Tewdric's Tipple
Kingstone in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales 🏴
Bitter Regular|
Score
5.96
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This smooth, honey-coloured ale celebrates the audacity of Tewdric (also known as Tewdrig), a onetime King of Gwent and self-imposed hermit. In the seventh century A.D. he abandoned his life of solitude in the Tintern hills to lead and inspire the Welsh to victory over the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Pont y Saeson. He received mortal injuries and is believed to have died at the spring now known as St Tewdrig’s Well in Mathern. His passing is commemorated on January 3rd.
The combination of Fuggles and Northern Brewer Hops with blended pale and crystal malted barley produces an ale with a dry bitter character and tangy core. A firm kegged favourite in our local hostelries.
The combination of Fuggles and Northern Brewer Hops with blended pale and crystal malted barley produces an ale with a dry bitter character and tangy core. A firm kegged favourite in our local hostelries.
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4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to light amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted - caramel, light hoppy. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, keller, damp stain - fusty, chlorine notes ! Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20110819]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2011
at 09:24
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. It pours a clear, golden body and a minimal sized off-white head. Very cellar-ish nose, with dried fruits and caramel. Almost cardboard-ish. A bit thin on the palate, with caramel and dried fruits. Not much bitterness at any stage. Well, a beer that certainly didn’t impress my palate. 110819
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 11:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Oakchurch Farm Shop, Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire, purchased and consumed 21-03-10 Pours dark amber brown in colour touch murky following a careless pour, thin white head. Quite earhty and rustic but unlike the other raters I thought there was a good body and malty backbone considering the low abv, some light citrus, not bad, in fact quite enjoyable. A6 A3 F7 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2010
at 08:58