RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Classic English Ale from 3 Brewers 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Half, 4.1 % abv, gravicask from the stage bar at St Albans Beer Festival. Unclear amber-brown body. Fragile lacing from a diminishing whitehead. Smell of grainy malts and perfumed hops. Malt-fruity flavours, rather jam-like. Leafy hops to the ending. Smooth on the swallow. Thin to medium bodied. Just alright (St Albans 25.09.2014).
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Golden English Ale from 3 Brewers 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Half pint, gravicask at St Albans Beer Festival ’14. Slightly hazy golden coloured body. No head or lace, whatsoever. Hints of sweaty hops and pale malts on the nose. Mild taste profile of caramel malts, lager malts, and grass. Moments of leafy bitterness to the ending. Thin bodied. Average (St Albans 25.09.2014).
Fergus (31537) reviewed Special English Ale from 3 Brewers 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity at the St Albans beer fest 2014. Reddy orange coloured pour with a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is sharp, light vinegar, hay and some sweet grains. Flavour is nutty, twiggy, some dried fruits, toffee. Palate is semi sweet, decent condition. Firm earthy bitterness.
lad_newton (4282) reviewed Special English Ale from 3 Brewers 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Lower Red Lion, St Albans on 16th May 2014. Deep copper with thin decaying off-white foam. Malty aroma with leafy herb notes. Leafy herbiness in-mouth with sweet berry fruits and solid malt. Fruity finish with touch of fresh apple and a citric tang on the tongue. Light mouthfeel and fair amount of body.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Golden English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home. Aroma is wet grass, mineral and some biscuity malt. Aroma becomes somewhat soapy later on. Flavour is crisp light malts, more mineral. Some citrus lemon and metalic bitterness. Some lager like notes. Finish is nice a dry. Palate is light and a touch thin. So so.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Classic English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ EBF15 2013, 15th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.Unclear matt medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, plastic, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, spicy, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, hoppy, malt bitter, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20130809]
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Golden English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask from the brewer’s own stans at St Albans market. Golden-amber. Quite similar to the Classic English Ale I’d had from the same brewer just before; there’s the same earth and twigs up front. However, this one is less aggressively bitter, and has some orange and lemon coming through. Maybe not as full-flavoured, but I possibly marginally prefer it. It’s still not great, though, I’m afraid.
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Classic English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
From the brewer’s own stand at St Albans market. Deep bronze with a negligible head and a light fizz. Decently rich and resinous in the mouth. The flavours are very traditional English, with earth and twigs and bread. Long lasting bitter finish. Just as the name implies, this is beer as it used to be before those darn Yankees invented all those thar aroma hops and late hopping. It also reminds you why we were so eager to adopt American-style beers...
fonefan (85107) reviewed Golden English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ EBF15 2013, 15th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.Clear medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, fruity, flowers. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130809]
Fergus (31537) reviewed Classic English Ale from 3 Brewers 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2013. Hazed golden colour with a lively fleeting head. Aroma is grain store slight pepper and tart. Hints of honey malt peppery veg hop in the finish. Light crisp palate.