Calcutta 1757

Joule's Brewery in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.33

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

This summer’s brew, Calcutta 1757, is a refreshing ‘India’ Pale Ale. India Pale Ale is also referred to as ‘pale ale prepared for India’. In the early 1700’s troops and British citizens living in India as part of the colonial rule did not have access to good British ale and any attempts to ship malty English ale to them resulted in spoilage. IPA was the solution. The generous amount of hops in this brew protected it from the heat and motion of the British sailing ships of the day. ‘Calcutta 1757’ is an authentic generously hopped IPA, delivering a bitter punch, balanced out by its strength. The light, amber ale offers subtle hints of honey and spice upfront with a light berry fruit finish.

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Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 1 year ago

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

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:14

7.4

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Rose & Crown Stafford (18/9/23). Pours a golden orange with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Malts and ranges in the aroma, plus some hints of citrus. In the mouth there is a brief initial burst of bitterness before sweet malts take over. Bitterness creeps back again later though. Flavour has traditional hops and autumn fruits plus a hint of ginger. Finish is dry and slightly sticky. This is quite nice.

Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2023 at 22:22

5.4

minutemat (16258) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2023. Previously also at The King's Arms, Church Stretton where it tasted peppery and warm. Here it was slightly bitter, pouring a deep gold, white head. Gentle caramelised malt base with light honey and soft citrus moments. Ok, just about.

Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2023 at 17:24

6.6

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

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

Deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty light caramel, and citrus. Light body.

Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 18:15

reidyboy (3578) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago

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

Gold/amber with a creamy white head and soft fruit and cereal on the nose. Light to medium bodied with sweet fruit malt, floral hop and bitterness all gathered together adequately

Tried from Cask at Kings Arms on 21 Sep 2023 at 12:50

6.5

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 11 years ago

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

Hand-pulled half-pint at the 24th Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 6th Nov 2014. Poured a clear amber with a thin off-white head. The nose had a light citrus aroma, the taste had some caramel like sweetness along with a mild fruitiness and those citrus notes from the smell. Nice blend of flavours and easy to drink.

Tried on 09 Nov 2014 at 04:22

6.2

RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 11 years ago

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

Cask at the Wellington; clear golden amber pour with a thin bubbly off white head, light lemon aroma, taste has caramel sweetness, pale malts and some feint citrus action. Light bitterness and quite refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2014 at 02:26

5.5

jimgreen (21510) reviewed Calcutta 1757 from Joule's Brewery 12 years ago

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

Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin white broken head. The aroma is weak citrus fruit and malt. The flavour is medium to weak bitter, a little malt and not a lot else really. A rather lifeless beer lacking flavour.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2013 at 10:57