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4053
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Brewed by Hadrian & Border (Alnwick Ales)
Style: Bitter
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 3.03/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
A light coloured bitter with a distinct hop palate, pleasantly fruity, smooth, clean tasting and refreshing.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
RichardGretton (3759) - - NOV 23, 2002
Light orange coloured beer with an acidic aroma. The flavour is very citric and bitter. A different yet pleasant beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bullit (3285) - Burgos, SPAIN - MAR 6, 2010
Cask @ 3 Judges. Golden colour, foamy white head. Aroma of citrus and soap. Flavour: citrus, soapy, sweet malts. Fairly bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - JUL 11, 2009
Cask at the Hope Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks 10-07-09 Pours amber with a slight haze, also has a thin white head. Some honey and hops on the nose. The taste is bitter sweet with honey there again, its fine but just a tiny bit tired A6 A3 F7 P3 Ov12 3.1

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
imdownthepub (7491) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 27, 2009
Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Brown amber with white head. Thin and a little tart on the palate, then with a sweet hop note, quite dull malt which tends to dominate. Just average really.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fonefan (25085) - VestJylland, DENMARK - MAY 28, 2009
Cask (return system) @ Abbotsford, 3-5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2PR.
Clear medium amber orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, straw, fruity, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090408]

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
maeib (6637) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - NOV 30, 2008
Cask conditioned - handpump - Vat & Fiddle Nottingham A golden beer with a loose white head and lacing. The aroma is thin with some slight citrus notes. The taste is more of the same with possibly some orange notes. Dull.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
gary07734 (500) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - JUN 18, 2008
Pale golden half pint at local beer festival. Taste of strong bitter and hops/yeast, with a lasting bitter finish. Nothing special here.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUN 6, 2007
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 2007. Copper, lasting off white head. This is a decent bitter. Hops are fine, malts are biscuity, decent dryness on finish. OK if unremarkable.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - MAY 19, 2007
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber with a small white head. Hop and fruit aroma. Pleasant deep fruity taste with a nutty maltiness. Some bitterness. Smooth, delightful: good pint.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (8654) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAR 7, 2007
UPDATED: OCT 13, 2008 A fairly typical bitter that i enjoyed more than expected, halfway house edinburgh on tap

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Nekronos (2655) - Xalapa, MEXICO - DEC 10, 2005
UPDATED: MAR 25, 2006 NOmal, not to make you run, not that good. BUt I had a good time with it, a little sweet. And the foam was great.


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