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4052
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Brewed by Holdens
Style: Bitter
Dudley, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 3.05/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Special - July 2008. Part of the 2008 Sporting Nicknames series.
A refreshing straw coloured bitter, subtly hoppy, with a pleasant, sweet finish.
You won't be competing in the Tour de France after a couple of these!


3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ethereal (2399) - Los Angeles, USA - AUG 9, 2008
Cask at GBBF 08. Slightly cloudy bright yellow. Incredible fresh bread aroma and a smooth malty taste. Creamy mouthfeel and soft finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
madmitch76 (6366) - , Essex, ENGLAND - NOV 29, 2009
8th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. Light palate - hoppy. Has a pronounced dryness which usually puts me off but this was refreshing.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Christian (8561) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2009
Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Fruity aroma with a little citrus. Sweet and fruity flavour

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (25125) - VestJylland, DENMARK - SEP 29, 2008
Cask (handpump) @ Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.
On RateBeer Sheffield "Valley of beer" Crawl 2008. Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (260708)

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Nekronos (2655) - Xalapa, MEXICO - SEP 16, 2008
Not really understand what about the name but it sounds alittle ffensive to some. Perhaps I had it at GBBF 2008.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 7, 2008
Cask at GBBF08. Nice refreshing hop aroma. Hazy golden colour. Nice stable white head. Good citric flavour, quite hoppy. Bites a little in the finish, and is sweet in a good combination.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (16084) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 19, 2008
Cask@GBBF2008. Hazy yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, fruityness and mild notes of vanilla. Flavour is wood, fruits, some vanilla and mild notes of cream.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
cgarvieuk (8663) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 18, 2008
Cask on the Sheffield, on RateBeer Valley of Beer Crawl ’08 ...golden orange, orangehop,sweet fruit hop

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
KimJohansen (10339) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2008
Hazy yellow with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty and caramel notes. sweet flavor with yeasty, caramel and fruity notes.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MesandSim (7109) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 4, 2008
A Mes rate: Cask in the Hillsborough Hotel in Sheffield.
Golden colour with no head. Sweet malty aroma with some slight tea. Pale malt flavour with a lot of treacle toffee. Slight hops in the finish. Yeah yeah,


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