Suffolk Pride
Mauldons in Sudbury, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.36
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A full-bodied, strong bitter. Light in colour with a powerful bouquet of hops, developed fruit and a dry finish.
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6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2026
at 17:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home after a 1.5 hour round trip to collect the offspring through terribly flooded roads. Great pour with a rich head and a deep mahogany colour in the glass. This is a proper and very good best bitter. Malt and hops perfectly balanced. This just hits the spot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2024
at 17:27
6/10
Tried
on 21 Sep 2024
at 12:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBE March 2023. Drank at home on 19th July 2022. Amber body, weak wispy head. Biscuit malts in the nose and taste, light fruity undertones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2022
at 07:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Oakes Barn, Bury St E. Malt and caramel aroma. Medium chestnut. Frothy white head provides 75% coverage. Light sweet msltiness followed by a touch of sourness. Underlying light bitterness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long finish. Pleasent enough palate but pretty dull otherwise.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2021
at 07:48
7/10
Ty Grumbo. Aroma and flavor are sweet, malty, hoppy, dry, black tea, some caramel, fruits, sugar. Finish is dry. Carbonation is high. Wish I could try real ale version of this! Good. 3.6
Tried
on 14 Aug 2020
at 23:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4/5/2020. Sample courtesy of the SHIG, cheers! Pours clear dark gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, hops, fruit, flowers, light caramel. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
on 04 May 2020
at 16:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a deeper golden with a off white head. Aroma is malty and a bit penny copper metal. Taste is a nice malty and bitter. No glits but good drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2020
at 18:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Waitrose, Stevenage. Golden with a thin head. Has a good malt-hop balance with a small fruitiness throughout, and an easy drinking texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2015
at 14:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is light malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a rich smooth woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. An easy drinking session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2015
at 16:16