Jail Ale
Dartmoor Brewery in Princetown, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.24
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A full-bodied, deep golden brown beer, Jail Ale has a well-rounded flavour and a rich, moreish aftertaste. We’re proud to have achieved many top awards with Jail Ale in the Premium Bitter categories at numerous beer festivals.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Appearance is clear amber, with a small fizzy beige head. Aroma is biscuity malt, toffee, spiced dried fruits, fruitcake, malt. Taste is biscuity malt, toffee, fruitcake, Christmassy vibes, juicy hop hints. Solid ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2023
at 07:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from the local Co-Op. pours clear amber with a small, foamy off-white head. Light sweet flavour with notes of lightly toasted malts, British yeast, a little earth and leaf, subtle caramel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish, more bready malts, nips of toffee and mild leafy bitterness. Drinks fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2022
at 20:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Spotty beige head on a copper coloured body. Sweet, malt & toffee aroma. Medium bodied, sharp with smoother back. Toffee, malt, peppery & spicy fruit tastes with a tangy finish. Decent.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2022
at 16:43
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 10:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Borough Arms, Crewe. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small off-white head and good lacing. The solid aroma features mainly malts and raisins. Sweet malts are the brief initial sensation in the mouth, before sharp bitterness comes through with autumn fruits and fruit cake, plus underlying caramel. Much later there are traces of spices to be found. Overall varies randomly between slightly sweet and slightly bitter. Finish is malty. This is a good traditional strong bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2021
at 20:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Ship Inn, Kingswear, 28/08/21. Clear golden to Amber with a decent lasting off white head. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, fruit slice, almonds. Taste comprises dates, fruit loaf, dates, nutty, light perfume. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced level of bitterness. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2021
at 15:52
7/10
Bottle from Asda. Pours a clear copper brown colour with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, toasty bread, dry dark fruit and a touch of spice. Taste has the same notes again. Nice lingering malty aftertaste. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth mouthfeel. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2021
at 19:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle.
Thin beige head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness. Ok.
Thin beige head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
at
Quay Inn
on 03 Feb 2021
at 20:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear amber with a foamy off-white head and an aroma of sweet fruit and caramel. The mouthfeel is smooth, and thin, with a touch of bitterness behind the sweet malt flavour, with some berry fruits and caramel coming through. Dry bitterness predominates in the finish
Tried
on 30 Jan 2021
at 20:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from local Morrison's. Pours clear copper amber with a cream head. Aroma: malts, caramel, hedgerow fruits. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitterness, light fruity, nutty hints. Medium body with loose carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2020
at 20:38