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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask gravity at Kent & East Sussex BF 2019. Dark brown colour thin beige head. Malty toffee sweet mild. Good sweetness. Sticky toffee pudding topping. Yes good enough. Liked it in a malty way. Hides abv well. No bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2019
at 10:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample Courtesy Grumpo. Clear dark brown with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, bread and biscuit. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, ntu, dark fruit and a little bitter.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 17:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, Thanks! Pours very dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light caramel, little spice, sweet ripe fruit. Flavor is sweet, malty, little wood, sweet dried fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 17:05
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Hazy very dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 230219
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 17:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample from Grumbo. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt, spices and hops. Nice caramel finish.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 16:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
14/3/2019. Cask at the Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Pours hazy mid brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, toffee, fruit, cake, hops and dried fruit. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet cake to finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2019
at 17:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at 2019 Leicester Beer Festival. Mahogany, translucent with a bit of visible natural carbonation. Herbal notes in the aroma, along with black cherry and some pumpernickel. Sweet surupy taste. A slight vegetal note almost spoils it... but then there's a lovely chocolate-covered cherry finish. Flawed but still delicious.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2019
at 20:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Fortescue Hotel 26 Sep 16. Ultramørk amber. Skum langs glasset. Heftig plomme- / sherryaroma. Smaken lik. Søt frukt & bær. Blir tørr etter hvert. Gjennomgående sherrypreg. Vel søt - men god.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2016
at 03:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask ale, half pint at Fortescue Hotel. Deep rosewood coloured body, covering layer at the top, clingy lacing. Brown malty nose with hints of dark berries. Mixed taste of berry fruits, caramel malts and dried fruits. Jam-like impression. Slightly roasted malt-fruity end. Well bodied. Pleasantly smooth (Shared with Finn, Plymouth 26.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2016
at 13:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Blue Anchor. It pours darkest brown with thick beige head. The nose is rich, oily, sweet fruit cake, blueberry muffin, roasted malt and jam. The taste is rich, sweet, very fruity, blueberry muffin, blackcurrant jam, liquorice, treacle, Eccles cake, some charred roast and warming alcohol with a smooth, fruity finish. Medium + body and fine, foamy carbonation. Nice jammy berry character to it. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2016
at 10:58