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Admiral's Ale
St. Austell Brewery
- From:
- St. Austell Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #25 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,083 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 11.29%
- Reviews:
- 27
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 04, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 25, 2005
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 9
No description / notes.
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Ratings by StJamesGate:
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Honeyed amber with fresh cream-coloured lumpy white head. Nose is surprisingly Creamsicle orange with honey granola underneath.
Big juicy citrus jam with wholemeal biscuits underneath and more orange in the hops with some underlying cardamon spiciness.
Candied orange peel finish and gingerbread linger. Soft, round, medium, some sticky chew.
Late Cascade explains the tasty nose, Styrian Goldings the spice. Citrus bomb from end to end, orange all over the place, with just enough biscuit and spice to mark it as English. The perfect US-UK hyrbrid and an insanely tasty, compulsively drinkable beer.
Deservingly multiple Champion beer.
Aug 28, 2011Big juicy citrus jam with wholemeal biscuits underneath and more orange in the hops with some underlying cardamon spiciness.
Candied orange peel finish and gingerbread linger. Soft, round, medium, some sticky chew.
Late Cascade explains the tasty nose, Styrian Goldings the spice. Citrus bomb from end to end, orange all over the place, with just enough biscuit and spice to mark it as English. The perfect US-UK hyrbrid and an insanely tasty, compulsively drinkable beer.
Deservingly multiple Champion beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.84/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500 ml bottle conditioned, at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5%. Beautiful copper colour, moderate off-white head, nice lacing. Lovely aroma of fruity hops (Styrian Goldings and Cascade), also hints of spruce, caramel and ripe berries. The medium sweet flavour has a nice balance between the malts and hops, notes of caramel, toffee, sweet biscuits and ripe berries. A little more bittering hops in the finish would not hurt, but this is a very enjoyable ale as it is.
Jun 04, 2022Rated by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
4.09/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Excellent ESB.
Jul 27, 2017Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
From Hipercor. In Ikea's pint glass. After dinner. Caramel with spicy notes and a strongly grassy hoppy finish. Nice effervescence, zesty and refreshing. Drinks very well, totally sessionable
Feb 24, 2017Reviewed by Dzu from Russian Federation
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into pint.
L: Dark bronze color, transparent, with small foam head.
S: Raisin notes, malts, sweets.
T: Caramel and spices. Pleasurable bitterness. Not best in star but good in finish.
F: Light body, low carbonation.
O: Good balanced ale. Worth a try.
Jul 12, 2016L: Dark bronze color, transparent, with small foam head.
S: Raisin notes, malts, sweets.
T: Caramel and spices. Pleasurable bitterness. Not best in star but good in finish.
F: Light body, low carbonation.
O: Good balanced ale. Worth a try.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.4/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
L:
-pours a slightly hazy copper-red with a big,foamy,offwhite head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,strawberries,sweet cherries,tangerines,grapefruit,fruitcake,soapy
T:
-caramel,strawberries,spicy,grassy,peach,fruitcake
-low bitterniss
F:
-high carbonation (overcarbonated)
-light to medium body
O:
Solid after-work ESB with a weak finish
Mar 11, 2016-pours a slightly hazy copper-red with a big,foamy,offwhite head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,strawberries,sweet cherries,tangerines,grapefruit,fruitcake,soapy
T:
-caramel,strawberries,spicy,grassy,peach,fruitcake
-low bitterniss
F:
-high carbonation (overcarbonated)
-light to medium body
O:
Solid after-work ESB with a weak finish
Reviewed by LagerCognoscenti from England
3.91/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice dark amber appearance with decent head and lacing.
Smells of floral, earthy hops and sweet malt.
Taste is of sweet malt, toffee and floral English hops. A more hop forward English Pale Ale taste. Nice lingering bitterness on the finish. A bit of English Ale yeastflvour is also present.
Overall a well balanced an tastier than average EPA with a nod to American Pale Ales. Easy to drink yet flavourful and also refreshing. May not blow many people's socks off but its a very above average beer in this category.
79/100
Mar 23, 2015Smells of floral, earthy hops and sweet malt.
Taste is of sweet malt, toffee and floral English hops. A more hop forward English Pale Ale taste. Nice lingering bitterness on the finish. A bit of English Ale yeastflvour is also present.
Overall a well balanced an tastier than average EPA with a nod to American Pale Ales. Easy to drink yet flavourful and also refreshing. May not blow many people's socks off but its a very above average beer in this category.
79/100
Admiral's Ale from St. Austell Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
52 ratings
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