Georgian Dragon (Bottle)
(has 1 batch)
Harvey's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.70
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This intensely hoppy, ruby ale was first brewed in April 2010 for St.Georges Day. However, the label actually commemorates a lesser known hero, Dr Gideon Mantell, the original Father of Paleontology. The respected Lewes Doctor has become regarded as the person responsible for clearly identifying the prehistoric reptiles we today refer to as ‘dinosaurs’. The label depicts Dr Mantell discovering his Iguanodon near Cuckfield, in Sussex in 1821.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Royal Oak, Borough. It pours clear mahogany brown with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, toffee, Jamaican ginger bread, earth, wood and spice. The taste is bitter, spicy, leather, wood, leather, fruit cake, toasted nut and earth with a dry, spicy finish. Medium body and low carbonation. A touch flat if anything. Overall not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2016
at 11:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Royal Oak, Borough, London, 25 Apr 2015) Reddish amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with red berries, caramel and slightly earthy hops. Malty, slightly fruity taste with notes of caramel, some red fruit and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Tasty and well made, with the usual spicy Harveys character. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 May 2015
at 15:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Schöner aromatischer Ale-Geruch. Der Antrunk ist vollmundig-süßlich, dabei sehr malzig. Im Hauptteil wird das Bier milder, die typische Ale-Note tritt hinter dem Malz in den Hintergrund. Der Hopfen ist erst im letzten Teil des Nachgeschmacks spürbar, aber trotzdem ausgewogen.
--> Deutlich malziges Ale mit leichter Süße. Lecker.
--> 12/11/12/12
--> Deutlich malziges Ale mit leichter Süße. Lecker.
--> 12/11/12/12
Tried
on 04 Nov 2013
at 15:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Cleveland Arms - London. Pours clear copper with a moderate, frothy white cap. Rich, sugary brown bread aroma, hints of juiy berries. Mdium sweet flavor, some grapes and berries, more bready malts, decent burnt leaf bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with burnt toast, some dirty leaves, modest dry berries. Very good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2013
at 11:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle split with Rilester at the Sussex Arms (not purchased there - from Harveys online!), Twickenham Green, 12/01/13. Clear mid brown/very dark amber with an off white head. Nose is toffee, dark malt, sugars, dark fruit. Taste comprises toffee, dark malt, light hop presence, dark fruits, biscuit notes, light spice. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation with some bitterness in the dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2013
at 12:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at my Pre-CBC Tune-Up Tasting, big thanks to the legendary Duff for pulling these Harveys out of the bag.... It pours deep amber-ruby, with a thick white head. The nose is toffee, wood, leather, varnish and a touch of white sugar. The taste is leather, leaf, wood, grass and dust, with a dry finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Not too shabby at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2012
at 04:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Now I loved this on cask. It’s still pretty good in a bottle. White peppery hops are still there on the aroma. Syrupy fruity malt still there on the aroma. Almost whiskyish on the aroma. Jammy fruit in the mouth. But what is lacking is any kind of mouthfeel. The body is no existant. Then a jammy finish. Starts well but the bottling does this beer no favours.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2012
at 14:38