3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear copper color. Aroma: Hoppy citrus, caramel, malt, nuts and peach. Taste: Way more malty, nutty and earthy, but still with some hop bitterness intact. The palate is smooth and the finish is bitter, but not persistent. Very solid and balanced bitter.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml bottle, rated from backlog. Clear amber with smallt browinsh head. Aroma of roasted malts, molasses, citrus fruits, banana, grape, raisin, toffee and spices. Flavor is light acidic going to sweet and bitter with a boozy and malty finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cerveja bem aromática, com belo bouquet frutado e algo de caramelo. Na boca, um sabor leve e maltado, bem equilibrado com o amargor do lúpulo. Nos olhos, um dourado avermelhado com pouca espuma. Retrogosto agradável, uma ótima Ale.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
I’m stunned by the ratings for this one. It’s a pretty boring and dare I say too bitter ESB. The malt flavor is very mellow up front but finishes abruptly with a big bitter finish that comes out of nowhere. Not well balanced! It has a pretty nice aroma and pour but it’s not very drinkable. Ok at best for me!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle): Dark clear amber in colour with a small off white head. Lots of caramel malt on the aroma with a good hop character, hints of nuts in there too. Very nice bitter-sweet taste dominated by fruits, maltiness, citrus and hops in a perfect balance. Has a bit of bitterness on the finish, not too much it’d be unpleasant and not too little to be pointless. Just right.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle 0,50L. Copper brown ale with weak carbonation and small beige head. Strong aroma of caramel, orange, biscuits and floral hops. Full bodied, smooth, almost creamy, moderate bitter. Excellent!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Colour reddish copper, at colder temperatures a small top that does not last. Nectarines on the nose, sweet, hops. Taste is well balanced, sweet with enough bitter to accommodate. On the palate hops dominate and last for some time. I prefer this to London Pride because of the empty space the latter leave’s between tasting
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Nutty, toffee malts dominate the aroma. Some clean citrus fruits coupled with peppery hops complement the ever present maltiness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50 cl. bottle @ home, bought online @ Mitra.nl. Copper colour with a white head. Malty bready aroma with caramel. Good bitter taste with roasted malts and hops. Long bitter aftertaste. Great beer.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
500ml bottle bought at CitySuper in New Town Plaza, Shatin.
Clear amber colour; Two finger head and crumpety off-white foam which last for 1 minutes; Small but sticky lacing with notable carbonation;
Aroma of sweet malt, red fruit, orange, light caramel, herbs and grass; Mild and light sweet taste of malt, with bread, biscuits, plus light dose of toffee, grapefruit and orange, and grassy hops; Medium body, slick and quite oily palate; Hoppiness, be that aroma or taste, is really light, not expressive at all. You can taste the grapefruit and FEEL the bitterness, but it’s in such a light dose it’s nowhere near the potency and freshness of American craft brew. Hoppy finish is underwhelming; Pretty dry after taste, very easy to mouth.
Comments: This beer may be the pioneer of Bitter style back then, but compare to other good Bitters, Blonde Ale, or even other Fuller’s standout lineups, this one is flat and uninspiring, with taste and feel like a very average Bitter. Way overhyped. I wouldn’t bother to look back at this sad old dinosaur again, as there are many exciting stuffs worth tasting out there.
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