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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
@ White Horse, Saintfield. Reddish-amber with pencil-thin artificial-looking head. The aroma is more caramelly. The body is soft, mostly caramelly and finishing with spice and a little bit of acidity. OK keg bitter.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2011
at 02:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from a Eurospar in Dalkey, Dublin. Dark amber with a dense cream head; rich malty aroma with orange fruit; full fruity malty body with a burnt caramel dryness, and a short herbal bitter finish. A touch of boiled sweets from the pasteurisation, but otherwise a decent bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2009
at 17:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 19/03/09. Deep amber in colour, with a decent off-white head. Malty aroma, with some fruit and grassy hops. Flavour was sweetish, with some caramel and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2009
at 14:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, The Crown, Belfast. Cloudy somewhat gloomy appearance, think it was brown, but hard to tell under those gas lamps...Some nice fragrant hops in the aroma, with caramel malt and nuts too. Similar themes resonated in the flavour which was surprisingly complex. Dryish, gently bitter finish. Really quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2009
at 13:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl.Clear light to medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty, moderate hoppy, earth. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a dusty dry feeling. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (100908)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of KimJohansen. Clear amber golden with a dense off-white head leaving some laces. Lightly citrusy nose. Medium body with sweet roasted malts and a little caramel. Subdued bitterness. 100908
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2008
at 08:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a creamy and fluffy white head. Spiced and mild malty dark breadish aroma. Flavour is mild breadish and light liqourice to mild spiced. Light bitter and roasted malt flavoured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2008
at 02:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Crown. Clear amber with tiny off white short lasting head. Sweet aroma with fruit, toasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with floral hops, toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Ends bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 06:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cast at Botanic Inn, Belfast, on 2008-06-28) Amber and clear. Medium-sized white head. Some malts and hops in nose. Light carbonation in medium palate. Quite strong taste of lightly roasted malts. Bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2008
at 12:53