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Keltek King
Keltek Brewing Company Ltd
- From:
- Keltek Brewing Company Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 7.22%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by BlackHaddock:
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.4/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
500ml Bottle: shared between four at the second ever Shrewsbury Bottle Share on 24th Feb 2014, cheers Luc for bringing it.
This is my fourth beer from these guys and they have all been better than OK so far, this didn't hurt their reputation either.
Pours a pleasant light amber colour with head that is almost white, if a little thin in places.
A slightly more malty nose than hoppy, some subtle fruitiness with a caramel undertone to the aromas.
The taste is also leaning towards the malty side although there is a drying finish to each sip. Semi-sweet biscuity feel to the flavour with some caramel loitering about as well. Touches of a citrus nature calm the malts down and help to balance the beer somewhat, an easy drinking brew that helped the evening to flow nicely.
Feb 26, 2014This is my fourth beer from these guys and they have all been better than OK so far, this didn't hurt their reputation either.
Pours a pleasant light amber colour with head that is almost white, if a little thin in places.
A slightly more malty nose than hoppy, some subtle fruitiness with a caramel undertone to the aromas.
The taste is also leaning towards the malty side although there is a drying finish to each sip. Semi-sweet biscuity feel to the flavour with some caramel loitering about as well. Touches of a citrus nature calm the malts down and help to balance the beer somewhat, an easy drinking brew that helped the evening to flow nicely.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.86/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Deep amber with an orange hue to it, clear, pours with a 15mm pillowy off-white head.
S- Very trad, bright roast grains.
T- Lovely, roast malts and a bright/trad hoppy finish.
F- Lives up to it's 'Bitter' style, versatile beer year-around. Carbonation in the mouth is huge.
O- Lovely. Nothing out of place, out of balance or unwelcome here. Nice to enjoy a trad Bitter that hasn't been messed with in any way. If this on draft at my local pub I'd very happily make it one of my 'usuals'.
500ml bottle BB: 01/2022
I read the lable only after writing/scoring the above^, and now see this beer is a major winner of prestigious international awards - I'm not surprised!
Jan 02, 2021S- Very trad, bright roast grains.
T- Lovely, roast malts and a bright/trad hoppy finish.
F- Lives up to it's 'Bitter' style, versatile beer year-around. Carbonation in the mouth is huge.
O- Lovely. Nothing out of place, out of balance or unwelcome here. Nice to enjoy a trad Bitter that hasn't been messed with in any way. If this on draft at my local pub I'd very happily make it one of my 'usuals'.
500ml bottle BB: 01/2022
I read the lable only after writing/scoring the above^, and now see this beer is a major winner of prestigious international awards - I'm not surprised!
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.53/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Nov 2013, so it's just out of date. Acquired a little while back from a B&M store. A winner of the National Brewing Competition (whatever that is).
Poured into a straight pint glass. A deep amber colour with good, even carbonation. Forms a smallish head of white foam that lasts for a minute or so before disappearing. Aroma of caramel malt with hints of floral hops, mild pine, grain, fruity ale yeast and faint stewed leaves. Subtle but quite nice.
Tastes of caramel malt with a hoppy bitter finish. Notes of mild pine, grass/hay, fruity ale yeast, faint grain, stewed leaves and a twinge of cardboard. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp, spicy bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with pleasant carbonation and good body. Somewhat astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of pine, stewed hops and grainy caramel.
A decent brew - not world champion but certainly drinkable. Looks OK, while the aroma and flavour have a hoppy bite and a nice caramel backbone. Good body. Goes down quite well; worth a punt if you chance across it.
Dec 18, 2013Poured into a straight pint glass. A deep amber colour with good, even carbonation. Forms a smallish head of white foam that lasts for a minute or so before disappearing. Aroma of caramel malt with hints of floral hops, mild pine, grain, fruity ale yeast and faint stewed leaves. Subtle but quite nice.
Tastes of caramel malt with a hoppy bitter finish. Notes of mild pine, grass/hay, fruity ale yeast, faint grain, stewed leaves and a twinge of cardboard. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp, spicy bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with pleasant carbonation and good body. Somewhat astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of pine, stewed hops and grainy caramel.
A decent brew - not world champion but certainly drinkable. Looks OK, while the aroma and flavour have a hoppy bite and a nice caramel backbone. Good body. Goes down quite well; worth a punt if you chance across it.
Reviewed by CwrwAmByth from England
3.88/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a light amber/bronze colour with a massive frothy head that takes hours to die down.
Smells fairly malty and yeasty.
Tastes dark and malty with a significant yeast and alcohol tang.
Overall a decent ale, but by no means a session beer. Wouldn't be my preferred choice of bitter.
Mar 01, 2012Pours a light amber/bronze colour with a massive frothy head that takes hours to die down.
Smells fairly malty and yeasty.
Tastes dark and malty with a significant yeast and alcohol tang.
Overall a decent ale, but by no means a session beer. Wouldn't be my preferred choice of bitter.
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
3.15/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.15/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Beer with a beautiful red chestnut honey colour, slightly hazy, with a foam, unfortunately, too much fading.
In the nose there is a basic English malty and a background of hops on average bitterness, with traces of red fruit and dried fruit, and later some hint of gooseberry.
In the mouth it is very malty (perhaps too much), with slight woody notes and red fruit (maybe a red cherry). Although you can feel the caramel in a clear manner, the presence of feelings connectable at tea leaves is enough to balance the whole beer structure. All this is better highlighted in the aftertaste. A drinkable beer, average, but perhaps not the masterpiece that someone mentioned us.
Oct 10, 2011In the nose there is a basic English malty and a background of hops on average bitterness, with traces of red fruit and dried fruit, and later some hint of gooseberry.
In the mouth it is very malty (perhaps too much), with slight woody notes and red fruit (maybe a red cherry). Although you can feel the caramel in a clear manner, the presence of feelings connectable at tea leaves is enough to balance the whole beer structure. All this is better highlighted in the aftertaste. A drinkable beer, average, but perhaps not the masterpiece that someone mentioned us.
Keltek King from Keltek Brewing Company Ltd
Beer rating:
3.6 out of
5 with
6 ratings
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