XXXB (Cask)
(Batch of XXXB)
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.20
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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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7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlies. Cloudy red amber, offwhite lace. Fruit tart aroma, medium light mellow body, earthy bitter, caramel/bisquit notes, herb bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Charlie’s Bar
on 12 Mar 2026
at 13:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Cask at Charlies. Chestnut reddish. Cream, roasted, malt, walk in the woods. Fluffy light and soft, then a decent bitterness, and then creamy. There are rules for beer - and the first rule is: "if there is cask available then yes". Wait, maybe that was the second rule, with the first "if nitro is available then yes". I am confused and need to read the rule book again. But anyway, this is good.
Tried
from Cask
at
Charlie’s Bar
on 12 Mar 2026
at 13:20
6.6/10
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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.
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
7/10
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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
6/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2024
at 15:03
6/10
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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
7/10
Tried
on 06 May 2023
at 12:55
6.2/10
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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
6/10
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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
7.3/10
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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