Youngs Special London Ale 3.52 679

Youngs Special London Ale

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	89
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Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: English Strong Ale
Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
679	3.53/5.0	3.52/5.0	6.4%	92.9	English pint, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned. Occasionally available in the cask.
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and Crystal malt; Fuggle and Goldings hops. Dry hopped with Golding and Target hops. Re-pitched with fresh yeast and wort in the bottle.
Young’s Special London Ale is the UK’s No.1 bottle conditioned ale. It is an unpasteurised, living beer, matured in the bottle for a fuller, more complex, multi-dimensional, fresher taste. Without artificial carbonation, the only fizz is the natural effervescence created by fermentation.
“A wonderfully balanced, deep-golden strong bottled ale, brewed from pure malt and a phenomenal amount of hops. A lively, fruity character with suggestions of banana and orange zest.”
CAMRA Champion Bottled Beer of Britain - 1999.

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Stefano (1350), Esbjerg, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 17, 2007

Amber colored with a fine tan head. Bitter hops dominates the aroma with notes of spices and toffee. Strong malty taste with nice lingering bitter aftertaste. pretty good.

Poperinge (359), Cowtown, Alberta, Canada

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 11, 2007 Updated: Apr 14, 2007

Medium sweetness with plenty o hops but in the end boring. Page 507 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide and only a 196 of 500 Classic Brews to go.

iCraig (32), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
5	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

Mar 1, 2007

My favourite ale! Beautiful smooth taste but strong, and very moreish, very hoppy and smooth malts. And its not retired, its now brewed in Bedford by Wells and Young!

wxman (594), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 25, 2007

Pours a semi-cloudy amber color with a robust off-white head that lingers. Aroma is bread and hop flowers. Robust hop bitterness in the taste yields quickly to sweet malt, spices, and a butteriness. Excellent stuff.

BrewDad (2412), Olympia, Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 24, 2007

A deep dark yellow with a nice head. This was a very nice easy to drink Strong ale. Must have really sat well. Sated 06 for brewed so this is not too old. A good dep malty flavor with a some subtle spices. Small amount of hops and a very smooth finish.

shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 19, 2007

Since the Young’s "Ram Brewery" has closed and many of the Young’s beers are now considered "retired", my friend Rob and I had a Young’s beer tasting on 2/08/2007 so that we could try all of the Young’s brews we could get our hands on before they’re gone... Tasting Notes: Young’s Special London Ale is honey-colored and has a dense, off-white head. Alcohol, hops, sweetness, and a slight fruitiness fills the nose. The flavor is malty and fruity and has a nice dose of floral hoppiness and warming alcohol. Quite smooth and creamy on the palate. I would expect this beer to hold up nicely since it is one of the few Young’s beers that is bottle conditioned... 16.9 oz bottle; 6.4% ABV.

jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Feb 18, 2007

so i see that young’s has gone out of business. got this at d&w before they cut down their import selection. decent flavor.

jhliesen (406), West Melbourne, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 17, 2007

Tap--Deliver with a medium to large head of a white color. The body was a slightly hazy amber color. Taste was a caramel malt with that creamy and carbonated feel. The glass was covered with a nice coat of lacing.

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