Mr Sheppard's Crook
Exe Valley Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.73
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Hoppy, malty, slight sweetness, hoppy finish. Devon malt and Challenger hops.
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25/05/2001. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 12:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Amber, slightly cloudy appearance, a one finger creamy white head which takes a while to form. Fruity, malty, biscuity aroma. Lots of bitterness in the taste, raisin, malt backbone, bitter orange, medium mouthfeel. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2015
at 13:53
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Hand pulled at the Pump House, Shirley, Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber with a frothty long lasting white head. The aroma is malt, light floral hop. The flavour is light bitter with a rich, chewy dry biscuit malt, floral hoppy palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 11:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, caramel, sharp, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2014
at 12:58
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask @ JDW A G Bell, Edinburgh 250912
Caramel brown, clear, thin white head
Aroma - caramel malts, slight hint of chocolate(?), rather sour fruits
Taste - yeasty, caramel malts, touch of earthy malts, some fruity malt, hint of raisin, whole thing is muddled with a bit of sourness, odd
Palate - soft carb, thin for 4.7% beer, tinge of sourness on the palate. Finish - as main flavour, caramel, sour bitterish linger
Overall - Mediocre. Comes across as an amateurish brew
Caramel brown, clear, thin white head
Aroma - caramel malts, slight hint of chocolate(?), rather sour fruits
Taste - yeasty, caramel malts, touch of earthy malts, some fruity malt, hint of raisin, whole thing is muddled with a bit of sourness, odd
Palate - soft carb, thin for 4.7% beer, tinge of sourness on the palate. Finish - as main flavour, caramel, sour bitterish linger
Overall - Mediocre. Comes across as an amateurish brew
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2012
at 07:46
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Malty sweet brew, especially in its aroma. Golden copper in colour. Has a sweetness but no real taste.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2012
at 07:21
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
cask at AGBelll ... copper ... creamy white head ... soft sweet toffee malt nose ... cardboard linger ... soft sweet fruits ... horrible linger
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2012
at 08:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear coppeer with a moderate, white foam head. Tangy fruits and toasty dough in the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor, more tangy fruits, some overripe orange, toasty dough, faint plastic, subtle leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine, tingly carbonation. Zippy on the finish with further fruit tang, faintly toasted malts, wet grass and leaves. Nothing special, and slightly odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2012
at 04:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Copper with a loose cream head; fruity, malty, aroma; soft and fruity in the mouth with a malty body; and a gently bitter finish. Rather boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2012
at 11:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 18/8/2012. Copper coloured with a moderate, off-white head. Aroma of caramel with a hint of marmalade and leafy hops Flavour was also sweet, with some bready malts, toffee and a decent, bittter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2012
at 10:35