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Adnams Flagship

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Score
2413
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Adnams
Style: Bitter
Southwold, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 15   MEAN: 2.63/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.67   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Special.
Adnams Flagship has been brewed exclusively to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and to signal our admiration and respect for the great maritime tradition of England's East Coast. It's a seaworthy 4.3% ABV brew, with fragrant aromas of hops and spices and hints of banana. Look further and you'll pick up traces of pepper, dark fruits and caramelized orange. Available for a limited period from the end of May, across East Anglia and London only. But, don't despair if you live further afield - we plan to launch Flagship nationally later on in the year.


3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
leaparsons (6082) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - OCT 31, 2005
Cask, New Road Inn, Leicester. Amber with a dense off-white head. Aromas are sweet caramel with bags of citrus, spices and sulphur follow. Flavours are, again, fruity with dry biscuit malts. Has bittersweet lemon and grapefruit with the occassional lemon zestiness. Quite bitter on the finish. Decent stuff.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
SilkTork (4691) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - OCT 16, 2005
Dog & Duck, Soho. Nice burst of opal fruits. Dry but with a pleasant sweetness. Target hops? A good beer.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GarethYoung (1109) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - NOV 24, 2006
[Cask from Bon Accord] Light fruity, peach notes, citric hops, slightly resinous. medium body, dry, hoppy finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (11258) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JAN 9, 2006
Cask. Dark copper colour. Mild flavour, hint of green apple, very drinkable. A little sweet. Sourish bitterness in aftertaste.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
chriso (7062) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 10, 2005
Cask (handpump) at the Bridge House, Southwark. Adnams’ Trafalgar offering. Light amber colour. Fresh and juicy, fruit aroma. Some caramel notes in the flavour that don’t really sit too well with the delicate style of this beer. Some soft hops. A touch of sweetness to start with, becoming bittersweet on the finish. Not too demanding but a reasonably tasty beer served in good condition.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ungstrup (22911) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - NOV 11, 2005
[Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy orange beer with an OK off-white head. The aroma is sweet and very fruity - and so is the flavor, and here the fruitiness reveals peaches, and leads to a slightly bitter dry finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Nekronos (2627) - Xalapa, MEXICO - NOV 18, 2005
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2006 Well, this was a little like vinegar, but good, I mean, a little sour, but drinkable and enjoyable at all. Amber, with head.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10000) - Como, ITALY - DEC 23, 2005
Cask at The Bridge House, London
Dark amber color. Light malt aroma. Some malt and caramel taste, correct bitterness, but also a touch of vegetables. Not particularly pleasant.


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