Slumbering Monk
Joule's Brewery in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.43
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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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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at the 30th Chappel Beer Festival. Pours a clear chestnut brown colour with a foamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, roasting, and fruity hops. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Quite light body and thinnish texture, soft carbonation. Bittersweet finish. Other than being a bit thin this was decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2016
at 03:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpump at the Mad Bishop and Bear, Fuller’s - London. Pours clear copper-gold with a creamy white head. The nose has ripe berries and simple bready malts. Light to medium sweet flavorbwith slight leafy bitterness, more berries, bread, light toffee. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, with further bready malts, slight toffee, twig, berries. Tasty, simple sessioner.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2015
at 15:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Mad Bishop and Bear, 11/12/15. Rich copper amber with a well appointed beige head. Nose is fruit esters, toffee, light spice, dates, figgy jam. Taste comprises bitter fruit rinds, orange marmalade, biscuit malt, sweet tones, brown bread, hint of tobacco. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2015
at 08:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, half pint at Fullers Spreadeagle, Croydon. Clear dark brown coloured body. Bare naked surface. Smell of mild dark malts and leafy hops. Caramel flavours with developing taste of leafy hops. Malty bitterness to the finish. Thin to medium bodied. Food friendly (27.11.2015).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2015
at 05:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Crosse Keys, Chester [270115]
Light caramel brown, clear, dense off white head, good appearance, good lacing
Aroma of soft sweet caramel malts, hint of raisin, soft fruity malts, no hops, light nose
Taste - Nice fruity caramel malts, touch of toffee, simple malt flavour, soft raisin, gentle subtle flavours, would like even more malt flavour, maybe a tad safe
Palate - Medium light body, soft sweet palate. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Good clean soft malty beer, simple malts, well put together
Light caramel brown, clear, dense off white head, good appearance, good lacing
Aroma of soft sweet caramel malts, hint of raisin, soft fruity malts, no hops, light nose
Taste - Nice fruity caramel malts, touch of toffee, simple malt flavour, soft raisin, gentle subtle flavours, would like even more malt flavour, maybe a tad safe
Palate - Medium light body, soft sweet palate. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Good clean soft malty beer, simple malts, well put together
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Mar 2015
at 12:59