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Twickenham Vanguard

Score
4984
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Twickenham Fine Ales
Style: Bitter
Twickenham, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 3.25/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The blend of pale and dark crystal malts and caramalt give this copper/amber beer a gentle maltiness, whilst the English and German hop mix gives it a spicy hop character.


most recent ratings

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
salvaticas (132) - - MAY 22, 2013
On tap. Pours quite pale. Very little aroma. Nice mild bitter, but not lacking in flavor.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (11005) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 16, 2013
cask at some big fancy castle like thing beer festival in london Easter 2013 ... amber ... thin lacing ... soft peach ... soft toffee ... light yeasty nose ... soft fruits .. light tart ... summer fruits ... soft malt

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Osprey87 (538) - London via, WALES - MAR 21, 2013
Feb 2013 – draught Richmond. Nice beer. Starts with a rich butter/honey flavour with a bit of indistinct fruit. Rounded bitter aftertaste is good. Nice.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
wimpyjoe (1683) - Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAR 19, 2013
Clear golden with a bubbly head. Slightly sweet with a good caramel taste lingering.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jackl (2596) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 15, 2013
Cask @ Victoria Station Weatherspoons. The pour’s medium amber with a small head. The aroma’s of brown bread, a big of shag tobacco. Notes of pear and a bit of apricot. The taste is spicy hops, general shrubbery. A bit of caramel and granola bar. Flapjack. Nice bitter finish. Light body, fine carbonation. Overall, a solid beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Leighton (6965) - London, ENGLAND - MAR 15, 2013
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours. Lear good with a soft, fluffy white head. Dry, crispy straw in the bose, delicate pale malts. Light sweet flavor with nice, balanced bitterness if straw, crunchy leaves, light grass and citrus rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Balanced finish, light dy bread, hints of mango and citrus, hay. Nice one.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
kwik-lime (866) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 23, 2013
Bottle at Woody’s in Kingston. Nice balance of hops and malt, quite earthy with some fruit coming through. Perfectly decent session beer.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Desverger (415) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - FEB 21, 2013
cask@George on the stand, London - Gold with a small white head. Light hoppy citrus and caramel malt grain character. Nothing amazing but pretty decent all the same.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mR_fr0g (441) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 1, 2013
Cask at the moon under water JDW. Hazy light orange thick persistent creamy head. Good lacking. Aroma is chalky Bready malt musty faint citrus. Palate is thin soft carbonation. Flavour is Bready caramel malt firm earthy bitterness finish. Decent.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerViking (1429) - Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GERMANY - JAN 25, 2013
Cask at the Magpie in Brentford. Dry hoppy pale-malty nose, fruity body, and dry earthy bitter finish. Very nice best bitter.


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