Winter Reserve
Bollington in Bollington, Cheshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.52
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Golden brown colour with hints of winter fruits, a very warming smooth bitter and easy drinking despite its strength.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle into a UK pint sleeve at home on 1st Jan 2016. Deep ruby hue to the dark brown body, a full but thin head sat on top. Red berries and hedgerow fruits in the nose with a malt base. The taste follows along in the same way, malty, fruity and: a dry feel dominates the palate and a bitterness arrives mid-sip. Decent and flavoursome, enough going on to keep me interested for the whole bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2016
at 14:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Brewtique, Macclesfield. Clear, well brewed tea colour. Thin, sticky, pale tan head. Granary bread malts. Dried dark fruit. Light toastiness. Taste is fruity dry. A gentle bitterness. Palate is fairly smooth. Finishes fruity dry. Hint of nutty bitter. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2014
at 11:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
NWAF 24 Jan 13. Mørk gyldenbrun. 0 skum. God sviskearoma. Smaken litt syrlig. Malt & litt frukt. Tørr avslutning. Bra - men litt uvariert.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 12:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Half pint, cask, shared with Finn at The National Winter Ales Festival. Close to clear mahogany coloured body. Headless. Aroma of half tart berries. Malt-fruity taste joined by berries. Late arriving bitterness. Quite ordinary (Manchester, 24.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2013
at 02:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, soap. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, malt sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120118]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2012
at 08:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Excellent winter warmer , full of strong fruity tastes that leave a pleasant aftertaste.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2011
at 08:15