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

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RATINGS: 14   MEAN: 2.83/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.8   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - available December. Previously brewed at 5%.

A full bodied dark colored beer with an aroma of fruit and malt leading to a complex sweet, fruit palate followed by a drying after-taste.

Golden Promise/Triumph pale malts (89%), crystal malt (9%), invert sugar. Fuggles and Target bittering hops, Goldings aroma hops - pellets. OG 1050. 44 iBU. 66 EBC colour units.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MesandSim (7108) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 18, 2007
A Mes rate: Gravicask at Pigs Ear.
Reasonable copper colour. Rather too yeasty in the aroma. Much to yeasty in the mouth. Tastes like it isn’t quite ready yet. Fruity finish with some light tobacco notes and eventual bitterness. Blah, blah, blah...

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (7985) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - DEC 15, 2007
Cask at 3 Judges Glasgow ... copper ... light malt nose ... fruit malt with a little spice... ok but no real complexity

1.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
KnutAlbert (4377) - Oslo, NORWAY - DEC 14, 2007
UPDATED: DEC 17, 2007 Cask. Very yeasty, this one could have done with some more conditioning. Some fine malt and hops lingering in there, but they are covered by a film of yeast. Sorry!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
davegore (215) - liverpool, Merseyside, ENGLAND - DEC 14, 2006
tasted in rigby’s pub in liverpool. fantastic dark ruby colour, fine white head with good lacing in the glass. a fine sweetness in the background which is swallowed up by the malt, warming finish, quite dry, pretty much an ideal winter brew

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAR 19, 2006
Cask Stillage at the Paradise Brewery Bar, Wrenbury 30/12/2005 Mid brown coloured with some hop and fruit aroma and flavour. Slightly rich and creamy on the palate with some dryness in a pleasant malt finish.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mungo (2473) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - DEC 7, 2004
Cask conditioned @ South Western Arms, Soton. Fruity malt aromas with some pleasant yeast in the background. Moderately sweet up front - initially hides the thin body leading to a clean refreshing finish.


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Beer: Okells St Nick Rating Avg: 2.8 No. of Ratings: 14
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