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3616
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Brewed by Derventio
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Derby, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 24   MEAN: 2.89/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.86   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask & Bottle Conditioned, Regular;
A light coloured, exceptionally well balanced smooth ale with a light fragrant hop finish.


3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RichardGretton (3759) - - MAR 31, 2009
Bottle. Pale golden beer with a strong head. The aroma is lightly dry, and the very lightly toffee and dry. Overall an average beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - APR 26, 2012
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, toffee, some bready notes along with floral, wooden and mild sappy notes. Flavour is crisp maltyness with toffee, wood, sap, herbs and some mild toasted notes.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerManic (21) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 26, 2011
Very nice and pleasant hoppy ale. No frills, just a good honest ale. Quite pokey at 5.0% too. Nice.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
tommann (1450) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 25, 2011
500ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a medium head. Aroma is buttery floral hops with some tropical fruit underneath. Taste is the same throughout, with a soapy finish.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
fonefan (24927) - VestJylland, DENMARK - MAR 18, 2010
Bottle 500ml. @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, toffee, butter, light hoppy, grapefruit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100220]

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Dedollewaitor (10292) - Odense, DENMARK - FEB 26, 2010
Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg. Pours clear yellow with a small white head. Sweet toffee and and butter. Medium bodied.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - FEB 20, 2010
Clear golden with a medium white head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of hops and caramel. Flavour was quite hoppy with malty and grassy notes. Finished bitter.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ungstrup (23960) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - FEB 20, 2010
Bottled. A golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of straw, fruit, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, and yeast, leading to a dry finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - FEB 20, 2010
Bottle, 5%. Weak grapefruit aroma. Clear golden colour. Small white head. The flavour has a little pale malt and a bit of grapefruit aroma. OK balanced.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 20, 2010
Bottle 50 cl. Clear yellow with a white head. Fresh fruity and citrusy nose. Medium body, sweet malts and fruit with some vitamin C accents. Lightly bitter finish. 200210

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
chriso (7065) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 29, 2010
Cask (gravity dispense) at Ealing Beer Festival, July 2009. Golden colour and in excellent condition. Grassy hop aroma. Very clean mouthfeel. Pleasant easygoing stuff. Obviously some problems with the bottled version but, on cask at least, a very decent beer.


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