Legio
Emal Brewery in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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An easy-drinking full-bodied mahogany ale with sweet caramel notes, balanced bitterness and a crisp rounded hop finish.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Emal Legio ].Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted - toasted, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted - toasted, caramel, wood, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161013] 6-3-6-3-13
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from Cask
on 02 May 2017
at 04:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared with Sarkynorthener cheers Martin; dark chestnut brown pour with a small creamy off white head, aroma dark fruits in syrup, taste is sweet, dark fruits, some molasses, robust malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2016
at 12:45
6/10
bottle from somewhere in East Devon. Amber colour with a mid-sized off-white head. Malty start, some caramel, good earthy-grassy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2016
at 13:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Gardiner Haskins, Bristol. Deep brown in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Sweet, malty, nose, with a hint of berry fruits and chocolate powder. Flavour was similarly sweet, with rich maltiness, a vague fruitiness and gentle finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2016
at 08:58