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6794
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Bitter
Ripon, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 702   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Pasteurised.
"Beers for bottling are drawn from brewery conditioning tanks and transported by road tanker to our bottlers. There they are chilled, stored for ten days, then filtered and bottled. At the end of the bottling process, the bottles are pasteurised, labelled and packed."
"Brewed with many generous handfuls of choice Golding hops, it is full flavoured ale with a rich fruit nose. The bittersweet malty taste is followed by an uncompromising long, dry and bitter finish. This beer was the first, most successful, of all of our bottled beers."


3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
chilehead (186) - Laguna Niguel, California, USA - MAY 5, 2006
Pleasant tasting, but utterly dull. Not much aroma or character. Quaffable.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
dj (438) - Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - MAY 3, 2006
Bottle, 500ml. A clear amber coloured-pour with a nice creamy lasting head. Aromas of citrus, grass and other fruits. Quite a hoppy taste with a somewhat bitter hoppy finish. Light to medium bodied, a little watery in the finish but not overly so. Light carbonation. A nice refreshing beer.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Lilith (242) - Santiago, CHILE - APR 28, 2006
Bottle served in the proper glass Clear amber to copper color with beautiful bubbles at the bottom of the glass. The head was small, white with a good lacing and film. Its aroma was sweet, softly hoppy with notes of caramel, grain, citrus, apple and some bubblegum. The aftertaste is bitter and refreshing with a siroupy texture. It’s light bodied, soft carbonation.

<FONT SIZE=1>Bottle shared with <a href = http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-30044.htm> Panzerfaust </FONT>

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Panzerfaust (462) - Hanga Roa, Easter Island, CHILE - APR 27, 2006
UPDATED: NOV 17, 2006 Shows a slightly hazy amber color with a small white, long lived head which leaves a little lacing. Aroma is strong and fresh with notes of apple, caramel, plums, pineapple and orange peel. Good amount of hops and very low malt profile. Flavor starts bitter with some cider sourness. It devolps well in the mouth letting the hops show some more bitternes towards the end. Dry and refreshing. Slightly watery mouthfeel with some high carbonation. Essentially simple with a short finish that leaves a soft aftertaste. Non-present alcohol and extremely easy-to-drink ale. Is it really a ESB? For me it’s an amber ale with a hoppy character.

500 ml bottle shared with <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-31163.htm&g Lilith

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
OhioDad (2491) - Hilliard, Ohio, USA - APR 23, 2006
500ml bottle pours cloudy light amber with a short offwhite creamy head that fades back to a film and laces pretty well from there down. Aromas of caramel, toffee, and some floral hops. Flavor is lots of caramel and toffee with a floral/citrus bitter finish. Palate is medium bodied and fairly well carbonated. A little on the watery side but not overly so. Very drinkable and I’m supposing would make a good session in England. Price prohibits that here...

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
KingpinIPA (841) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - APR 17, 2006
Thanks to brewblackhole for the beer! Amber color. Nose is full of carmel and toffee. Tastes like a malty, semi sweet carmel with a lot of bitterness at the end. Nice ale but just a little too much bitter in it.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
brewblackhole (1581) - Muskego, Wisconsin, USA - APR 16, 2006
Another hard beer to rate. Its not big enough for my imperial type tastes, yet I know for the style,its well done,aroma is malty carmelly sweetness,,amber orange color,light body carmelly sweet malt taste,lot s of bitterness at the end. I can see sitting in an English pub enjoying a bunch of these,probaly tastes wonderful from a cask

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Quevillon (1955) - Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, CANADA - APR 14, 2006
UPDATED: FEB 1, 2008 Très belle couleur ambrée, très petit collet. Bon arome d’houblon et de malte de caramel. Goût un peu amère, légèrement caramelisé. C’est bon!


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