Stocking Filler
York Brewery in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.40
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05/01/1998. PUNCH BOWL, 7 Stonegate, YORK, North Yorkshire, England (BASS)
Tried
on 21 Feb 2023
at 16:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 20 Jul 2012
at 14:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown 500ml bottle, best before Nov 09, drank in Feb 09. Poured into a Gordon’s Thistle shapped glass (twice). Deep, dark brown in colour with a good tan head, medium retension. Dry, dark chocolate aroma (Bourneville), malted biscuits also came to my nose too. Bitter dark chocolate, cloves? Burnt malts and licorice. Mostly though, it is a flavour of bitter dark chocolate. The aftertaste was fairly dry, the body is fine and the 4.8% feels just about right. This beer became more interesting as it warmed up, enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2012
at 01:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
7th April 2012
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Clear dark amber - brown beer, little pale tan head. Light dry palate. Sweet malt, a little dark toffee. Fair bit of spice on the back. Dry finish. Somewhat over sweet and too much spice.
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Clear dark amber - brown beer, little pale tan head. Light dry palate. Sweet malt, a little dark toffee. Fair bit of spice on the back. Dry finish. Somewhat over sweet and too much spice.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2012
at 08:06
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Chriso’s Easter tasting 2012. It pours deep amber, with a thin off-white head. The nose is spice, medicinal, gravy, coffee and HP sauce. The taste is spice, roasted malt, meaty, wood, leather, HP sauce and coffee. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A bit odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2012
at 14:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Chriso Easter Tasting 2012. spicy aroma touch of soap some malts. Its ok spicy darkish beer. Not sure i could finish a pint. Too spicy and soapy
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2012
at 09:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at chrisOs ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... big spiced nose ... darkmalt fruits ... big spiced ... soft easy but no complexity
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2012
at 08:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml (BB 11/2012)
Dark nut brown color, small beige color. Nutty caramellly aroma.Light to medium bodied. Toffeish, nutty malty flavor with some ginger and cinnamon.Christmasy, balanced.
Dark nut brown color, small beige color. Nutty caramellly aroma.Light to medium bodied. Toffeish, nutty malty flavor with some ginger and cinnamon.Christmasy, balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2011
at 14:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is wood, mild spiced and nutty and some slight sweetish hoppyness. Flavour is wood, resin, spices and some mild herbal notes. Mellow spices, but rather balanced and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2011
at 14:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, Inverness
Appearance Dark chestnut brown, clear, off white head, good lacing.
Aroma Spices, cinnamon, mince pie, fruit, caramel malt.
Taste Cinnamon, mince pies, dark caramel malts, molasses, hops hardly noticeable giving a light underlying bitterness.
Palate Soft carb, thin to medium body. Finish - cinnamon and rich malts with lingering christmas spices.
Overall Often these beers are a mess, but this was a good example - the spices are not overdone and it tastes reasonably good.
Appearance Dark chestnut brown, clear, off white head, good lacing.
Aroma Spices, cinnamon, mince pie, fruit, caramel malt.
Taste Cinnamon, mince pies, dark caramel malts, molasses, hops hardly noticeable giving a light underlying bitterness.
Palate Soft carb, thin to medium body. Finish - cinnamon and rich malts with lingering christmas spices.
Overall Often these beers are a mess, but this was a good example - the spices are not overdone and it tastes reasonably good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2011
at 14:53