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Craddock's Brewery in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.86
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A joyfully flavoured smooth, strong, aromatic ale that is dangerously easy to drink. This rich gold ale is Craddock Brewery’s most favoured beer.
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6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head an not much aroma to write home about. Light bodied, some mellow fruity notes and a very mild, slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Good Intent
on 06 Dec 2025
at 18:00
6/10
Linnaseline, magus, mõru, tsitrus, nats vesine. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2025
at 20:17
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Quick half at the Good Intent before heading home on the train and my notes read: Damp tea towels, grains, yeasty sour face slap, old cardigans, some actual fruit note, medium bodied, drying. Its crap.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
5/10
Tried
on 21 Dec 2024
at 19:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Good Intent on 8th November 2024. Golden body, white topping. Light citrus nose and taste, some malt action but it's all a bit too subtle and weak, surprised it held 5.4% ABV to be honest.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2024
at 04:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Good Intent. Aroma had malts and honey. Clear gold. Foamy white head with decent lacing. Medium bitter. Resin. Sour citrus. Underlying buttery streak. Spice. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Sweet and boozy. Not particularly exciting. On second thoughts , the sweet buttery booze is a bit 'meh'.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2023
at 17:15
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Handpull cask at King Charles II, Worcester. Light to mid-gold, clear with very little head. Malty, buttery aroma with a touch of vinegar. Sweet taste with a harsh vegetable/plastic off note at the finish. Could be past its best or just a bad beer. An unfortunate experience.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2022
at 15:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint, cask at King Charles II. Filmy white layer, clear golden body, clingy lacing down the glass. Mild fruity nose, mid-sweet. Moments of lemony hops and lightly malt sweetness to the taste profile. Mid-sweet fruity ending. Medium bodied. Accepted. (Worcester 07.07.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2018
at 10:26
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
From cask at King Charles II, Worcester, Worcestershire, with OGJ 02.01.18. This ale is oxodized. Clear pale golden. Small head. Aroma and taste — oh, heck, I can’t be bothered, it’s freakin’ stale. Gnetasmak!
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2018
at 16:53
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at The Duke William; clear golden yellow pour, creamy white head, aroma has light malt and a hint of citrus, same in the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2015
at 09:37