Essex Beast
Nethergate Brewery in Long Melford, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.73
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04/08/2010. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, LONDON, SW5, England
Tried
on 10 Jan 2023
at 10:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Robert Ransome, Ipswich. Backlog rating from historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating. Good ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2017
at 15:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Merchants Inn, Rugby, 04/06/14. Dark chestnut brown with a moderate beige covering that retains well. Nose is fruitloaf, dark malts, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises toffee, fruit cake, light spice, hint of booze, dark malts, dates. Medium+ body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok strong ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2014
at 05:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at William Jolle (W’Spoons), Northwood Hills. A dark brown/ruby coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Fruity, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, fruity, malty, caramel, slightly roasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2014
at 09:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
4th February 2010
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear dark brown beer. Light palate. Semi dry. Semi sweet toffee malt, a little bubblegum sweetness underneath. Nothing to see here folks - move along!
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear dark brown beer. Light palate. Semi dry. Semi sweet toffee malt, a little bubblegum sweetness underneath. Nothing to see here folks - move along!
Tried
on 08 Jun 2012
at 17:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Rubyish brown colour with a mediumsized big beige head. Aroma is dark dry fruits, mild fudge, wood, raisins, resiny and a bit nutty notes as well. Flavour is fudge, raisins, mild wood, syrup, quite dry fruits as well as some nuttyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2011
at 04:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Rich brown pour with a lasting, light tan head. Mild roast aroma with some citrus hops poking through. Rich flavor, lightly roasty with coffee, baking cocoa, burnt sugar, some grass and citrus bitters. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, nicely balanced roasted malts and almost juicy hops. I would call this a British-style black IPA. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2011
at 13:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. A dark chestnut colored beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has strong notes of spices - especially cardemomme, combined with light notes of nuts. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of spices - cardemomme and cinnamon.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2011
at 22:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Chelmsford BF 2011. Bottled and drunk on train on way home. Black body with thin dark beige head. Its part dark roasted beer part dark strong English beer. Some dark syrup on aroma. Tasty enough. Not overly complex bit I enjoyed it reasonably enough. Its a dark juicy beer
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2011
at 10:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Turf Tavern, Oxford 04.12.10 Pours dark brown with some ruby glints, quite a hard bitterness. Dark malts show, some bitter toffee, molassess, this is a robust leg biter of a beer. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2010
at 02:43