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Brakspear in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.39

ABV: 4.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 20

Brakspear Special is available from the Bell Street Brewery all year round. Up to four barrels a week will be brewed, which equates to over 1,100 pints. This beer has been brewed by Brakspear for over 40 years, and we're following the original recipe. A truly classic English beer that’s golden red in colour with a well balanced aroma and a hint of sweetness. Full bodied, the initial sweetness gives way to a dry hop bitterness.

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eurosoba (18570) ticked Special from Brakspear 3 years ago

27/07/1978. GREEN MAN, Hinton Road, HURST, Berkshire, England (BRAKSPEARS)

Tried on 11 Nov 2022 at 08:34

6.5

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Special from Brakspear 7 years ago

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

18/10/2018. Cask at the Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Nottingham. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, malt, hops, caramel and floral notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2018 at 15:03

6.4

saxo (29721) reviewed Special from Brakspear 7 years ago

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

Cask @ Nottingham Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2018 at 14:57

5.9

Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Special from Brakspear 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 181018

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2018 at 14:52

5.8

Fergus (31329) reviewed Special from Brakspear 10 years ago

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

Cask gravity at gbbf 2015 day 3. Pale copper coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is a little fatty, sulphur, spicy hop,.low caramel. Hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of nutty grains, hedgerow and bark , firm harsh bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, OK condition. Meh.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2015 at 09:19

MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Special from Brakspear 10 years ago

Tried on 23 Mar 2015 at 13:25

6.9

Tommann (7637) reviewed Special from Brakspear 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma was bitter orange hops. Taste had orange malt to start and an orange hop finish with some pine.

Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2011 at 03:54

7.3

Travlr (30173) reviewed Special from Brakspear 16 years ago

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

From notes. Deep copper color with a thin white head. Aroma of orange peel and caramel. Flavor starts with caramel and progresses to a bitter finish. Complex.

Tried on 22 Jan 2010 at 15:44

Fin (18365) reviewed Special from Brakspear 18 years ago

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

Cask, various occasions at The Swan, Bicester. Copper colour with red hue, bit sweet, with plenty of toffee flavours, malty finishes bitter.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2007 at 01:18

6.5

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Special from Brakspear 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask hand-pump at the Crooked Billet, Wokingham. A deep golden colour with a white head; strong yeasty aroma; soft caramel sweet roasted malt flavour; with a rounded bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2007 at 07:27