Bruins Ruin
Beartown Brewery in Congleton, Cheshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.32
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Seasonal - November to January
Deep copper coloured, strong bitter. Packed full of malty character and dry, lingering hoppy finish. Not too sweet as some stronger ales are.
Deep copper coloured, strong bitter. Packed full of malty character and dry, lingering hoppy finish. Not too sweet as some stronger ales are.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2013 - 500ml bottle from the Beartown tap, pours copper colour with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of biscuit, earth, caramel, nuts & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 17:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask up the White Lady, as Beartown Bruin. Pours clear golden to amber with a thick off-white head. Aromas of light chocolate and caramel. Taste has light herbal notes behind the cocoa and toffee. Light sweet finish. Excellent value for money on a Wednesday night!
Tried
from Draft
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 30 Jan 2025
at 07:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
From cask at the Briar Rose with Ratebeer people at the Birmingham Convention 2022. Served with a sparkler. Clear dark golden. White head. Aroma and taste of citrus, pine shoots, crystal malt and syrup. Decent bitterness in aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2022
at 08:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured a golden orange with a white colored head. Aroma is malty, toffee, caramel. Taste is rugged bitter citrus, leaves way to rich malts, biscuit.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2022
at 08:33
6/10
Sample at the Sheaf island JDW. Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
on 15 May 2022
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Hop Pole (JDW), Tewkesbury 7/2/2020. Copper in colour, with a billowy, off-white, head. Caramel, red berries, rip and earthy malts, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2020
at 12:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
10/1/2020. Cask at the Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours clear dark amber with a small creamy white head. Aroma is malty, earthy, hoppy nutty, toffee, biscuit and butterscotch. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Increasing bitterness to finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2020
at 15:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at Wye Bridge House (JDW), Buxton. Amber with a thick white head. Decent full body. Let down by the grubby caramel flavour. Some bitter lemon fights its way through the dirt but overall this isnโt doing it for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2017
at 14:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma is caramel, tea and bread. Taste is caramel. Tea and boiled sweets. Standard uk bottled bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2016
at 14:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
30th Aug 2014, cask pint at the Briar Rose, Birmingham. Pours a clear amber with an off white head that stayed around and gave off some good lacing. Malt lead in the nose with a slight citrus undertone, malts ruled the taste too with a semi-sweet caramel and dark fruit like flavours. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2014
at 23:02