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Holdens Black Country Special Bitter

Holdens Black Country Special Bitter

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Holdens

Dudley, England

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223.21/5.03.18/5.05.1%57.2 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottled.
A Dark amber premium beer with robust malty overtones and a bitter sweet full bodied taste. Brewed using the Finest English Maris Otter Malt and Goldings hops this big, beautiful malty monster is an industrial strength beer at it's best.

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 bobinlondon (215), Harrow, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Handpulled cask at JDW Watford during recent international beer fest. Pale gold with white head. Earthy hops and oranges in the nose. Flavour is sweet, fruity and hoppy, with some background caramel and a touch of butterscotch, with a nice bitter finish. Medium to full bodied, good carbonation. Well balanced and drinkable. Very good black country entire.


 wheresthepath (213), Buckinghamshire, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
May 16, 2008  
[Cask at Back of Beyond, Reading] A case of "yes, yes, yes, no, no ugh!". Sweet & malty at first but descending into bitterness, eventually revolting, struggled to finish it. Nothing special about this.


 sm89walt (173), Norwich, Norfolk, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2008  
Cask - ’Spoons. Orange in colour with a disappearing off-white head. Predominantly fruity nose, citric hop notes in the background. Sweet and smooth on the tongue with tones of grass and more citric fruits, resulting in a nicely bitter end.


 Magic_dave6 (3642), London, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 4, 2008  
Cask in the counting house. Aroma is caramel and pale malts, grassy hop. Taste is similar quite sweet like, not too great, but non offensive also.


 evilsoc (138), Wales
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Dark amber. A cheap red wine apple like aroma with moderate malt. Grainy flavours and a tight subtle sweetness followed by a little bitterness to end the whole affair. Dull.




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