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Score
7288
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Banbury, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 278   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottled. Pasteurised.
A well balanced and full bodied beer demonstrating fruitiness, with the Crystal Malt content being distinctive. The hoppy mouth gives way to a sweeter finish.


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3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
saxo (11254) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - FEB 11, 2006
Bottle. Golden, small head. Has a fruity aroma, and fruit is there in the flavor as well. Sweetish and a little dry.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bu11zeye (11113) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - APR 5, 2009
(500ml bottle) Pours an amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, cherry, raisin, and toffee. Flavor of caramel malt, apple, and grassy hops.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cgarvieuk (10996) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - APR 1, 2007
light brown colour, with nice flowery hop, smooth sweet very fruity with lingering malt.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
argo0 (10388) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 9, 2008
(50cl bottle) Medium off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, peach, caramel, some raisin, earthy. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, raisin, some peach, earthy. Light-medium body.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
KimJohansen (10342) - Frederiksberg C, DENMARK - MAY 12, 2008
Hazy amber with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel notes. Flavor likewise with berries and a mild hoppy end.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
faroeviking (10300) - FAROE ISLANDS - MAY 25, 2008
Botella. Clear deep amber colour, rather short lasting head. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel and some ripe fruits. Good mouthfeel. The flavour has a mild caramel sweetness with a good toasty amltiness and a comfortable bitterness with fruits and a littlke herby touch. Nice!

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jcwattsrugger (10000) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JAN 27, 2009
16.9oz bottle-pours a light tan head and amber color. Aroma is somewhat sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary herbal/spice/floral hops. Taste is somewhat sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary copper/spice/floral hops. Occasional. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TBone (9999) - Pori, FINLAND - JUL 2, 2006
Bottled. Clear amber color, small tan head. Minerally metallic aroma with some toffee in it. Malty, licorice flavors, salty-hoppy finish. Mouthfeel slightly thin for an ESB. A bit similar to some Fullers’ products.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
thewolf (9882) - Kolding, DENMARK - JUL 27, 2006
Bottle. Pours great amber with a slight haze. Small beige head. Dry aroma with a weak fruitiness and caramel. Well carbonated with clear fruitiness and a weak bitterness note. Ends with elderberries and a slight cherry note. The hops lends it a flowery note coupled with hazelnut in the aftertaste.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Maria (9570) - Thisted, DENMARK - DEC 15, 2007
The color is extremely beautiful like liquid red amber. The head is moderate but gives nice lacing. The aroma is hoppy and malty with notes of caramel. The mouthfeel is smooth and the flavour has complexity with notes of sweetness, fruit, caramel and licorice-soft roasted malt. The finish is moderate but sufficiently bitter. It’s a very well balanced beer, and with it’s low ABV it has a fantastic full body. Well done!


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