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Harveys Tom Paine Ale (Bottle) 3.36 86

Harveys Tom Paine Ale (Bottle)

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Lewes, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
863.4/5.03.36/5.0Summer5.5%90.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Tom Paine is a premium dry hopped bitter named after the celebrated radical who lived in Lewes in the eighteenth century. America celebrates ’Independence Day’ on the 4th of July and in Britain CAMRA has designated July ’Independents Month’ in celebration of Britains independent brewers. This strong pale ale was awarded silver medal at the BBI Awards in 1993.
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 harrisoni (7113), Ashford, Kent, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20

Jan 31, 2006    Updated: Jan 24, 2008
500ml bottle from Cask & Glass in Tonbridge. Now this I like. Copper with thin white head. Beautiful caramel/yeast/hop aroma. Just the essence of an English ale. 5.5% beer but easy drinking. Sweet brown sugar and orange with bready yeast. Starts sweet in mouth, then caramel then perfect bitterness. Will definitely buy a 2nd and 3rd bottle. Highly enjoyable and remarkably well made. 4.2/5

 rand (100), Switzerland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 8, 2010  
Bottle 500 ml from Cask & Glass in Tonbridge (Kent-Engl). Ale copper-gold and hazy, creamy foam off-white. Ale malted with caramelized accents, jammy. Taste similar, to which are added nuances of fruits, flowers and vegetables. A beer "four seasons"! Bitterness ideal.


 jbrus (4996), Delft, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 25, 2010  
Bottle@Home. Bit neutral aroma. Amber colour, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, toffee, light bitter, light herbal, medium body. Nice easy going session ale.


 chriso (5418), London, Greater London, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 19, 2010  
500ml bottle, bought from Harveys Brewery Shop, best before June 2010, tasted on 30 July 2009. Copper colour. Rather sweet mouthfeel. Fairly chewy malts. Slight musty, bretty Harveys feel. Good looking but underwhelming. Far better on cask.


 maniac (2875), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2009  
Bottle at the Relentless Thirst Tasting on 08/29/2009. Clear copper body with a small white head. Big fruit and caramel aroma. Sweet fruit flavor with some caramel and light earthy hops. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.


 peter48er (168), Liverpool, Merseyside, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Nov 28, 2009  
275 ml bottle @ home. Poured rather flat with a very small white head that quickly disappeared. An amber coloured beer with strong caramel flavour and a rather cloying sweetness. It grew a little on me as I drank it but basically I was rather disappointed, as I have been with virtually all Harveys beers in these small bottles which I purchased over the internet, expecting much better.


 TimE (1406), Tokyo, Japan
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Peaches N Cream jump out into the nose. A big hoppy mouth that is fairly rich with apples and dried fruit and a touch of caramel. Decent English ESB


 Madsnp (713), Odense C, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 26, 2009  
Bottle. Pours clear amber coloured with a lasting off white head. Aromas of caramel, dried fruit and citrus fruit. Flavours of sweet malt, caramel and dried fruit. Hoppy and semi bitter finish. Fair.


 fonefan (13211), VestJylland, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 3, 2009  
Bottle 275ml.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berry, wood, raisin and prune notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090730]



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