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Donnington SBA


Score
7078
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Brewed by Donnington
Style: Bitter
Cheltenham, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 18   MEAN: 3.36/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.21   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Previously 4.6%.
Malt dominates over bitterness in the subtle flavour of this premium bitter, which has a hint of fruit and a dry malty finish.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JamieFerdinand (163) - Hove, East Sussex, ENGLAND - SEP 12, 2010
Straight from the cask at Arkell’s Brewery Beer Festival 2010. Chesnut coloured beer. Citrus nose, some fruit in the taste and a dry palate. Tasty.

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 15, 2010
15th July 2010. Chelmsford Beer Festival. Hazy amber beer. Little cream head. Sulphur on the nose - sigh! Dry palate - almost chalky. Fresh tangy fruit - tart orange with an unusual and pleasant dash of cherry. Nice flavour but the palate is too bloody dry!

4.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
holliersteve (25) - ENGLAND - AUG 4, 2010
Cask @ Queens head, Stow-on-the-wold, cotswolds. Darkish amber orange, light textured white head, watery body, light caramel malts & lighter bitterness. A hearty drink to be enjoyed indeed. I really enjoyed this one and the hospitality at the pub. Pub and SBA both heartily recommended. Even the Mrs liked it (!).

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Ethereal (2355) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 30, 2009
Cask at GBBF 2009, 5th August 09. Murky mid-brown. Very malty - lots of toffee and biscuit notes. Nutty too. Palate was flat though and overall it wasn’t a pleasant drinking experience. End of the barrel perhaps.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
swoopjones (3246) - Buffalo, New York, USA - SEP 23, 2009
Cask @ Queens head, Stow-on-the-wold, england. deper amber orange, light white head, watery body, light caramel malts & lighter bitterness

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joe19612 (1110) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - AUG 9, 2009
Cask at GBBF 2009. Pours a medium amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is all malt with hints of caramel. Plenty of fruit flavours with malt coming through with a dry finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RichardGretton (3711) - Leicestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 1, 2009
Cask@The Mount Inn, Stanton (Cotswolds). Amber beer with a strong white head. The aroma is lightly fruity and hopped, and the flavour is vinous, hopped and mildly sour. Overall an average premium bitter

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (23588) - VestJylland, DENMARK - OCT 20, 2008
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Light unclear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, anis - licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finsh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808)


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