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Brewed by Battledown
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Cheltenham, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 16   MEAN: 3.2/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask and bottle (filtered): Regular.
Premium is the prominent word on the pump clip; SPA is the prominent word on the bottle.
A medium bodied deep amber beer, with malt and fruit overtones and a balancing bitterness from the hops.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - DEC 5, 2010
(Cask at Market Porter, London Bridge, London, 24 Nov 2010) Dark amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, toast and marmalade. Malty, slightly nutty taste with notes of dried fruit, roasted nuts, toast and a touch of bitter orange marmalade. Decent bitterness in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Fairly nice one.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HenrikSoegaard (7859) - Randers, DENMARK - SEP 17, 2010
Cask. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter malty flavor. Some spicey notes. Average harsh hoppy moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Strange but ok bitter.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RichardGretton (3757) - Leicestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 31, 2010
Bottle. Amber reddish beer with a strong head. The aroma is mildly burnt and toffee, and the flavour is very well roasted, toffee and bitter with a smooth finish. Overall a fairly standard English bitter.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - AUG 30, 2010
Cloudy amber with a medium beige head. Hoppy aroma with fruity and malty notes. Hoppy flavor with fruity and malty notes. Finished dry and bitter.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - AUG 28, 2010
Cask at Charlies. Clear orange coloured with a medium sized white head. Malty aroma of caramel, grass, fruits and hops. Fruity flavour of caramel, grass and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
downender (4380) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - APR 13, 2009
Cask-conditioned at the Miners Arms, Whitecroft, Gloucestershire 13/4/09. Copper coloured with a slight white head. Sweet caramel and red fruit aroma. Flavour was also sweet, with some spicy hops and a short bitter finish. Ok.


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