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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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Tesco. Clear, copper colour. Ring of off white head. Nose has caramel. Vine fruit. Slightly sour hedgerow fruit. Taste is malty and sweet, with a light fruity bitterness. Medium body. Fine carbonation. Malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2020
at 19:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Wiliam IV, Totnes. Sweet malty aroma. Chestnut. Thin bubbly head. Malty with caramel sweet core and slightly sour berry streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Ling I'd muted finish. Enjoyable enough bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2019
at 16:39
6/10
Tried
on 14 Aug 2018
at 18:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
13/4/2018. Cask at the Salisbury Arms, Cambridge. Pours bright bronze with an off-white head leaving good lacing. Aroma of malt, sweet caramel, hops, fruit and flowers. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2018
at 14:16
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2018
at 20:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
6 3 6 3 12 Bottle at Tesco, Bournemouth. Clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, nutty notes and light fruit. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Above light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2017
at 15:42
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2017
at 20:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBD 30th Sep 18. Drank at my parents new home in Devon on 12th Nov 17. Brown bodied, clear and clean looking, off-white topping. Malts rule the nose and flavour, some bittering hops late on. Semi-sweet throughout, my sweet tooth liked it a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2017
at 02:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
cask lieve ambrato limpida lieve nota maltata note fruttate poco amara lievi note di caramella caramelo
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2017
at 17:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a lasting thin greyish head. Aroma is subdued sweet malts, nutty, apple, honey. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty toffee malts, tangy green apple, fruit cake, twig. Palate is medium sweet, moderate cask condition. Boring twig.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2017
at 14:15