Fireside
Black Country Ales in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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A full bodied, well rounded premium bitter, amber in colour, clean in taste. Fruit hop aroma leading to a pleasant, dry rewarding finish.
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7/10
Magus, mõru, linnaseline, karamelline. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2025
at 14:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber gold with a frothy/creamy white head. Fruity and malty, semi-sweet with a hint of spice and a dry, slightly bitter finish
Tried
on 13 Aug 2024
at 13:52
6/10
Tried
on 02 Aug 2023
at 14:24
11/11/2008. WELLINGTON, 37 Bennetts Hill, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 09:50
7/10
Simple soft toffee caramel malt bitter. Not much carbonation, made for cask
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 23:30
6/10
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington. A clear reddy amber coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is butterscotch, toffee, cakey, creme caramel, little bark woody note. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, butterscotch toffee, woody bark, figgy dried fruits. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is sweetish, fruity, light butter, malty. Taste is fruity, citrus, bitterness, buttery, malty.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Wellington, Bingohame, 12/02/22. Clear golden copper with a decent off white head. Nose is biscuit, grains, stewed fruits, straw. Taste comprises dark malts, fruit slice, caramel, candied fruit rinds, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:16