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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.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Discofish (152) - USA - OCT 5, 2002
A decent beer, but nothing special.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
beerguy101 (4825) - Newark, California, USA - OCT 2, 2002
Light gold color, medium head. A full bodied ale. Mild malts and hops. Mellow full flavor. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is smooth and clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. A nice mild tasty beer

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Duffbeer (192) - Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 27, 2002
A good Pale Ale. Nice hop taste to it.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
herbjones (742) - Orange, California, USA - SEP 14, 2002
On draft.Watery amber with very few redeeming qualities.Very disappointed.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Ernest (5116) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - SEP 3, 2002
Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is medium amber, thin density of tiny particles. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie, caramel), lightly hoppy (flowers), with a light note of butterscotch. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Sweet, uninteresting.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
DEbeer (192) - West Virginia, USA - AUG 28, 2002
I guess I was so disappointed because this is from the same brewers as Newcastle, a personal favorite. Pretty hoppy, with a weird metallic taste. Nothing at all special.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
DocKozzak99 (143) - Tampa, Florida, USA - AUG 17, 2002
Good impression with first taste. Somewhat subtle aftertaste of hops. Nice color as well. Great with food.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
softale (188) - Michigan, USA - AUG 15, 2002
Light amber in color. Aroma is mostly that of hops and it is very subtle - fuggles, goldings? maybe both. I can’t really tell it is so faint. Also this beer is light on the palate and flavor is as subtle as it’s aroma. I find it be very inoffensive and drinkable.


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