Timorous Beastie
Strathaven Ales in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.20
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A dark amber ale using a combination of pale & crystal malts infused with European & American hops to give a satisfying celebration drink.
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24/03/2018. CROSSE KEYS, 9 Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC3, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 01 Mar 2023
at 08:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Picture House, Colwyn Bay. Clear golden-brown and clean tasting, with a light maltiness, light sweetness, and a hint of chocolate in its aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2018
at 11:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ JDW Montgomery's Tower. Pours dark amber, small off-white head. Malty nose. Straightforward earthy malt bitter in character, bit twiggy. Light caramel glimpse.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2018
at 18:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
20th Feb 2018. Cask half pint in Montgomery's Tower, Shrewsbury. Deep, dark amber with a smooth white head. Malty lead in both the nose and taste, no Haggis were harmed in the making of this brew (or so I am told). Reminded me of the old 80/- beers from Scotland, maybe a tad lighter in colour and body, but far off.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2018
at 12:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A dark amber pour with a tight cream head; caramel aroma; caramel taste with a malty body and a touch of spice; but lacking finish. An old-fashioned Heavy.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2018
at 19:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Standing Order Edinburger. It pours clear brown with a decent beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, resin, varnish, biscuit, cinder toffee, touch of bubblegum even and some toasted nut. The taste is dry, earthy, woody, bitter - sweet, biscuit malt, grassy, slightly soapy, spice and some toasted nut. Finish is dry and woody. Medium body and soft, massaging carbonation. Fair enough, but perhaps a bit sweet if anything.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2018
at 10:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Pump House, Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber with a long-lasting frothy white head. The aroma is dough biscuit malt. The flavour is moderate bitter with a dry malt, medicinal yeast, woody, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Rather drinkable but I suspect that the cask was on the way out.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2017
at 13:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear pale amber, nose is floral, toffee, perfume, taste is similar, dry, something odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2015
at 11:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, 8 Swan Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M4 5JN.Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a small to average, frothy to fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark fruit, keller, earthy malt, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, earthy, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130126]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2013
at 03:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ JDW Elgin [140213]
Amber brown, hazy, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, toffee malts. Taste of caramel malts, fruity toffee malts, dab of apple, soft fruits, passable. Palate - thin to medium body, sweetish malt palate. Finish as main flavour, slight harshness on the tail.
Overall - Found this very average tbh....
Amber brown, hazy, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, toffee malts. Taste of caramel malts, fruity toffee malts, dab of apple, soft fruits, passable. Palate - thin to medium body, sweetish malt palate. Finish as main flavour, slight harshness on the tail.
Overall - Found this very average tbh....
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2013
at 17:57