Arthur Pendragon S.A.
Hampshire Brewery Ltd

Arthur Pendragon S.A.Arthur Pendragon S.A.
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Hampshire Brewery Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
4.8%
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4.08 | pDev: 0%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 30, 2008
Added:
Aug 30, 2008
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Reviewed by wl0307 from England

4.08/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Purchased at the Sainsbury's supermarket, bottle-conditioned in a 500ml brown glass bottle. I suppose the S.A. in the name means "Strong Ale". BB 05/06/09, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.

A: pours a elegant copper body shined with caramel-red hues, topped with a huge, rocky light-beige froth with superb retention and leaving tight lacing along the way; carbonation is healthy, constant, and quite lively.
S: like a premium bitter should be, the aroma upfront is assertively autumny-fruity with lots of amber and caramely malts, berry-fruits, red-dates, etc.; after the foam settles, an intense flow of honeyish note of malts sneaks through, as well as Hampshire Brewery's "trademark" pheonolic and lightly musty touch of yeasts. Overall, richly aromatic and refreshing.
T: mildly fruity amber malts take the lead, followed by a lightly phenolic/earthy woodiness, walnutty bitter-sweetness, an assertive orangey citrusness... towards a pleasantly dryish-bitter aftertaste mixed of licorice-root and some peppery spice, where the residual touch of burned fruits, burned malts, and chewy chopped black tea-leaves also lingers well...
M&D: throughout the drink, the carbonation remains soothingly soft as well as refreshing, helping to elevate the medium-bodied fruity flavour profile. On the balance, I think this is a well bottle-conditioned ale, preserving the fruity contents true to a premium bitter and showing an impressive length of deeply bitter hop intervention. Overall, NOT a "Wow!" bitter but a solid brew with a good depth. BTW, be careful with the pouring, as the yeast-sediments could taint the drinking experience in no time - according to my experimentation with two separate pours.
Aug 30, 2008
Arthur Pendragon S.A. from Hampshire Brewery Ltd
Beer rating: 4.08 out of 5 with 1 ratings