Duke Street, CHESTER, Cheshire, England (JOULE'S)

Tried on 18 Dec 2022 at 10:20

6.2

reidyboy (3578) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Deep, dark brown with a frothy/creamy off-white head and a dark fruit and roasted malt aroma. Could do with being a little more full-bodied, but the mouthfeel is smooth and there's a nice balance of sweet fruit, roasted malt and hop bitterness

Tried on 16 Dec 2021 at 20:17

7.4

McCash (16021) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On cask @ the Rose & Crown, Ludlow. Appearance - Nose - malt loaf, burnt raisin. Taste - burnt raisin, molasses and liquorice. And still a malt loaf backdrop. Palate - medium bodied, chewy texture, creamy/chewy, finish with a good linger. Overall - very nice indeed. I'd say this is as much Mild as Bitter.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2020 at 06:56