Young's Special
Eagle Brewery

Young's SpecialYoung's Special
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From:
Eagle Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #22
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,330
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 11.34%
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
62
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Jun 23, 2002
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  4
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Rated: 3.68 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Mar 05, 2024
 
Rated: 3.93 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jun 26, 2023
 
Rated: 2.23 by stephenlee93 from England

Feb 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Offa from California

4.57/5  rDev +17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cask the Mitre in Bayswater, London.
Copper gold, small lasting off white head.
Aroma rich caramel and caramelized barley. Caramelized bread, bitter woody cedar, hint of lemon. Light. Zesty and leans gently to the bitter side.
Jul 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Radome from Florida

4.23/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Had this beer in cask-conditioned form at The Buckingham Arms pub in Westminster, very close to Buckingham Palace. I was with friends and did not have time to take notes, but did record these scores. I tried as many cask real ales as I could during this business trip to London, and this was among the best that I had on that trip. Definitely an above average ale when on cask.
Jul 09, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.66/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cask conditioned at The Marquess of Anglesey, Covent Garden, London. Served at cellar temperature. Amber colour, low head, moderate malty aroma with some oak, mellow rounded flavour, moderate but decent bitterness. A good pint!
May 06, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.62/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of those beers you enjoyed by the barrel 20 years ago, had again today, then suddenly realise you've never rated! Lovely real ale, not over carbonated. Went very well with lunch, lower ABV% than I remember (as a youth) it having, but enjoyable now - great flavour.
Bought in the Youngs pub, the Flask Inn in Hampstead, London NW3 on hand-pull = how it should be done.
Mar 29, 2019
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Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas

3.96/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pint on cask at The Duke of Wellington on Portobello Road, London, Tuesday, April 17, 2018

L: copper, clear, minimal head that dissipates quickly

S: bready malty and sweet

T: lightly buttered donut with apricot; light hop bite lays down a layer of earthy flavor that builds and builds

F: solid all around; not as flat as it looks with a nice tiny layer of crispness to help move along a lightweight and relatively soft ale

O: tasty beer and a good candidate for a session of 3-4 pints
May 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by cryptichead from Illinois

Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

Nov 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by drummerdwzp from Connecticut

Mar 21, 2016
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

3.79/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
First had Young's Special in London, pulled from cask into pint tumbler. This amber English Bitter has good depth of flavor for a 4.50 ABV ale, more than holding its own against the rising tide of English craft beers.
Feb 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by PorterThwarter from Maryland

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by JavierGC from Spain

Oct 19, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by GarthT from Hong Kong

Aug 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by dmurray50000 from England

Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by CwrwAmByth from England

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Sellen from Connecticut

Oct 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by endless1408 from England

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by pknyc from New York

Apr 20, 2014
Young's Special from Eagle Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 62 ratings