Extra
Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Special Out of Production|
Score
6.49
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Known to its fans simply as ‘Adnams Extra’, the beer was crowned the Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival in 1993. According to Rob Flanagan, Sales Director at Adnams, “Adnams is fully supporting Cask Ale Week and wanted to celebrate the occasion by bringing back one of our old favourites. Adnams Extra Special Bitter has reached near cult status amongst Adnams fans who remember the beer with great fondness, we are sure they will be delighted to hear that it is returning. We also hope that resurrection of Adnams Extra will create a buzz of interest in Cask Ale Week for those who have not tried it before
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cagarvie (40076) reviewed Extra from Adnams 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the foot of the walk... Copper... Small tan head.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft metalic toffee malts.. Light dry bitter finish
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Extra from Adnams 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Plough & Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Amber with a thin cream head; pleasant floral aroma; sweet floral taste; with a dry herbal finish. Quite refined, but showing its age - things have changed a lot since this was a Champion Beer.
Olut (21769) reviewed Extra from Adnams 10 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Percy Shaw, Halifax. Golden-amber with a thick head. Session ale that’s lightly hopped, with a light floral-sweet aroma, and a lower bitterness.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Extra from Adnams 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Charlie Hall; clear amber pour with a creamy white head, aroma has light citrus and biscuit, taste has pale malts, some tangerine, green tea leaves, light bitterness.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Extra from Adnams 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at moon under water Watford JDW. Mostly clear golden / orange coloured pour with a lasting off white head. Aroma is light tea leaves, citrus, light berry, grains. Flavour is composed of nutty rough grains, straw, earthy citrus, hint of tropical. Palate is medium light bodied, grainy, moderate to high carbonation. Lingering berry. Pretty good.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Extra from Adnams 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@GBBF2010. Copper colour, small fluffy off-white head. Aroma is dry fruits, mild wood, some caramel malts as well as some tealeafs. Flavour is mildly nutty, wooden, caramelly and ending in a grassy bitterness.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Extra from Adnams 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, biscuity, moderate hoppy, herbs, sharp bitter. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100430]