XXXB (Cask)
(Batch of XXXB)
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.21
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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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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
6.6/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Batemans Visitor Center and Pub, Wainfleet, Lincs. Pours dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, hop, light chocolate, biscuit and fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. A solid and enjoyable mid-strength bitter though possibly not what it once was, recall having it before and enjoying it more.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2017
at 12:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask in The Vine Market Deeping. Deep brown colour, with Creamy off-white head. Fruity aroma, Flavour is bitter and dry. A really good English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2016
at 00:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Bankers Draft (JDW), Bedford. Copper colour with a light drizzle of off-whitish head. The carbonation is strong with this one. Floral and toffee aroma, mild but pleasant enough. Sweet malty taste with a hit of caramel, but there’s some artificial-tasting astringency at the end of the sip. Toffee apple in the aftertaste. Nice full palate for a beer of this strength. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2015
at 10:36
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at the Lord Rosebery, Scarborough. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas malt and butterscotch. Taste is malty, sweet finish. Nasty aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2015
at 05:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber beer with a good creamy head. Light malt aroma. Tangy fruit taste but it doesn’t linger too long, settling into a bittersweet malt flavour. I wouldn’t want a lot of it but it’s nice.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2015
at 13:09