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4540
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Brewed by Arkells
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Swindon, England
Serve in English pint

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unknown

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RATINGS: 21   MEAN: 3.05/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.98   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pasteurised bottle.
This beer has been especially brewed and bottled by the staff of Arkell`s Brewery to celebrate Mr Peter`s (Peter Arkell OBE) 80th birthday, his distinguished career with the airforce during World War II and his many years as chairman of Arkell`s Brewery Ltd. Well done, Mr. Peter!


3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, - SEP 27, 2004
Bottled. Deep golden, rich head. Hay like hops accompanied by a pleasant, soft malt back bone. Dry. Balanced bitterness.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
joe19612 (1179) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - APR 6, 2012
Bottle. Pours a clear dark brown colour with a very thin white head, plenty of malt and fruit in the aroma espcially hints of grapefruit, the taste is very malt with loads of fruit with a dry bitter finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - MAR 30, 2009
Bottle that I picked up at Tesco? Aylesbury recently, consumed 29-03-09 Pours amber with a white head. Fruity with some bitterness, there are some toffee flavours swirling around, sweet maltiness and the finish is a little dry and bitter. Its ok but nothing I would particularly feel should be worthy of a revisit. A6 A3 F5 P3 OV12 2.9

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
imdownthepub (7461) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 12, 2007
Bottled, 500ml, pasteurised. From Queensway Co-Op, Banbury. Red amber with white head. Soft, full bitter, mid roasted malts with a touch of biscuity sweetness and a soft fruitiness then a dry bitter hoppy finish. Pretty decent.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 23, 2007
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, amber golden with an off-white head leaving laces. Nutty aroma. Medium body with a dry malt base and some nutty accents. A light fruitiness. The finish is dry and fairly bitter. Quite OK. 230107

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
JonMoore (1573) - Loughborough, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 2, 2006
Amber colour with a slim white head. Fruity and malty aroma with that slightly stale pasteurised smell you often get. Taste is malty and sharp with a bitter finish. Thin bodied and a bit watery. Not very good, although not offensive.

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bitter (1137) - Henderson, Nevada, USA - MAR 10, 2005
toffee malt and light hop character with a whimsical thiness. the bottle and story are the best parts to this beer as others have stated.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Garrat (1248) - Suffolk, ENGLAND - JAN 13, 2005
From a bottle.Golden brown in colour,no head,quite malty.Good build up with the label and story,then it was over.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Jeppe (2633) - Ølbutikken, DENMARK - NOV 30, 2004
Hazy orange, foamy off-white head. Sharp fruity and citrusy aroma with cheese tones. Sweet and rather odd. Malt, fruit and hop flavor with banana notes. Bland.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
MartinKubert (862) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JUN 30, 2004
Quite flavery and fruity brew. Some bitterness and hoppy in finish and aftertaste. Some grainy notes.


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