Norwegian Blue
Buffy's Brewery in Wicklewood, Norfolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.05
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The flavours in this rich and satisfying pint are similar to those found in Polly's Folly, but have extra depth combined with added caramel notes.
For Norwegian Blue 4.9 abv, the same quality Marris Otter malts are used, whilst the wort is flavoured with premium American Mounthood hops..
English Fuggles and Goldings hops provide the balancing bitterness in this malty complex best bitter.
For Norwegian Blue 4.9 abv, the same quality Marris Otter malts are used, whilst the wort is flavoured with premium American Mounthood hops..
English Fuggles and Goldings hops provide the balancing bitterness in this malty complex best bitter.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Source not recorded. Poured golden amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit and flowers. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body. Was fine but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2020
at 21:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
23rd Sep 2016: cask half-pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA beer festival. This wasn’t great. Amber/old gold body, white affair on top. Malty molasses in the nose a fruit bowl sprinkled with caramel for the taste: did not take to it at all. I usually like malty, semi-sweet brews but this failed to excite.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2016
at 04:01
6/10
Pretty average pale ale.
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2016
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2016
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
on 23 Sep 2016
at 19:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Pickerel, Cambridge. Golden honey. It’s a fresh cask so takes a while to settle. Smells like nothing. Seriously, this has no aroma. Ok... Bit of... hay? Plastic? That actually might be the glass. The taste has more personality than you’d think though. Sweet with a slight bitter hit, fading to toasty caramel and raspberry notes in the finish. Aftertaste brings a bit more lemony bitterness. Medium. So, a mixed bag: pretty boring but slips down easy. There’s something to be said for a basic English bitter’ and this is as basic as it gets.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2015
at 12:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Guildford Arms, 1 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2AA.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, pale nuts nutty, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120423]
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2012
at 07:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Guest cask at the Pembury Tavern on 27th June 2009. Amber coloured premiume ale with a magnolia coloured head. Delicately sweet aroma with flowery/fruity notes, quite bitter in the kick but finish shortish, some hoppiness but nothing outstanding.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2009
at 14:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy golden beer with a thick cream colored head. The aroma is sweet maty with notes of caramel and flowers. The flavor is sweet malty combined with floral hop notes and some fruit, leading to a dry and slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2008
at 13:55