Wight Knight
Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery) in Newport, Isle of Wight, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.13
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Strong, refreshing full of body, and dangerous if abused. Yellow in colour, but not in heart, this beer weighs all that is good in the tradition of strong English ale.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Needle and Pin, Loughborough. Golden brown with a big and slightly loose off-white head. Buttered toast, nuts and sweet malt in the aroma. Hoppy bitter taste overriding the sweetness of the malt. Long finish with sharp woody hop in foreground. A bit green but well-balanced and very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2018
at 18:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle courtesy of Grumbo, thanks! Hazy golden amber color white head. Subtle aroma. Taste is lightly peppery light straw.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2018
at 10:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from brewery online store. Golden cooour with a white head. Aroma malty slight caramel. Taste fruity and a bit dull. Light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2018
at 19:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 500ml (from IOW)
Clear pale amber color, white head, some lace. Nutty aroma with some caramel. Pils malty with some toffee, light fruityness and hints of spicey hops.Ok.
Clear pale amber color, white head, some lace. Nutty aroma with some caramel. Pils malty with some toffee, light fruityness and hints of spicey hops.Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2016
at 16:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at Björn, 2015-09-04.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, vegetables, caramel, bread, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grass, caramel, bread, some fruit.
Where: Tasting at Björn, 2015-09-04.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, vegetables, caramel, bread, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grass, caramel, bread, some fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2015
at 04:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Warm golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, straw and caramel. Malty flavour. Straw, hint of butter. Finish twigs, butter and malts.
(From draught -cask- @ GBBF ’14, London)
(From draught -cask- @ GBBF ’14, London)
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2015
at 15:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottled. Clear pale golden, small head. fruity nose with hay and grass. Dryish with light-medium body and firm, rounded mouthfeel.Custard, fruit and grass. Mid bitter finish. Refreshing and alive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2015
at 13:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle(Vielen Dank, Sabine!): Deep golden, clear, small and stable white head; dryish peppery-spicy nose with a light strawy-malty touch; dry bitter flavour with very light sweetness underneath; lingering bitter-hoppy finish. Good…
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2015
at 15:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask durign IoW Jolly. It pours clear golden-amber with a small white head. The nose is earthy, toasty grain, cereal, mild sweetness, soap and fudge. the taste is toasty grain, mild citrus, caramel, light floral and a touch of soap. Medium body and fine carbonation. A fairly simple golden bitter, but nothing wrong with it. Alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2014
at 02:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 3 - London. Pours clear, rich gold with a creamy white head. Moderately nutty with simple toasted grains, dry bread, caramel and some grass and leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Decent balance to finish, more toasty bread and classic twiggy bitterness. Solid bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2014
at 15:10