Amber Ale
Alnwick Brewery (Harry Hotspur Holdings) in Alnwick, Northumberland, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.43
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Classic amber ale with a strong infusion of Fuggles and Styrian Goldings hops specifically for the North Eastern palate to balance the best quality Maris Otter and crystal malts base. Good hoppy nose and biscuity body. An all day "session" ale if ever there was one.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Teesside Beery Day Out Beer#3. Steady session ale, golden-amber coloured. Light fruity, light bitterness, nice and easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
at
Infant Hercules
on 06 Feb 2026
at 23:22
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear amber with a beige cap. Aroma: biscuit malt, caramel, fruit, hedgerow berries. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, malt, caramel, red fruits. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from Northumbrian Gifts
on 19 Jul 2023
at 20:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
17/7/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear bright amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, biscuit, fruit and syrup. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, fine carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2018
at 21:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried at the William de Percy, Otterburn. Amber colour very thin head. Taste light sweet malty. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2018
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Taste of Northumbria, Alnwick. Shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear amber with a thick white head. Aromas of light redcurrant, light malt. Taste is more red fruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2016
at 05:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - bright amber with a decent head. Nose - light redcurrant. Honey at the back. Taste - brown bread, more red fruit. Strawberry jam on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - a solid bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2016
at 05:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Alnwick Amber Ale ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, resin. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, resin, caramel, light honey sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2016
at 05:15
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white cover. Nose is thin, straw, pale malt, caramel. Taste comprises straw, malt, faint citric rinds, grain. Medium body, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. So so, bland affair, more golden blonde leanings than a bitter for me.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 16:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small off white head. Light palate with good fine carbonation. Clean malts bring light sweetness. Decent dried fruits and bitter floral hops. Light semi dry finish. Hangs together well and nicely balanced.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small off white head. Light palate with good fine carbonation. Clean malts bring light sweetness. Decent dried fruits and bitter floral hops. Light semi dry finish. Hangs together well and nicely balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2014
at 01:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask pint: hand-pulled on 24th Oct 2014 in the lovely Castle Hotel, Bamburgh Northumberland. Good looking beer, true amber body with a full head. Pleasant blend of aromas and taste with equal strengths of light maltiness and slightly bittering hops. Went very well with the hot Chicken Balti than I had for lunch.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2014
at 10:45