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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Staff of Life, Stoke. Mid to dark brown, not completely clearing. Cola, chocolate, hazelnut, astringency in the nose. Weird. Mostly like a sweet extra in the taste, but bitter sparks shoot up all over the tongue for the finish and aftertaste. Ok in my opinion the least successful recipe in the Joules stable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2013
at 06:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Clear copper color with a nice white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Toffee, light hoppy and mild fruity.
Palate: Medium light body. Slightly sweet and a mild bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Toffee, mild hoppy and fruity.
Overall impression: Standard handpull bitter.
Personal stats: On tap at Coopers Tavern in Burton-on-Trent, England.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2013
at 10:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Named after a carving in the breweries hospitality room (carved in 1932), this is currently their strongest beer. My review is of two hand pulled pints in one of their pubs: The Royal Oak in Eccleshall on 5th April 2012. Lovely rich, reddy brown body with an off-white to creamy coloured head which clings to the glass nicely. The aroma is of a nutty malt loaf with a caramel topping and suggests a full bodied and malty, semi-sweet tasting beer: and that is exactly what you get. I really liked this: I’m into the sweeter, maltier brews these days and this ’floated my boat’.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2012
at 01:02