Batemans XXXB (Cask)

XXXB (Cask)
(Batch of XXXB)

 

Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.14
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 145
A malty multiple-winner of CAMRA’s Champion Premium Beer of Britain, Batemans much loved XXXB is what you’d call an English tawny beer. Just like the first batch crafted in 1978, it’s brewed with four malts and three varieties of hops, for a deliciously spicy, fruity and biscuity flavour.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Barrel Vaults, St Pancras, 14/05/2025.
Deep amber to chestnut brown topped with a beige cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dried fruits, fruit loaf, herb.
Taste comprises biscuit, malt loaf, brown bread, dates.
Medium body, soft carbonation, drying close with a mellow bitter edge.
Not bad.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 09:00


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From cask 25.01.25 at Cardinal, Stavanger, with Kurt, Johan and peopøe from his 60th b’day celebration. Cloudy pale amber. Fine off-white head and lacing. Aroma and taste of pale malt and slightly grassy hops.

Tried from Cask at Cardinal on 25 Jan 2025 at 20:22


6

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 15:03


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Admiral of The Humber (JDW), Hull. Pours clear tawny brown with beige foam. Aroma: malt, caramel, nuts. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, malty, caramel, light toffee, marmalade hints. Medium body with soft carbonation. Nowt special.

Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2024 at 08:27


7

Tried on 06 May 2023 at 12:55


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours bitter brown with minimal off-white head. Aroma is somewhat faint, but there are traces of malts and nuts. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a creamy texture. Malts to the fore, along with toffee, marmalade and herbs. Finish is somewhat fruity. This is OK – nothing to write home about.

Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2022 at 19:38


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

# 3060; 6/2022. Malty, zesty and slightly fruity aroma. Brilliant copper body, off-white head. Malty, herbal, zesty, slightly fruity. Average ESB. Half of pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Tried on 24 Jun 2022 at 17:43


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Amber coloured with small beige/gold head. Aroma is very sweet, creme brulee, malt, bit of coffee, caramel. Taste is equally sweet and sugarry. In fact pretty much the same as the smell. In spite of myself, I quite liked it, but it was definitely nothing that special and got a bit sickly the second time round.

Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:54


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Nottingham Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, hops and fruits. Nice fruity caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2018 at 17:56


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and. Light bitter finish. 191018

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2018 at 17:51