Royston Red
Buntingford Brewery in Royston, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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Ruby red hoppy premium bitter. A rich citrus hop flavour dominates throughout this multi-award winning beer.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
14/4/2018. Cask at the Empress, Cambridge. Pours red amber with minimal head. Aroma of malt, toffee, hop, biscuit, apple, citrus and berries. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2018
at 11:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at the St Albans beer fest 2014. Chestnut reddy brown in colour with a thin off white head. Aroma is sweet treacle, nutty, sweet, caramel malty. Flavour is nutty, caramel, apple and dried fruits, sugary. Malt forward. Slight hot alcohol. Palate is sweet and thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2014
at 12:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, toffee, chocolate, roasted, strawberry jam notes, a peppery - spicy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110804]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2011
at 14:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2011. Very deep ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, wood, some mild berries, wood and mild nutty notes. Flavour is wooden, some nutty and bready notes as well as quite big bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2011
at 02:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours hazy dark amber with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty and slight hops fruity. Mild butterish. Butter and slight herbal. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 14:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Deep dark-red coloured ale with a light fruity arom and a good taste of grapefruit and berries all the way. Rounded bitterness to the very end. Well-bodied (London Drinker BF, afternoon session 13.03.2008).
Tried
on 21 Mar 2008
at 05:17