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Burton Bridge Cannonball Express

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Formerly brewed at Burton Bridge
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Burton-on-Trent, England

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RATINGS: 2   MEAN: 3.35/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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Cask; Special (Gold Medal Ale series) - August 2009.

Gold Medal Ales are produced monthly in recognition of some of the ’greats’ of history. This month’s story :-
On August 25th 1974 Mary Connors hoped to make a flying start on breaking the English human cannonball distance record across the River Avon. Confident of success, Mary had taken extra swimming lessons and she certainly needed them when her attempt fell flat. Events then turned to farce when the two men in the rescue boat capsized and joined her in the water. In spite of her courage and bravery, slim Mary was obviously not of the right calibre.

Colour: Amber with a reddish tinge
Nose: Malty
Taste: Well bittered after taste
Hops: Magnum & Challenger


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
thebeertourist (4060) - Oslo, - SEP 8, 2009
Cask at The Wenlock Arms. Hazy copper, small head. Hints of chocolate blending with bitter apples stone. A bit odd combination, but it works.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 21, 2009
Cask in the new wheatshef. Alround rating: Minerally brown bready, nutty, good pepperyness, decent balance. Good show alround.


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