Lymington Special Bitter
Monkey Brewhouse in Lymington, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.58
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Cask ESB – complex malts entwine with an assertive hop bitterness, balanced with a delicious whack of Goldings in the whirlpool.
Malts: Pale, Biscuit, Crystal, Chocolate
Hops: Goldings
Malts: Pale, Biscuit, Crystal, Chocolate
Hops: Goldings
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 25. Opaque light brown. Frothy foamy white head. Aroma is initially sweet and fruity before slightly damp malts appear. Flavourwise it has soft sweet fruit. Syrupy. A tart berry edge. Gradually the sweetness gains prominence. Quite jammy. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent without quite being the finished product.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2025
at 16:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear'23, day two, 29/11/23. Golden amber with an off white cap that thins to the edge. Nose is biscuit, toffee, stewed fruits, grains, light bready notes. Taste comprises fruit esters, hedgerow, biscuit, caramel wafer. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2023
at 11:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A bright golden amber pour with a thin white head; leafy hedgerow hop aroma; sweet caramel malt body with a dusty bitterness from traditional English hops; then a biscuity finish. A nice old fashioned bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2023
at 13:27