Duck's Folly
Goddards in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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A dark amber, strong ale, with a spicy aroma and a complex sweetness to complement the hoppy dry finish. This traditionally brewed strong English Ale is hopped with Goldings and Fuggles to give a spicy aroma. Full bodied, with a complex sweetness to complement the hoppy dry finish.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[500ml bottle from Rosemary vineyard shop, Ryde] Amber-brass-urine colour, no head. Fine yet prickly carbonation. Tastes of dry, dusty barley in an old barn. Sweetness behind but with a little bitterness to finish. Rather watery and bland for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2009
at 18:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from Darts Farm Exeter. Clear amber-golden yellow, small beige head. Pleasantly hoppy, intenive and aromatic, the bitterness very pleasant. Slightly fruity with a touch fo roasetd malt and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2008
at 13:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 5.2%. Clear dark golden colour. Very small white head. OK aroma hop flavour, flowery. Good malt base, medium to high bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2008
at 19:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@Chris O Post GBBF Tasting. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, mild alcohol and also has some mild madeiraish notes. Flavour is fruits, nectar and sweet wood. Wellbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2008
at 03:53
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear golden with medium whi head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and floral notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel and dry hops.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2008
at 21:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up at the Naked Grape, Alresford, Hampshire 07-06-08 [/i] [/b] Amber coloured with medium sized white head, good claritiy. This is quite an aromatic beer, perfumey hops dominate almost aggresively so but this never detracts, this transfers into the flavour as well with some nice sweetness and citrus in reserve making quite a bittersweet symphony, a good beer with plenty of verve
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 10:22
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Thanks to AndrewC for this one. Gold with thin beige head. Some hop on aroma, but quite poor in the mouth. Malt seems quite biscuity. Odd chemical aroma that goes into the mouth. Weird acidity too which lasts on the finish. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2008
at 08:41