Liberation Ale
Thwaites Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.16
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The beer with the Poppy with a donation made by Daniel Thwaites to The Royal British Legion for every bottle sold. Reddish in colour, Liberation has a lovely balance of malt and hops and with over £100,000 donated to date, we refer to this as our Beer to be Remembered.
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12/11/2010. STAMPS TOO, 99 South Road, WALTON, Merseyside, England
Tried
on 08 Feb 2023
at 10:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured clear amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and slight nutty notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2019
at 21:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
From BA (11/11/2007): 500ml dark brown bottle, brewed to celebrate ’Rememberance Day’. Poured in a straight Bateman’s pint glass. Dark mahogany in colour, very clear and clean looking, good biege head. Looks good. The aroma was fairly weak, some hops and malts, but nothing to set your senses alight. The taste is a very dry hoppy affair, very dry compared to most English bitters. The 5.2% is in the mouthfeel, the dryness is also very prominent in the aftertaste. The beer is OK, but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 01:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle. Decent white head. Clear amber pour. Subtle bitterness in the aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2012
at 15:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from local off-licence. Clear brown-reddish colour, off-white head. Nose is soft malted, bit of caramel and fruits. Flavour is soft malty, caramel, bit of toffee. Slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2011
at 08:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice reddish-brown. Deep caramelly nose. Caramelly character, fairly earthy and with a slightly acidic bitterness to the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 01:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled@Black & Brown Inn, Stockholm. Hazy amber colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, caramel malts, nectar as well as some slight wooden notes. Quite pleasant fruity and floral notes. Rather nice. Mild hayish and grassy notes. As it warms up it gets some quite berryish notes as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2011
at 02:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, malt extract, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100805]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2011
at 08:34
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
10th August 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Mild slightly malty ale. Not too bitter. Trace of treacle. A bit dull.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Mild slightly malty ale. Not too bitter. Trace of treacle. A bit dull.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2011
at 14:07
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled at Black & Brown Inn, Stockholm. Clear brownish amber, minimal head. Sweet and lightly roasty, notes of menthe. Medium bodied with cleran mouthfeel. A bit of syrup before a faint resiny finish. Lifeless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2010
at 01:34