Dark Roast Ale
Old Luxters (Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery) in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.00
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Richer, darker, toasty & roasty, with a classic bitter finish.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from the Offie, Leicester, drunk at home. It is in a clear glass bottle, which is not often a good sign. The beer itself is mid-brown, a little bit translucent, with a little bit of uneven beige/khaki head. Chocolate malt aroma, light coffee grounds, some dried grass. Lots of malt in the taste at first, but this fades to an acrid sourness which stays in the mouth for an eternity. Light body, medium to heavy carbonation. Not a great beer by any standard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2020
at 21:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Offie, Leicester. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, a little roasted malt and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 070220
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2020
at 22:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at the pre GBBF Shindig '18, picked upat the Brewery shop, 04/08/18. Mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is nutty, roasted notes, bitter fruits, toffee. Taste comprises dried fruits, brown bread, grains, toffee, light charr, spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2018
at 08:06
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth shindig 04/08/2018. Many thanks. A mostly clear nut brown copper coloured pour with a beige head. Aroma is grassy, weed, toasted malts, brown bread. Flavour is composed of dry toasted malts, liquorice, apple, grass,. Palate is dry tannin, meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. clear glass @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2018 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, 🇬🇧 London.
[ As Old Luxters Dark Roast ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear medium brown amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, sweet malt, bread, fruity malt, dark malt, light chocolate malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dark malt, sweet malt, toasted, fruity malt, dark malt - chocolate malt - caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180804]
5-3-5-3-10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 13:10
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Clear bottle thanks to Colin. It pours clear brown with a small white head. The aroma is earthy roast, wood, bark, damp soil, spicy and burnt grass. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, tannin, leather, coffee grounds, spice and dirt with a chewy, tannic finish.. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty shit overall. Like licking coffee grounds. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2018
at 18:30