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Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 680   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle: Pasteurised. Previously 4.6%.
A full-bodied and malty ale with a rounded, smooth fruit palate and a tight, creamy head that laces all the way down the glass. Rich in colour with a smooth, creamy texture and a distinctively strong flavour.


hogan873's rating

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hogan873 (449) - Joliet, Illinois, USA - SEP 11, 2011
Deep tan body with a thick, creamy off-white head. The aroma is faint, but I note some malt and nuts there. The palate is very smooth and creamy with light carbonation. The flavor stands out a bit more than the aroma. Malty and sweet with some nut touches. Smooth finish. Not bad.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Viper666 (2706) - Saint-Hubert, Quebec, CANADA - APR 24, 2013
Bouteille claire 500ml. De couleur cuivrée et légèrement voilée. Nez de grains de malt sucré aux notes rôties, de caramel doux aux notes terreuses avec des traces de noix rôti, de houblon herbeux et de fumée de cigarette. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture moyennement crémeuse. Goût très légèrement fruité (notes d’agrumes, faibles traces d’abricots) avec des petites traces fumées (tourbe et cigarette) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût de grains de malt sucrés avec un léger goût de caramel doux aux notes terreuses et auquel ressortent progressivement quelques notes rôties. Parallèlement l’on retrouve un goût très légèrement amer de houblon herbeux jusqu’en finale. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux avec des petites notes rôties et fruitées. (2006)

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
k0mpsa (431) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 20, 2013
Bottle at home. Clear amber brown color, smooth white head. Aroma is malty, suryp. Malty and sweet taste, medium body, maybe little watery.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JanLaursen (2160) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - APR 4, 2013
Bottle. Clear amber with a dark reddish hue and a small beige head. Deep malty nose with light bready notes and hints of fruit and toffee. Light body, soft smooth texture, lightly sweet flavor with some notes of wood and citrus tea. Dry, light woody, light bitter finish. Better tha expected from a beer in a transparent bottle.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Dermi (465) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAR 28, 2013
50 cl, bottled. Pours clear orange with a small white head. Aroma: Pale malt, fruity and herby hops. Taste: Mildly sweet, noticeable bitterness. Palate: Medium body, noticeable carbonation. Decent bitter.

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikkellund42 (364) - Vejle, DENMARK - MAR 17, 2013
Bottle. Pours clear heather honey with small white head. Aroma is very malty either notes of grain, ground coffee, bread and cooked vegetables. Taste is medium bitter and light sweet. Body is watery to light oily with good carbonation. Finish is medium long with notes of malt, grain, dried fruits, coffee and hints of citrus. Nice, refreshing and quenching.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ration (1661) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 16, 2013
This review is exported from olutopas.info with no comment. Original rating date 17.6.2011

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 9/20
SperkeleForce (141) - FINLAND - MAR 12, 2013
Bottle 50 cl. Pours copper golden with a nice big smooth creamy head. Good notes of malts, some caramel, bread, hops and citrus. As advertised the texture is creamy and smooth. An nice balanced beer with refreshing taste. Small bitter finish which suits it. Very drinkable.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Niller (98) - Hammel, DENMARK - FEB 27, 2013
Bottle from Rema1000, Hammel DK. Pours clear golden with a low white head. Aroma of malts with a note of caramel. Taste is mostly malts with a little note of caramel and hops. Finish is a little bitter.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
laiti (3939) - Tampere, FINLAND - FEB 20, 2013
50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 04.02.2009
Aroma is slightly sweet with caramel, some grain and nuts. Flavour has nuts, toffee, some English hops, hay and hints of butter. Something between scottish ale and ESB.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
olio (4094) - Tampere, FINLAND - FEB 19, 2013
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20110114.
Pours clear copper color with a small head. Aroma of caramel, fruits and grass. Flavor of hops, fruits, caramel and toffee.


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