Tom Paine Ale (Bottle)
(Batch of Tom Paine Ale)
Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.79
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Tom Paine is a premium dry hopped bitter named after the celebrated radical who lived in Lewes in the late eighteenth century. America celebrates 'Independence Day' on the 4th of July and in Britain CAMRA has designated July 'Independents Month' in celebration of Britain's independent brewers.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle bought at the Royal Oak. Smooth fruity beginning. Nice and fresh with ale characteristics. Fruity and fresh with earthy hints. Not much bitterness in the aftertaste but rich and full-bodied. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2015
at 16:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 50cl, BB 06/2016. Merci Pierre T. Léger orangé, col épais crémeux blanc. Arôme au bouquet malté léger très anglais, houblonné en rétro apportant une pointe épicée. Palais est léger au niveau des malts, pâle et Marris. Pointe de caramel. Addition houblonnée reste modérée tirant sur un houblon vert et frais noble. Ce dernier est légèrement, fleuri et fruité pour une amertume minimale. Epicé avec un léger côté coriandre. Ok, léger très anglais.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 08:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the Royal Oak. This bottle is at least a year+ old. Pours clear copper with a small, foamy off-white head. A bit of oxidation is present in the nose, with other notes of ripe berries and caramel. Light-medium sweet flavor with jammy berries, grainy bread, nips of metal, bitter leaves and grass, dried caramel. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes sweet and bready, with more ripe berries, oxidation, caramel. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2015
at 14:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Ash’s. Pours clear amber, nose is quite sweet toffee, taste is floral, bitter, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 07:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Harvey’s Online. Appearance - Nose - toffee and green apple. Then more and more green apple. Taste - more toffee and apple. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - maybe the green apple note is a flaw in the beer but it’s actually quite pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 08:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours amber with a thin white head. Aromas of apples and toffee. Taste is light sweet, more apples light herbal bitter. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 08:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
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Tried
on 15 Jan 2015
at 12:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Picked up at Harvey’s. It pours clear amber with a tiny white head. The nose is malt-driven, toasty, brown bread, biscuit, earth, damp basement and leaf. The taste is smooth, toasty grain, bitter, biscuit, brown bread, cereal, earthy, leaf and light spice with a pretty bitter finish. Medium body and light carbonation. Earthy bitter. Pretty decent considering its pasteurised. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2015
at 11:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home (Harveys online) - 22/09/12. Pours a crystal clear golden amber with a very thin off-white head that moves quickly towards the edge of the glass and soon vanishes without trace. Nose comprises caramel malt, biscuit, orange, citrus fruit. Tastes follow, a little hops and grain. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation with a bitter finish. Drinkable and average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2012
at 12:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
25th November 2009
Clear amber beer. Slightly dry and slightly crisp palate. Crisp malt well integrated with light fruity hop. Finish is a little over dry for me but this is an easy drinking light ale. Fruit is peach and light orange.
Clear amber beer. Slightly dry and slightly crisp palate. Crisp malt well integrated with light fruity hop. Finish is a little over dry for me but this is an easy drinking light ale. Fruit is peach and light orange.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2012
at 06:09