Vale Long Dark Nights

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48		76
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Brewed by Vale
Style: Bitter
Aylesbury, England

Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 23 MEAN: 3.1/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.02 EST. CALORIES: 129 ABV: 4.3%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Occasional. Released Dec 2010. Included in 2011 JDW Autumn Beer Festival.
JDW release notes: This mahogany-coloured best bitter has been brewed especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It has a floral blackcurrant-hedgerow aroma and a soft, spicy, peppery bitterness, followed by a smooth, warming finish. Hops used: Fuggles, Galena, Mount Hood
Dec 2010 release notes: A selection of malts and four hop varieties from the USA and UK combine to produce a mahogany coloured bitter, with spicy notes. A smooth warming winter ale.

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AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

dynamiteninja (1115) - Richmond, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - OCT 4, 2011

Cask. The Postern Gate, York. Medium off white head. Good lacing. Deep amber body. Red fruit, peppery. Bittersweet. Dusty dry finish. Slight oiliness.

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AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20

hughie (3994) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 24, 2010

Cask at Pilgrims Progress (JDW), Bedford. Amber. Warm orange marmalade aroma and taste. Smooth and oily like... well, orange marmalade. Slight bitterness. But no toast.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

Fin (6185) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 21, 2010

Cask, handpump at The James Figg, Thame, Oxon 16.12.10 Pours dark chestnut with off-white head. A touch thin in the mouth, medium bitterness, touch of caramel, don’t get the spice, in fact it’s a fairly run of the mill beer for Vale. Ok A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0

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