Saxon Strong
Mighty Oak Brewing Co. in Maldon, Essex, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter Out of Production|
Score
6.76
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A glowing amber ale with fulsome malt flavours balanced by a strong hop finish from First Gold and Bramling Cross hops. The flavour is caramel and dark berry with hints of wood and toffee.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
11th beer of the St Albans bus replacement crawl. The look of the beer is more copper than amber. Aroma is fruity, berry and malty. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
29/9/2023. Cask at The Lord Nelson, Ipswich. Pours ultra clear bright copper amber with a small frothy off-white head. Great looking beer. Aroma is malty, toffee, biscuit, fruity, bready, berries, yeast. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium to full body, smooth, soft carbonation. Good example of a strong English Ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2023
at 15:38
7/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2023
at 15:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
29th May 2008. Clear dark brown ale. Immediate spirity maltiness. Brandy/porty tones. Feels stronger than it’s abv. Dry finish. Very tasty.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2009
at 08:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, frothy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark berry, notes of wood and toffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (190108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 05:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[i] Cask at The National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester 18-01-07 [/i] Pours a hazy dark amber colour with a fruity and toffee aroma. Malts come to the fore, along with a surprisingly forceful bitterness, I found this to be just a bit too muddled though and having finished it have to confess to be just a bit disappointed.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 06:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Mahogany with thin beige head. Nice hop and sweet malt aroma. Malts are sweet and juicy. Hop is there to balance. Fine, quite nice strong bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 06:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at GBBF] Amber/brown. Light fruity malt aroma. Sweet and full bodied with raisins, corn flakes, coffee and caramel. Resiny finish with long bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 01:28