Stewart Brewing Stewart's ESB

Stewart's ESB

 

Stewart Brewing in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.58
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 8
This new copper-coloured beer has an inviting caramel aroma, leading to a rich, complex flavour of toffee and biscuit, along with a subtle nuttiness, resulting in a smooth
finish with raisin and dark berry hints.

Brewed by Jo Stewart.

Hops: Challenger, Olicana
 

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6

Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - bitter hoppy and malty with notes of caramel, herbal twiggy hoppy notes, light to medium body, malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:05


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fairly sweet, some lightly toasted malts, grain, berries, mild toffee accents, minimal bitterness. Light bodied, OK condition. Uninspiring.

Tried from Cask at Montagu Pyke (JDW) on 15 Mar 2025 at 10:34


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear deep amber colour lasting off white head. Some malt. Some rice pudding flavour. Malty. Some hop. Some dryness on the finish. Not for me. Not sure what this is. Don't care for the aroma flavour condition or finish. Can't finish a half pint

Tried from Cask at County Hotel on 13 Mar 2025 at 18:55


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Beer Number 26 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 2 of 30 still untried plus both the two variations of the already tried in name, which have also been sampled in this fest. Solid enough bitter with a little bit of hoppiness to go with it.

Tried from Cask at Lord Rosebery (JDW) on 12 Mar 2025 at 19:28


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

Third of a pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2025 at 18:14


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Growler fill from the brewery taproom. Pours clear deep golden with a thin white head. Aromas of biscuit, toffee and nuts. Taste adds the red fruit. Light bitter, nutty finish. Nice.

Tried on 08 Mar 2025 at 16:37


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Deep amber with a cream-coloured bead. Rich toffee and Hovis biscuits with blackberry jam coming through along with a touch of Christmas cake. Smooth and flavourful. Best beer of the night.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 07 Mar 2025 at 17:13


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Pours dark copper with minimal off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts and caramel in the aroma plus some nutty hints. In the mouth it is slightly bitter with a creamy texture. Flavour has toffee, biscuits, malts and berry fruits with traces of nuts coming later. Fruit lasts into the finish. This is quite nice.

Tried from Cask at London & North Western on 06 Mar 2025 at 14:24