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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4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, duusty, oxidide malt, barnyard - leather, cardboard. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090802]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2009
at 11:17
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Dark amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of malt, grapefruit and cardboard. Dry and malty flavour
Tried
on 16 Sep 2009
at 15:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Carpenters Arms, Marylebone, London, 18 Apr 2009) Nut brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with dark fruit and dusty hops. Malty, nutty taste with notes of chocolate, orange and earthy hops in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. A nice and well made bitter with good balance between malt and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2009
at 16:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask@O’Connells, Tampere. Amber colour, small fluffy head. Fruity hops and some grass in the aroma. Flavour is grass, mild fruityness as well as wood. Mild herbal notes in the finish. Quite dry, but at the same time pleasant brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2008
at 05:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Lord John (JDW), Stroud 28/6/08. Dark amber with a moderate white head. Decent fruity malt and caramel aroma with some grassy hops. Flavour had plenty of chewy sweet malts, with a hint of roastiness and spice, finishing with a decent bitter kick. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2008
at 14:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at JWD ... Deep brown ... toffee malts nose ... with a pretty simelar flavour ... bit fizzy .
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2008
at 15:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half pint in a special glass served a bit chilled from cask at White Horse, Parsons Green. Deep and clear mahogany body under a ring of fragile bubbles. Dry aroma of fruits and spicies. Dark caramel malts in flavour quite strongly supported by dried fruits and ending up with nice bitterness. Well bodied (18.03.2008)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2008
at 01:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity cask at Ashford Beer Festival. Chestnut colour, slight rubbery smell, some hops leading to caramel malt flavour, fullish in mouth, kick of alcohol, longish slightly burnt treacle finish
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2005
at 11:35
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
A light brown beer with a small beige head. The aroma is primarily spicy, while the flavor is rather sweet with notes of cardemomme and coriander. I think this ought to be a Christmas beer.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2005
at 14:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Very slightly hazed chestnut, cream-coloured, thick head, nearly solid looking. Bit of vanilla, rhubarb, and lactic acid in the nose! Smells like a Flemish Oud bruin. Iron, lactic acid, dark(er) malts and British hops. If it weren’t for those last - well, even then... Still a little vanilla, somewhere. Retronasal some brown candi sugar. Light body, oxidysed (the iron), very faint acid burn. In the nose, I suggested Oud bruin. Having drunk it, I know - this is a more authentic Saison than nearly everything that goes under that name today in Wallonia. Now SilkT is going to ask me for the BBD - I searched, but couln’t make head nor tails from it. It sure LOOKS new, and was recently purchased. I LOVE IT - I’m getting flashes of Saison de Voisin d’antan...
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2005
at 13:39