Speculation Ale
Freeminer in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.32
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A rich premium strength ale, plenty of hops in the nose, and loads of rich malt flavours in the mouth, an initial sweetness is rapidly replaced by the onslaught of hops a La Freeminer style, and the beer departs leaving a complex but balanced hop and malt aftertaste.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - from the cask, pours amber with a tiny white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruits, bread & malt. Moderate body. Sweet malty finish
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:01
03/12/1996. STAFFORD ARMS, 43 Railway Street, STAFFORD, Staffordshire, England (TITANIC INNS)
Tried
on 01 Dec 2022
at 05:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Red Lion and Pineapple - Acton. Pours clear, dark gold with a foamy, white head. Sweet beer, with moderate bready malts, sugary fruits, minimal bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Finishes with further sweet malt character and mellow, sugary fruits. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2015
at 17:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Metropolitan Bar (W’Spoons), Baker Street, London. A dark amber/ruby red coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Vague fruity, caramel. Tastes fruity, caramel, almost metallic. Clearly not very fresh. I left most of it.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2014
at 06:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Angleterre, 20140602) The beer poured ruby red and clear. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted long. Aroma had toffee, caramel and grass. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were caramel, sweetness, earth, grass, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, malty and bitter. A way too sweet ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2014
at 10:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Barum Top Inn, Halifax. Copper with a frothy head. Has a sweetness throughout with a medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2014
at 07:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask@The Crosse Keys JDW, London - amber pour with small white head. Fruity and sweet malty number, toasty, caramel, light toffee, some light floral and herbal nuance. Okish
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2014
at 03:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Copper cloured with a ring of cream head; toffee apple aroma; dry in the mouth with fruity plum flavours and some soft caramel; the finish is biscuity with underlying spicy hops. Lipsmacking and moreish overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2012
at 12:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Snow Goose, Inverness 270611 Appereance - Amber brown, hazy, frothy off white head..good lacing. Aroma - fruity malt, bit of apple, slight roast. Taste - fruity red berry malt, hint of apple (less than the aroma), some caramel malt, some roasted malt. Finish of fruity malt with lingering roasted bitterness. Quite good beer, above average, the hint of apple doesn’t spoil the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2011
at 09:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
April 2008. Malty brown ale with a toffeeish fruity tang. Mildly bitter finish.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2009
at 09:38