Belfast Ale
Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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Whitewater’s aromatic russet ale is brewed with the addition of wheat and roasted barley. Rich fruitiness and gentle hop flavour leading to its smooth succulent finish.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours almost clear amber with a thin white head. Aroma is toffee, floral hop and malt. Taste is light bitter, toffee, fruit, toasted malt. Light bitter finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2021
at 09:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6th Sep 2019, 500ml bottle; BB 26th Sep 2020, in Bistro 401, Belfast. dark amber body, off-white crown. Malty molasses rule the nose and flavour, some light fruity hop action around also, which gives a mildy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2019
at 07:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Grabbed bottle from hotel bar and brought to room to sip while reading. Lovely clear amber pour two finger head. Nose is light florals and caramel. Tastes of toffee, floral, hint of fruit, some lightly bitter hops. Smooth palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2019
at 23:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Light brown and a bit cloudy. Aroma and flavour have some muted malts and apple pips. Watery.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2018
at 22:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask halfpint at the Crown, Belfast. ABV 4.5%. Copper colour, off-white head. Malty aroma, some mild roasty notes. The flavour is also malty with fairly distinct roasty notes, also a noticeable hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2017
at 04:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle@Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast. Amber coloured beer with a strong off white head. The aroma yeasty with toffee notes, and the flavour is gently roasted with yeastiness and toffee. Overall an average beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2017
at 16:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at graf 2017. Pours clear orange amber, nose is floral, citrus, taste is sweet, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2017
at 02:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 0.5l. Almost clear, amber colored. AROMA- honey, caramel. FLAVOR- neutral, lightly bitter, caramel, bread crusts, biscuits. Light to medium bodied.
Very well drinkable, good.
Very well drinkable, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2017
at 00:10
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Crown, Belfast. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy off white head. The aroma is sweet malt, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth dry grainy malt, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2017
at 05:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beers of the World country 54: Northern Ireland 🏳️
"The beer is dark brown with a foam head that doesn’t disappear for a long time. It tastes mildly bitter with a hoppy finish."
Date: 18/03/2017
"The beer is dark brown with a foam head that doesn’t disappear for a long time. It tastes mildly bitter with a hoppy finish."
Date: 18/03/2017
Tried
on 18 Mar 2017
at 19:00