Spingo Special
Blue Anchor Brewery in Helston, Cornwall, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.46
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Smooth, Strong Ale.
Dark Reddish in colour
Malty, Fruity, Well Hopped in taste with a smell of a rich fruit cake.
Dark Reddish in colour
Malty, Fruity, Well Hopped in taste with a smell of a rich fruit cake.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Dark brown with a small bubbly off-white / tan head and a mellow roasted malt and dried fruit aroma. Light bodied but rich with molasses, some roasted malt, fruity and old school bitter, finishes very dry with a kick of alcohol.
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Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2026
at 11:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask hand pull at the Blue anchor Helston. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting cream light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, cola cubes, sticky dried fruits, apple, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody bark, dried fruits. Woody bark, dried fruits, apple. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, woody tannin, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2022
at 14:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clearing out the fridge. Bought off the online shop. Clear ruby red. Ring of loose beige bubbles. Nose has burnt sugar malt. Has a damson jam thing going on. Some hedgerow fruit hoppage. Taste is pretty sweet with a slightly medicinal bitterness. Medium body feels a bit flabby. Fine carbonation. Tiny bit of acidity. Bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2022
at 18:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Darts Farm, just outside Exeter. Pours hazy mid brown with a beige head. Aroma: sweet malt, toffee, fruitcake, dried fruit. Taste: moderate sweet with light bitterness, rich malts, toffee, caramel, dried fruits. Light to medium body with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 19:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - deep amber to red. Beige head. Nose - chewy toffee and hazelnut. Sweet chocolate. Taste - Toblerone and Ferrero Roche. Palate - medium bodied. Creamy middle and fairly rich finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 13:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear chestnut brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee, light spice. Taste is more of the same, light red fruit. Clean, flinty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 13:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours clear reddish amber, nose is caramel, toffee, nutty, some fruit, taste is chewy caramel, red fruits, marzipan, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 13:54
6/10
Bottle from the Blue Anchor, Helston. Deep brown colour with a thin off white head. Malty caramel sweet. Slightly thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2020
at 19:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hand-pulled half-pint on 2nd Nov 2019 at the Fortescue Hotel, Plymouth. Looked, smelled and tasted like a flat glass of 'Vimto' with alcohol added. Semi-sweet and blue/black/loganberries to the fore. No head. Not overly impressed.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2019
at 09:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
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Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2019
at 23:30