Becket's Ale
Phipps NBC in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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Brewed to mark the 850th anniversary of the trial of Thomas Becket at Northampton Castle and inspired by the recent discovery of the town's first commercial brewery at an archaeological dig opposite our brewery. We have crafted a sweet dark and malty pint with honey the key constituent, an ingredient often found in Mediaeval ales.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from the brew pub. Pours clear dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of red fruits, brown bread, toffee, honey, earth, grain & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2025
at 21:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint on 18th October 2024, at the source. Rich amber body, off-white crown. Malty front, road side berries, caramel and semi-sweet biscuits all come to mind as you sip this one.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2024
at 23:48
07/10/2016. ALBION BREWERY BAR, 54 Kingswell Street, NORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, England (PHIPPS)
Tried
on 18 Jan 2023
at 05:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Warwick Real Ale. Appearance - deep amber with a creamy tan head. Nose - chewy toffee and brown bread. Taste - burnt toffee, biscuit and lightly roasty smokiness on the finish. Palate - medium bodied, chewy texture, lightly roasty on the finish. Overall - good chewy Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2021
at 11:08
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint, shard with Finn at the brewpub in Northampton. Dark amber coloured body, slightly hazed. Rich lacing on the glass. Beige head. Moderate smell of toffee and bread. Grainy malts and earth to the taste profile, traces of dried fruits. Malt-fruity endnotes. Satisfying. (12.02.2019)
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2019
at 10:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Amber. Filmskum med litt farge. Ferskenaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2019
at 12:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brendan's Brewtique, Bristol. Deep copper in colour, with a big and lacy, off-white, head and slight carbonation. Sweet, biscuity, aroma with a hint of honey. Flavour was malty, with more honey, some red fruits and a gently bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2019
at 16:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Tram Depot, Cambridge. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 151018
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2018
at 21:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Tram Depot, Cambridge. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2018
at 20:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at the pre GBBF Shindig '18, from the local CoOp, 04/08/18. Light chestnut brown with a decent off white cap. Nose is tangy fruits, stale brown bread, biscuit, dusty fruits. Taste comprises brown bread, dark malts, nutty, fruit esters, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2018
at 08:13