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Okells Olde Skipper


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Brewed by Okells
Style: Bitter
Douglas, Isle of Man
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 8   MEAN: 3.04/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.91   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - Winter.

A light colored beer with a hop and fruit aroma. An initial sweetness leads to a quite intense bitter dry finish.

Golden Promise/Triumph pale malt (80%), crystal malt (10%), invert sugar. Progress and Target bittering hops, Hallertau aroma hops - pellets. OG 1045. 37 IBU. 37 EBC colour units.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2814) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUL 29, 2011
Cask. Tried during a very nice holiday in the George at Castletown, Isle of Man in July 2011. Bronze and clear.Hoppy with some fruitiness.Slightly bitter and rather pleasant.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Cuso (1485) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - JUN 6, 2011
Cask conditioned somwhere in cambridge. Golden color with small white head. Aroma of hops, grass. Taste is pretty the same, with light bitter finish.Not bad.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - APR 25, 2011
cask in Ely(Prince Albert) mild hoppy aroma, golden, minimal head, white foam, clear, medium to heavy bitterness, medium sweetness, medium body, bitter, soft carbonation, long finish, good balanced nice beer

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ladnewton (858) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 13, 2010
Cask at the CASK Pub & Kitchen on 17th April 2010. Yellow gold with small white head. Very malty with caramel in main feature, some citrus hoppiness late on, then a rather sweet finish on a smooth but not untextured mouthfeel.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - APR 3, 2010
Cask, gravity, at Easter Beer festival, Three Tuns, Biddenham, Bedfordshire. Hop aroma. Malty taste with some fruity sourness. Mid bitter finish. Very drinkable.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - MAY 13, 2007
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Rugby BF. A golden coloured beer with an off-white head of loose bubbles. The aroma is a little farty and grassy. The taste is also grassy with a touch of malt. Grainy and distinctly average.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mungo (2473) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - FEB 21, 2007
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Mid Brown. Malty with some of caramel. Hints of woody hops grow slightly and help to stave off some of the sweetness. Fairly drinkable.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 17, 2006
Cask Handpump at Thomas Rigby’s, Liverpool 04/12/2003 Amber coloured with a slightly hazy appearance. Floral and citrus aromas. Crisp slightly bitter malt finish.


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Beer: Okells Olde Skipper Rating Avg: 2.91 No. of Ratings: 8
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