Black Country Special
Holdens Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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A Dark amber premium beer with robust malty overtones and a bitter sweet full bodied taste. Brewed using the Finest English Maris Otter Malt and Goldings hops this big, beautiful malty monster is an industrial strength beer at it’s best.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Real Ale Warehouse. Pours clear golden with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of caramel and toffee. Faint herbal hop note. Taste is earthy, sweet, more caramel. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2018
at 16:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle handed to me by my colleague as I left his house. Drank at a bus stops somewhere in the Black Country as I waited for the 126 back in to town. Sweet malty aroma. Amber. Thin frothy white head. Medium bitter. A tang to it. A malty base. Light bodied. Soft carbonation. Long finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2017
at 06:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Worldwide Alcohol, Chelmsford. Pours amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hop, grain, light fruit and butter. Quite heavy sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body and sticky texture, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2017
at 17:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Grahams. Pours golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, grain, light toasted, hay. Flavor is sweet, malty, grainy, little sugar, hay. Medium body, lively carbonation, light sweet finish. 160217
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 17:32
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grain, caramel and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2017
at 17:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from random beer store in Chelmsford. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 160217
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 17:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Great Western, Wolverhampton. Golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is light malty and fruity, taste is sweetish with a light bitter finish.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2016
at 12:52
6/10
Tried
on 27 Dec 2015
at 12:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at the source. Clear golden yellow color. Aroma of light lemon. Taste is lightly peppery lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2015
at 14:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Park Inn; clear amber pour with a creamy white head, fruit aroma, taste has a hint of lemon, sweet caramel taste along with doughy bread.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2015
at 14:19