Sign of Spring
Stonehenge Ales in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Spring|
Score
5.42
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A light coloured and beautiful translucent green premium ale, traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast and a drop of green magic. This beer is incredibly smooth and rich in both malt and hop aroma, the finish is delightfully fruity and pleasantly bitter.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Cambridge on Charing Cross in London. The pump badge said 4%. It’s a rather clear bright green in color with an off-white head. Light fruity aroma. Medium body with mild, creamy carbonation. Flavor is lightly fruity, perhaps a bit grassy. Finishes decently bitter. Very refreshing. Lots of lacing.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2008
at 14:46
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
A warning on the hand pump at Tottenham, Oxford Street: This beer is green - and the barmaid asked if I really wanted to order the drink. Well, it has got a rather dark green gown under a thin layer. Mild floral aroma. Bittersweet taste with hints of citric hops and malts. Not great, but smooth and drinkable (02.05.2008).
Tried
on 17 May 2008
at 10:13
3.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at The Tottenham, Oxford St. 29 Apr 08. Green colored! A soapy white head. Aroma of fruit. A bit watery flavor, but hints of fruit. No bitterness. A bit dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2008
at 08:50
4.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at Southwestern Arms, Southampton. I sure wasn’t expecting it to pour Chernobyl green, but that’s how it came. Sweet and fruity with orangey nose. Medium bodied Uninspired flavour of canned pineapples. Resiny finish. Fairly pedestrian if it wasn’t for the green colour.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2007
at 08:40
3.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask gravity dispense at Red Lion, Isleworth. Fairy liquid colour green. No head. No real aroma, bit of citrus. Just a bit of nothing. Bit of hop on finish. I got a bit bored of this and especially the garish green colour
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2006
at 10:55
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Black Door
Clear "poison green" (Pisang Ambon) color, good white head with notes of green. Flowery hoppy nose. Quite light body, some sugary notes in the start. Nice late hoppy bitterness. Decent session real ale with the gimmick color.
Clear "poison green" (Pisang Ambon) color, good white head with notes of green. Flowery hoppy nose. Quite light body, some sugary notes in the start. Nice late hoppy bitterness. Decent session real ale with the gimmick color.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2006
at 13:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Had this again 05-04-06 Kings Arms Kidlington, It was absolutely fine but suffered just a tad for being served very slightly to wam, despite having been on tap for a few days it still tasted fresh and looked just as green!
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2006
at 07:43
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) I remember a Neptun beer years ago that was green and made me pee green, I’m anxiously awaiting what’s gonna happen here.... But a very green beer (green food dye) with a small, white head. Fresh hoppy nose, rather light body with a rather sharp, bitter finish. 200605
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2005
at 10:22
1.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
[At Københavnske Øldage 2005] A GREEN beer with a white head. The aroma is malty with strong notes of pebermint, while the flavor is sweet malty and again with pebermint combined with herbs, on a thin body. I don’t like my beer green - I’m disappointed in this one from Stonehenge, that usually make a nice pint.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2005
at 05:53