Sussex (Bottle)
Hepworth & Co in Pulborough, West Sussex, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.12
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Sussex is a well hopped traditional Pale Ale. Thirst quenching and traditionally brewed with the finest Sussex grown ingredients: malted barley, Golding and Admiral Hops. It carries the ‘Warranty of Origin’ to guarantee our commitment to creating excellent beers from the highest quality local ingredients.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 500ml bottle from my West Sussex trip last autumn. Pours an amber colour with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, earth, grain & slightly metallic in the hopped dry bitter end. Passable
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2025
at 07:40
6/10
Malty grainy bitter beginning, soft dry. Moderate grainy, floral. Dry bitter. floral with a dry grainy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2024
at 21:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear bright gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is malty, citrus, grass, fruits. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Slightly watery. Soft carbonation. Easy drinking session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jul 2024
at 11:00
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Klare goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, getreidiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, getreidig. Leicht süß mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sussex on 03 Feb 2024 at 17:50 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Klare goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, getreidiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, getreidig. Leicht süß mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2024
at 18:07
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Tried
on 10 Dec 2022
at 14:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose, West Byfleet. Aroma has honey, with light citrus. Copper gold. Fluffy foamy white head. Initially very sweet- honey. Followed by grainy medium bitterness and sharp citrus. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Pleasent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2022
at 16:21
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
# 2763; 2/2022. Aroma of malt and biscuit, slightly earthy and celery. Brilliant gold body; low off-white head. Biscuity, earthy, celery, toasty, oxidation, moderate carbonation. Bitter with faults. 0,5 l, bottle, supermarket, Canterbury (Kent, UK).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2022
at 20:53
7/10
Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a clear amber colour with a medium sized throthy white head. Light aromas of citrus, biscuits and floral. Taste is citrus lemon and floral with peppery spice and a little caramel, biscuit and herbal note. Thin to medium body, a fair amount of carbonation and slightly oily fizzy mouthfeel. Good flavour for the low abv. Refreshing
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2021
at 18:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Redh. Appearance - golden with a generous fluffy white head. Nose - lemon and brown bread. Taste - more lemon barley water. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy texture with light roast on the finish. Overall - I seem to have liked this more than the other raters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2021
at 09:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at the Wickses. A standard bitter in the taste with a lightish colour and strong carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2020
at 19:02