From The Notebook Red Admiral

Red Admiral

 

From The Notebook in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brewed at/by: Allendale Brewery
  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.63
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Ruby and made with columbus hops and dark malt giving a satisfying complex colour and flavour.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours a clear amber-red , small white head, little retention.. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, leafy and light herbal hops. Taste of caramel, spice, leafy hop, dried fruits. Light to medium bodied, slight dryness, easy drinking but not too light. Good flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

11/5/2019. Bottle from Brew Cavern, Nottingham. Pours amber with an average sized off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, malt, fruit and light spicy notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Toffee, hoppy finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2019 at 20:44


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - deep amber to red with a lovely fluffy head. Nose - redcurrants and sweet malt. Taste - more sweet malt but fresh with it. Nice lingering redcurrant finish. Palate - close to medium bodied. Dry crunchy middle. Dry malt bitter finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2018 at 00:53


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Copper coloured, with a slight, off-white, head. A malty beer, with a hint of hedgerow fruit, leafy hops and decent, bitter, finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2014 at 15:51


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours copper, some toffee and caramel, dry and bitter, alright. --- Beer merged from original tick of Red Admiral on 15 Mar 2014 at 12:29 - Score: 6. Original review text: Bottle. Some toffee and caramel, dry and bitter, alright.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2014 at 14:35


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 500ml. @ cgarvieuk [ Lets do a chrisO Tasting ], Edinburgh, Scotland. [ As From The Notebook Red Admiral ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, light nutty - tobacco. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, caramel, nutty, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140315]

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2014 at 05:21


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe [270414]
Ruby copper, clear, big fluffy frothy off white head, good lacing
Aroma - Fruity caramel malts, slight floral hop, soft sweet fruits, soft citrus hops
Taste - Caramel malts, soft fairly fruity malts, some caramelised orange, dab of toasted malts, quite malty, soft citrus hop, good flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, sweet fruits, bitter zesty hops on sides of tongue. Finish as main flavour, little dry, soft bitter zest, quite bitter lingering finish
Overall - Quite a decent beer...nice malts in this

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2014 at 17:35


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear copper, thin white head. Malty aromas, caramel and sugar. Taste has light fruitiness. Clean and crisp finish. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2014 at 01:24


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

bottle at home ... at the Lets do a Chris O tasting... copper ... amber ... small off white head ... soft toffee malts nose ... dry fruits ... soft toffee ... light peach malts

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2014 at 05:28


6

Tried on 15 Mar 2014 at 05:28