Belvoir Brewery Old Dalby

Old Dalby

 

Belvoir Brewery in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.13
ABV: 5.1% IBU: - Ticks: 31
A rich smooth ruby red strong ale mingled with a variety of complex flavours thanks to an unusual blend of classic hops.
 

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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2013 - 500ml bottle, pours dark amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, bread, nuts, hints of spice & roasted malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2025 at 12:02


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up long ago, and I don't recall where. BBE September 2014. Pours clear copper-ruby with a fading, foamy khaki head. Not bad, moderate oxidation, decent sweetness, toasted malts, a bit of toffee, lightly tangy berries, British yeast. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with lots of brown bread, toasted caramel, a little earth, more ripe berries. Pretty enjoyable overall.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2020 at 20:40


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

14/3/2019. Cask at the Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Pours dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, malt and fruit. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2019 at 15:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Belvoir Alehouse, Old Dalby. Light brown, clear with a creamy head. Aroma of caramel, light sweet spice, raisin, Earth in the aroma. Sweet taste with enough bittering hop for balance in the finish. Plum and cinnamon in the aftertaste. Tasty stuff.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2018 at 14:15


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle from Hopology Nottingham. Deep Amber colour with a white head. Aroma strong malt, caramel. Taste mid sweet to a decent bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2015 at 00:00


4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle: Nose is butterscotch, berry, not a lot of anything. Taste malt, touch of berrys faint hint of dark fruits which fade with the thin slightly metallic finish. Mouthfeel is poor. A bad beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2014 at 12:29


6

Tried on 07 Sep 2014 at 13:51


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear copper brown, quickly fading white head. Aromas are butterscotch, brown sugar, caramel. No discernable hop character. Tastes sweet too. Bit disappointing.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2013 at 12:13


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml Bottle: BBD end of Aug 2013, poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 13 Jun 2013. Looked good: nice red hue to its coat with a fine head of off-white bubbles to top it off. Malty nose, semi-sweet molasses, nuts on brown bread toasted. The taste was also semi-sweet and malty: again toasted malts, this time with a caramel feel to the flavour. Mild hop bitterness throughout the brew with a good balance if leaning heavily towards the malt side of things.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2013 at 11:39


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ home shared with Dutchdrebus, Thompson and Bobson. Clear amber color,small off-white head. Smell malts, lightly caramel, don’t get much more. Taste malts, lightly caramel, slightly bitter. Nothing wrong with it, just boring.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 12:27