Cloister
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.60
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A simple malt grist of maris otter pale malt and a small amount of crystal malt is bittered and aromatized by a complex addition of a unique blend of hops. English, Czech and American hops mingle throughout the boil to give a heady flowery aroma, and a tantalising peachy flavour, offset by a refreshing degree of bitterness. Despite its complexity this beer is clean and thirst quenching.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle purchased at The Real Ale in a Bottle Bar, GBBF. Slightly unclear, golden body with a decent, white head. Sappy fruits to the nose. Good amount of fresh passion fruits in flavour. Dry on the palate. A very fresh produce that was easy to quaff and enjoy (hotel room, Earls Court 07.08.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2009
at 08:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty bitter hoppy finish with hints of citrus in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2009
at 10:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 50cl. @ [ Fastelavns Tasting Ulfborg ].Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay - straw, moderate hoppy, grass, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090221]
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2009
at 02:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden with a small white head. Citrus aroma, mostly grapefruit, with some grassy notes. Dry and hoppy flavour with citrus notes, good bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2009
at 17:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 4.5%. Refreshing hop aroma, nice and grassy. Hazy yellow colour. Small white head. The flavour is nicely hoppy like the aroma. Grassy and refreshing. Good flavour, also considering the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2009
at 18:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle conditioned at Cockney Pub, Århus
Hazy golden color, with a persistent perlage that keeps an irregular half centimeter of thick foam. It has a very good aroma, typical of good English Golden Ales, with hops (quite grassy) and some fruity touch. Medium-light body, dry mouthfeel (mainly because of the strong bitterness), with some dry toffee flavor; the hop has a grassy character; as said, the bitterness is very high, and therefore the final long. Extremely bitter for the style, maybe unbalanced, but pleasant.
Hazy golden color, with a persistent perlage that keeps an irregular half centimeter of thick foam. It has a very good aroma, typical of good English Golden Ales, with hops (quite grassy) and some fruity touch. Medium-light body, dry mouthfeel (mainly because of the strong bitterness), with some dry toffee flavor; the hop has a grassy character; as said, the bitterness is very high, and therefore the final long. Extremely bitter for the style, maybe unbalanced, but pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2008
at 17:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Hazy, orangey golden with tiny, stale impurities and a small, off-white head. Very citrusy nose. Medium-bodied, incredibly dry and completely dominated by the almost grapefruity hops. Remains dry and bitter in the finish. 300606
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2006
at 06:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
An orange beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet fruity and very hoppy, but also slightly dusty - my guess is Goldings has been used. The flavor is sweet fruity with oranges and grapefruit coming thru, but also a dry end - again my guess is Goldings. A really nice thirst quencher - for a Dane, this could be a session beer.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2005
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Clear deep golden, rocky head. Grapefruity hop aroma. Medium sweet, medium bodied, clean mouthfeel. Pleasant hop flavour backed by bready malt. Very bitter finish with a hint of metal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2005
at 10:33