Goodwill Festive Ale
Hanlons Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.39
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 031211
Tried
on 04 Dec 2011
at 08:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A good british bitter. Good bitterness and a spicy taste. Cloudy redish colour with a white head.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2011
at 12:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. SLightly hazy amber/orange with medium off-white head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit and bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2011
at 06:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark orange pour with a beige head. Orange peel, coriander and vanilla aromas. Flavours of sultanas, toffee and light spices. Gentle citrus tang. Dry, fruity finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2010
at 14:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle, a gift from friends in Devon. Clear red-golden colour, mid-sized head. Malty nose with aroma of berries. Fruity overall character, berries, currant, with a pleasant sourness/fruitiness. Quite fruity, slightly malty and hopps.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2010
at 08:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Liva, Kolding. Pours ruby amber with a lasting creamy white head. Nose is hops. Citrus and green herbs. Quite fresh. Flavor is refreshing. Hops, citrus with a layer of caramel malts beneath. Smooth and very crisp. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2010
at 06:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark reddish copper ale with a thick frothy moka head. In aroma, wet dough with light vinous qualities, treacle, quite nice. In mouth, a smooth dark malt with light molasses, woody notes, light maderization, overall quite nice. Bieropholie import. BB 26-12-2009.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2010
at 11:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Rubyish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, spices as well as some floral and wooden hoppy notes. Flavour is fruity, toffeeish, quite malty, but at the same time rather bittery dry. Mild spices as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2010
at 13:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. It’s a slightly hazy, amber beer topped by a two-finger off-white head leaving some lacings. Citrus peel dominates the aroma, with some caramel and bready malts in the back. Good bitterness. Full-bodied and smooth, maybe a bit more carbonated than is good, but still pleasant in the mouth. The finish has some caramel sweetness, with a good citrusy bitterness to finish the whole thing. A beer that is easy to like and easy to drink. Quite quenching too. 100529
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2010
at 07:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
best before 06-01-2008, tasted 18-oct-2009. hazy amber, smooth thick almost white head. Looks fantastic. mild, slightly sour, "old beer" , flowery aroma. flavor is mild, slighlty bitter, flowery, spicy, licorice, however the age has taken its toll on the beer. "old beer" flavor is evident amongst the nicer intended flavors in the beer. i guess the conclusion is : don’t age this one past its best before date ;-)
Tried
on 17 Oct 2009
at 18:16