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Brewed by Facers
Style: Bitter
Flint, Wales
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 2.9/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.85   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 105   ABV: 3.5%
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Cask for the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester.


fonefan's rating

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (29292) - VestJylland, - AUG 19, 2011

Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]

Clear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light toffee, light hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090718]


most recent ratings

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - FEB 2, 2013
Cask, house beer at Smithfield Hotel & Bar, shared with Finn. Amber coloured body, naked surface, spotty lacing. Hop fruity aroma followed by a similar taste of peaches and a bittersweet ending. Standard bitter (Manchester, 21.01.2013).

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
daniele (3781) - ITALY - AUG 25, 2012
ambrato scarico buona schiuma piuttosto persistente cereale non molto amara leggero malto

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (12160) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - APR 16, 2011
Cask, 3.5%. Grey amber colour. Small white head. The flavour is a bit grainy. A bit rough, but nice enough.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAY 21, 2010
Cask Handpump at the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester 05/04/2010 Some fruit aroma. Golden bronze coloured floral and slightly hoppy with a hint of dryness in a pale bready malt finish.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ungstrup (26267) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - MAY 13, 2010
Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A hazy amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as light notes of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel. OK, but a bit boring.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Nightfall (1280) - Hamburg, GERMANY - AUG 21, 2009
[RBESG 09].Cask @ the Smithfield Hotel Manchester. Typical average bitter. Moderate bitter, fruity hops. Very average.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
asheft (2264) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 11, 2009
[cask @ RBESG 2009] Toffee and fresh floral hops aroma. Clear chestnut appearance with a thin, white, lacy head. Watery toffee flavour with very low hops, very low bitterness, and a little bread. Thin, very low carbonation. clean finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (10996) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUL 30, 2009
Ok apart from reading my notes as "Smithfield Bitter Faeces"... Cask in the smithfield hotel, manchester .... light bitter fruity hop nose ... ligth dry ness... soft malt fruits ... little bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
bierkoning (8956) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - JUL 28, 2009
Cask @ the Smithfield Hotel Manchester. Very vinous, caramelly aroma with a hint of licorice. malty sweet, vinous flavor with notes of grapes and madeira.


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