Attila
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special|
Score
6.73
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Rich elderflower aromas, ripe red berry and citrus flavours and a long, smooth, fruity finish.
Attila was our first ever Cask Aged beer!
John Bryan (our Brewing Director) started his first experiments with krausening Attila back in 2001, wanting to create a strong ale that was nevertheless easy to drink. Although perhaps only John would regard a 7.5% ABV strong ale like Attila as “sessionable” !
Colour: Antique Gold
Hops: Brewers Gold, Spalt Select and Magnum (all Germany)
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat Malt and Clear Choice
Allergens: Contains Gluten
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear gold, thin white head. Aromas of marzipan and dried fruit, light booze heat. Taste is more dried mixed peel, booze, marzipan. Sweet finish, oily texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2015
at 11:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask stillage at the Birmingham CAMRA festival 2014. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin white head. The aroma is zesty citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big fruity zesty citrus, light creamy hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2014
at 17:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Birmingham Beer Festival; clear golden amber pour with a frothy white head, citrus aroma, taste is bitter with some citrus fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2014
at 12:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 25th Sep 2014. Pale golden body with a white crown. Fairly sweet yet citrusy feel to both the aroma and taste. Lemon and pineapple flavours combine and contradict each other while the alcohol hides in the background.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2014
at 22:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Golden-yellow with a thin head. Has a heavy smooth texture and a high sweet fruit aroma with tropical fruits dominant for its taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2013
at 02:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ OlutExpo 2013
Pours yellow with a small head. Aroma of citrusy fruity notes, malts and spices. Taste is smooth, malty and fruity with notes of spices and citrus. Finish is smooth and sticky with some spices. A bit unbalanced.
Pours yellow with a small head. Aroma of citrusy fruity notes, malts and spices. Taste is smooth, malty and fruity with notes of spices and citrus. Finish is smooth and sticky with some spices. A bit unbalanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2013
at 07:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Olutexpo 2013 Aroma has caramel, sweet fruity notes and hints of biscuits. Flavour is harsh in a bitter way. It has some fruit candy, gooseberry bush notes, bitter herbs and hints of caramel. Odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2013
at 07:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at St Albans Beer Festival 2013. Poured a clear light golden colour with a thin white head. Fruity hop aroma with pears, peach and maple syrup. Malty flavours at the fore with caramel and mango followed grassy hops. Palate is lingering tropical fruit, sponge cake and hop resin.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2013
at 12:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ St Albans Beer Festival, 2013. Bright deep golden yellow. Classic IPA aroma, with fruity bitter hop invading the nose. Sweeter than I expected but none the worse for it. Sneaky little bitter finish. Buttery creamy mouthfeel. Brilliant beer but it drinks like a session bitter!
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2013
at 13:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2013. Neutral aroma. Golden colour white head. Neutral aroma. Full body. Some caramel but the clean malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2013
at 09:03