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

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RATINGS: 23   MEAN: 2.77/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.77   EST. CALORIES: 102   ABV: 3.4%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Brewed under contract for Edinburgh Brewing Company by Belhaven.
Edinburgh Pale Ale (EPA) is the flagship launch product from the Edinburgh Brewing Company. The Edinburgh Brewing Company has teamed up with Belhaven in a joint collaboration to brew, sell and distribute EPA. EPA is a unique reflection of the beer style that made Edinburgh a brewing capital. ""Its stunning contemporary flavour epitomises the very best of small batch brewing, where quality and flavour are never compromised."" Website


2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Hildigöltur (5107) - København, - AUG 26, 2005
[Cask conditioned] Golden coloured. Eggy sulphur notes in the aroma and in the flavour. Sweet and thin. Very strange.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
deusax (364) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - FEB 12, 2012
I drank this beer a while ago. I’ll update this ratin if I have the chance to drink it again.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
JohnRMurdoch (1571) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - MAR 9, 2011
Cask @ The Doric, Edinburgh. Grassy aroma. Amber brown colour with a good head. Mild dry malty flavour. Smooth but watery. Mild and inoffensive.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 7/20
trapped (161) - TURKEY - SEP 24, 2009
Off-white creamy head, pale yellow body, slight flavor of citrus, unremarkable finish. A very generic beer.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
cgarvieuk (8653) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUN 26, 2009
Cask at Scottish Real Ale Festival 2009 AS BROUGTON Coulsons EPA... amber ...light grassy hop nose ...light fruit ... light dyness in linger... soso
Earlier Rating: 3/6/2007 Total Score: 3
A pale amber colour, hoppy with a little fruit in nose, light and mellow hop and fruit flavour... Cask at Halfway House, Edinburgh. golden amber,malt fruit little hop,floral fruityness little bitter in linger.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
motelpogo (5047) - Plzen, CZECH REPUBLIC - DEC 27, 2008
rbesg07, cask at the 1/2way house. golden with a modest grassy aroma, some rusty tea bitterness and not much else, a bit flat

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Rune (4924) - Tromsø, NORWAY - DEC 9, 2008
Half pint, cask. Light amber body under a thin white head. Fruity hops to the nose. Mild grapefruits in flavour with a vague bitter finish. Watery and a bit sparkling palate [Guildford Arms, Edinburgh 25.10.2008].

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
rickgordon (3764) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - SEP 1, 2007
Cask at Halfway House, Edinburgh. Clear golden colour. Earthy hops and bit eggy aroma. Light bodied. Low hop flavour profile. Low-medium bitter. Bit of malt sweetness backs up the hoppiness.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15964) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 30, 2007
Cask at Halfway House, Edinburgh. Bright golden. Grassy citric nose. Sweet and fruity with light body. Slimmed with freshening orangey hops creating some late bitterness. Good!

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rlgk (5574) - Skövde, SWEDEN - AUG 30, 2007
(RBESG 2007, Cask at the Halfway House, Edinburgh) Amber/golden color, creamy white head. Yeasty, malty aroma with fruity notes. Hoppy, grassy and a bit spicy flavor.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Sigmund (3713) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - AUG 29, 2007
Cask conditioned at the Halfway House, Edinburgh. Amber colour, low head. Very moderate aroma, a slight fruitiness and maltiness. Boring flavour - "dusty" malty with a hint of caramel, but quite dry. Minimal bitterness.


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