Thomas' Tipple
Mauldons in Sudbury, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.15
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Originally a Special for JD Wetherspoon Spring Festival 2010. Also available bottled.
A beer brewed to commemorate the birth of Suffolk’s Thomas Gainsborough, Sudbury’s most famous son. A premium bitter, brewed using only the finest East Anglia malted barley and English hops.
A beer brewed to commemorate the birth of Suffolk’s Thomas Gainsborough, Sudbury’s most famous son. A premium bitter, brewed using only the finest East Anglia malted barley and English hops.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, from old notes, source not recorded. Poured clear golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, flowers, toasted grains, lightly malty. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2020
at 16:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Townhouse, Ely. Golden brown with a proper little white head. Honey, coriander and hay dominate the aroma. Lip-smackingly sweet taste. Short finish, but the palate is decent. I like this. It’s understated but good through and through.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2015
at 15:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1-3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S1 2GH.Clear medium yellow amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - roasted, sweet malt, keller. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100424]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2010
at 14:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A dark golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, elderflower, and some toffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, elderflowers, and toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2010
at 14:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle, corutesy of Papsoe. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight cornish. Crisp fruity and mild citrusy. Bitter and citrusy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2010
at 23:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a clear deep golden with a smallish off-white head. Some fruits in the nose - and British hops. Medium body, fruit and malt with a honey whiff. Dry and somewhat unrefined hops in the finish. 261010
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2010
at 08:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (Waterloo Arms, Southampton) - Amber in colour. malty aroma with a hint of fruit. Malty, hoppy and fruity taste with notes of dried fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2010
at 09:01
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled (bought from GBBF). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, some mild floral notes as well as earth and some mild rubbery notes. Flavour is mildly rubbery, some floral notes and mild earthyness. Quite dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2010
at 13:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
15th April 2010. Clear gold - amber beer. Clean white foamy head. Dry palate - a little crisp. Orange hops, somewhat marmalade like. A trace of banana. Finishes crisp with a dash of sweet orange.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2010
at 05:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading.A pleasant bitter. Amber with thin beige head; fruity aroma; purple fruity flavours with a sugary sweetness; dry and gently bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2010
at 07:23