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Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 335   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   EST. CALORIES: 141   ABV: 4.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A pasteurised beer exported to America only.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
thedm (4116) - Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA - MAY 24, 2003
UPDATED: JUN 4, 2003 This brew poured a medium sized head of fine bubbles that left a good lacing as the head receded. Its body was a light copper brown color. Its aroma was that of hops. The flavor of this brew was bitter initially and in it's finish while typical of a lager.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
crazyvin (1536) - New York, USA - MAY 4, 2003
a rich abmer color, with a white head that fadded fast. Bland at first taste then finished with a strong, but not overpowering hoppy finsih.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
badgerben (4092) - Blaine, Minnesota, USA - APR 14, 2003
Kind of a brownish yellow color, no head. Believe the aroma is malt, but it's slight enough I'm not sure. Taste... not much here. Smooth and not harsh in any way. If it had a little flavor it'd be a great session beer. On the plus side it doesn't have a nasty aftertaste like most macros. It's okay.

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
clvand0 (350) - Lexington, Kentucky, USA - APR 13, 2003
Had this beer on tap and it was a crowd favorite. It is very smooth and very enjoyable.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jedimasternick (96) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - APR 9, 2003
Although this beer is a pale one would swear it to be more like a fine lager such as Harp. It is extremely smooth and is far and above one of the best pales produced!

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Panzuriel (1065) - Westerville, Ohio, USA - MAR 30, 2003
SOmewhat run of the mill amber ale. Fair amounts of flavor but somewhat lacking in definition or depth. Decent beer at the best. good flavor and mouthfeel. Nothing special.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ARMed (524) - Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 26, 2003
Nothing about this beer clearly stands out to me. A nice tasting beer, but very typical of a mass prodcued beer. Slightly more flavorful than your typical American beer, but also not very complex to catagorize and a good English beer. Refreshing and cool, but not very impressive.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
PorterPounder (3944) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - MAR 20, 2003
UPDATED: NOV 29, 2005 Rerate Kind of a glue-like taste and feel to it this time - still decent though and good for session purposes Original 3.3 On tap at a local sports bar watching the NCAAs - surprised that they had this. Nice copper color - slight malty aroma to go along with the deep copper color. Slightly metallic flavor, but enough maltiness to override it. Stays strong throughout - goes down smooth.


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