Catbells Pale Ale
Hesket Newmarket Brewery in Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.03
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A clean pale ale brewed with a mixture of English and American hops; English Goldings for bitterness and a careful blend of American hops for flavour and aroma over a base of Pale Ale malt. Dangerously easy drinking.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from my family for Xmas. Gold colour slight haze. OK pale ale.cfruit esters ale yeast aroma some white stone fruit. Some bottle condition character in mouth. Earthy. Not great about sveesgr. OK fruity finish. Not a lot of bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2026
at 19:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Foamy white head on finely carbonated clear golden coloured body. Pale malt & bitter aroma Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Cereal, grain, floral hops & light malt with a bitter finish. Standard.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2024
at 17:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer GB. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee and mixed dried peel. Taste is more of the same. Lightly metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2023
at 07:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Clear golden appearance with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a nice balance of light citrus hop. Very aromatic and floral.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2019
at 22:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet caramel, malt, hops, fruits and notes of peat. Sweet finish.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2019
at 19:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
29/8/2019. Bottle from Local, Carlisle. Pours clear dark gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of grain, buttered toast, fruit, malt, biscuit and straw. Medium plus sweetness with light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Bitterness increasing in finish. Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2019
at 22:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Local in Carlisle. Appearance - golden with a thin head. Nose - honey and lemon. Taste - honey nut cornflakes. Citrus finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - yep this grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2016
at 15:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Booths - Rich amber body, two fingered white head, looks splendid. Aroma is caramel, bread and fruit of some kind. Bitter ending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2015
at 15:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Amber with a small head. Has a light fruity aroma and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2014
at 11:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at GBBF 2011 ... amber ... soft eggy lemon nose ... dry musty lemon ... soft fruit ... very blah
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2012
at 02:24