Old Dray
Triple fff Brewery in Four Marks, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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An Extra Special Bitter from yesteryear. A complex blend of 5 different malts with East Kent Goldings and Progress hops both in the copper and dry hopped. A delicate spicy aroma, slightly floral yet not so much as to overpower the delicious aromatic malty notes. Gently bitter mouth filling malt with the classic Goldings finish. A wonderfully rounded complex beer.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 10 May 2025) Golden colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, hoppy nose with apricots, toffee and herbal hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, mixed fruit, bread, citrus, orange peel and a balanced citric/herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced bitter. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Akkurat
on 22 May 2025
at 21:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading- although it’s not been seen for over ten years!] A bright pale amber pour with a tight white head; rich and oily in the mouth with an immediate Kentish hop bitterness and a syrupy body; then a fresh finish with traces of mint and other green herbs. Very moreish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 07 Mar 2025
at 12:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Cclear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, sweet fruit, warm honey. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, caramel, warm honey sweet, tobacco - wood notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2014
at 08:12
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bree Louise, Euston 5 Nov 12. Mørk brun. Lavt skum som fester seg til glasset. Svak karamellaroma. Smaken er litt bålaktig. Svak. Ubestemmelig fruktsmak & ettersmak. Litt tørr i avslutningen.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 05:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity, half-pint at Bree Louise. Deep, dark amber. Dotted spots to the glass. Smell of fruity caramel. Choco-caramel malts added by juicy fruits in the flavour character. Bitter malty ending. Satisfying (London. 05.11.2012).
Tried
on 02 Dec 2012
at 05:47