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Plain Innspiration



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Brewed by Plain
Style: Bitter
Warminster, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 9   MEAN: 3.22/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.03   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask, Regular;
We took our inspiration for this special ale from the towering spire of Salisbury’s 13th Century Cathedral which dominates Constable’s famous watermeadows and Sarum’s ancient barrows. Our number one selling Ale in the Plain Ales range is a bitter with just enough power and complexity to make it interesting and yet enough restraint and simplicity and an ABV of 4.0% making it an easy drinking beer for all occasions. A special blend of malts delivers an initial depth of flavour, closely followed by a delicate bitterness and hints of citrus and flora from the selected hops, with a rich copper colour and a complexity that avows its name this is an ale by which to be truly inspired.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
rlgk (5238) - Skövde, SWEDEN - JAN 15, 2012
Cask at Bree Louise, London. Amber/brown beer with a small beige head. Candy and fruit aroma. Malty flavor, fruity, citrus, pears, hay.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joe19612 (1113) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - OCT 16, 2011
Cask at Ascot Festival 2011. Pours a nice copper colour with a tan head. Plenty of malt and hops in the aroma, with a malty and a hint of biscuit in the taste with a dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SaintMatty (2645) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - AUG 25, 2011
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Copper coloured. Malty and fruity aroma with notes of caramel and citrus. The taste is nicely balanced with notes of dried fruit, citrus and nuts.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Svesse (4215) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - AUG 14, 2011
(Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 20 July 2011) Dark amber colour with brief, beige head. Malty, toasty nose with notes of caramel, dark fruit and toast. Malty taste with caramel, dried fruit, toast and a slightly bitter-sweet finish. Medium body, with some malt sweetness. Quite nice.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
harrisoni (9609) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 18, 2010
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2010. Orange copper colour, thin lasting beige head. Some malty and earthy hop on aroma, sweet digestive biscuit in mouth. Good malts, earthy hoops on finish, even a little sweaty, but distinctive and fine.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
berkshirejohn (2834) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 2, 2009
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Amber with a thin, suddy, cream head; sweet biscuity aroma, reminding me of Custard Creams; soft, soapy texture, with a creamy malt flavour - reminding me of Ovaltine - perhaps I’m regressing to my childhood?; the finish is dry and lightly bitter. Very pleasant and rather unusual.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - NOV 24, 2009
Cask Stillage at Nottingham Castle, Nottingham 09/10/2009 Hoppy aroma. White head. Amber golden coloured hoppy and citrus flavoured with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4186) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 29, 2009
Cask-conditioned at the Old Stillage, Bristol 29/08/09. Deep amber in colour with a frothy white head. A malty session bitter, more biscuity than sweet, but with some fruit and a decent bitter finish. Good.


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