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6581
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Brewed by RCH
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Weston-super-Mare, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
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RATINGS: 92   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 159   ABV: 5.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
A railway themed name after the name for two engines pulling a train. A golden brew made only with pale ale malt and goldings hops giving it a well balanced hoppy flavour. Very drinkable - beware!!


most recent ratings

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
bierkoning (8960) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - DEC 7, 2006
Bottle conditioned. Orange color. Dusty aroma with some orange and flowery hops. Butterscotch flavor with grapes and earthy flowery hops. Somewhat vinous. Plastic. Long earthy bitter aftertaste.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
CEZ (393) - Milano, ITALY - NOV 23, 2006
Orange body. Orange, hoppy, resinous aroma. Nice balance with mellow fruitiness - Grapefruits and pears. Excellent hoppiness. Smooth and full bodied. Yeasty in the finish. Very drinkable. Nice bitter.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
hughie (3994) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 10, 2006
UPDATED: APR 12, 2011 Orange marmalade colour with a small white head. Sweet hoppy aroma. Rather fizzy. The taste is fruity: grapefruit, with a little alcohol and a bitterness that reminded me of a good IPA. 22.12.07 Thought the taste was more malty and very sweet. 12.4.11 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Copper with a small white head. Sweet malt aroma. Leafy taste that I thought needed a little more sweetness to cheer it up. Sharp bitterness to follow. Rating: 6,3,6,4,12:3.1

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
imdownthepub (8492) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 27, 2006
Bottle conditioned, 500ml. Golden beer with white bubbly head. The beerhas a sharpish, pine needle aroma and taste but also a treacley note too. Quite complex in its impact, but the flavours work well together. Lasting and bitter throughout the beer, quite an enjoyable and interesting beer.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 19, 2006
1. Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich 21/09/2002 Golden coloured initially hoppy and bitter. Strong alcohol gives a warming finish with the hops still present. 2. Cask Handpump at the Richard Hopkins, Newton Abbot (JDW) 16/06/2003 Clear golden coloured with some sour fruit flavour. Slightly bitter dry full malt finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
fiulijn (12179) - Malmö, DENMARK - DEC 23, 2005
Bottle conditioned
Golden color, huge head. Good ale, with some malt in the beginning, drier later, with a nice (dry) hoppy character (old hops).

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (18576) - Vasa, FINLAND - SEP 27, 2005
Casked. Golden colour, creamy mediumsized white head. Sweet fruitish aroma. Caramellish and fruity, very pleasant flavour. A bit hoppy finish. Dry and a bit sticky palate.

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Dixen (1465) - Flagstaff, Arizona, USA - AUG 9, 2005
Bottle. Very fresh hoppy nose, classic english hops, light malty flavor. Golden body, small white head. Light malty flavor, with some hops, ends slight sourish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 31, 2005
(Bottle 50 cl) Pale amber golden with a pretty, creamy head. Malty, sweetish aroma. Malty, aromatic body and a pronounced bitter finish. Surprisingly delicate for a bottled Bitter. 290705

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (17353) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2005
Clear amber coloured with a small white head. Aroma of malts, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, hops and pine needles.


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