Noël
Hepworth & Co in Pulborough, West Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.71
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Noel is a classic barley wine style, with a rounded palate sensation; well-hopped, with rich undertones from the Golding hops. This beer, a delight at first sip, will also mature over several years in the bottle – If you can resist!
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottled 05.10.10) Cloudy, orange-amber colour with a short and off-white foamy head. Slightly yeasty, juicy malty and slightly nutty aroma with slightly vinous notes of dried fruits (apricots). Moderately sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a calm carbonation. Juicy malt character with distinctive notes of apricots, traces of caramel and a bready touch; sweet malty and slightly vinous fruity finish with a whiff of bitter hops in the background. Has some nice fruit character. 26.XII.13
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 13:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle(bottled 5/10/10; purchased at Kris Wines): Orangey coloured, hazy, mid-sized off-white head with a good lace, mineralic-yeasty nose with traces of alcohol, died peaches and toasted malt; moderate to solid sweet flavour with a slight bitterness, medium to full bodied, relatively soft; lingering woody and fruity sweet-bitter finish. Pretty good, it needs obviously some time to ripe…
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2014
at 15:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Craft Beer Co. - Clerkenwell, London Holiday Tasting - one of my contributions. Pours lightly hazy copper-gold with a fine, off-white foam head. Semi-ripe fruit nose, sweet bread. Medium sweet flavor with more bready malts, plum and other ripe fruits. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Sweet finish, more breadiness, toasty sugars. Drinkable stuff. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2013
at 07:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at pre Xmas tasting thanks to Leighton - 21/12/12. Lightly hazed golden with a thin white head. Nose is light booze, dark fruits, orange marmalade, spice. Taste follows with more emphasis on the dark fruits, nutty tones, almond, spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation - a little over spritzy, bitter dry finish. Ok - nothing special, alcohol is well disguised.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2012
at 02:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich malt, caramel, nuts, fruits and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 11:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ ChrisOs.Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, overriped fruit, light alcohol, light hoppy, orange - citrus, mandarin. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity - berry, sweet berry, pale raisin, candy sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel has alcoholic notes. [20101204]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2011
at 23:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
29th January 2011
Clear amber beer, little suddy white head. Sweet fruits and malt nose. Semi dry and semi crisp palate. Lagerish malt but sweeter. Sweet dried fruits with a touch of marmalade. The malt turns a little bit creamy. Finishes with more dried fruits. A tad over dry but a sweet drinkable X-mas beer.
Clear amber beer, little suddy white head. Sweet fruits and malt nose. Semi dry and semi crisp palate. Lagerish malt but sweeter. Sweet dried fruits with a touch of marmalade. The malt turns a little bit creamy. Finishes with more dried fruits. A tad over dry but a sweet drinkable X-mas beer.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2011
at 04:16