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Worthington's Red Shield
Museum Brewing Company / White Shield Brewery
- From:
- Museum Brewing Company / White Shield Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 10.7%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 14, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
4.25/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 500ML bottle into a pint glass. Aroma - Has a solid British brew aroma, earthy but not offending Appearance- A clear somewhat pale yellow color with a giant white head. Taste - Strong malt and yeast flavor, I found it very enjoyable. Palate - Heavy carbonation with a light bodied beer made this an interesting feel. I liked it. Overall - A good beer that I would drink again.
Jan 18, 2015Reviewed by Offa from California
3.75/5 rDev +5.6%
3.75/5 rDev +5.6%
This is a good,solid English pale ale but not nearly in the same class as the White Shield IPA.
Dark gold, it has a big off-white head steadily shrinking.
Aroma is herbal, hint of spruce, light grain,a bit musty but fairly simple.
Taste is soft, light sweet grain, bread, light herbal-woody bitterness,zesty, engaging,juicy with hint of spruce. Bitterness is restrained but firm and zesty. It's very tasty and enjoyable,balanced, well-rounded, but a bit light in character.
Nov 13, 2014Dark gold, it has a big off-white head steadily shrinking.
Aroma is herbal, hint of spruce, light grain,a bit musty but fairly simple.
Taste is soft, light sweet grain, bread, light herbal-woody bitterness,zesty, engaging,juicy with hint of spruce. Bitterness is restrained but firm and zesty. It's very tasty and enjoyable,balanced, well-rounded, but a bit light in character.
Reviewed by louisianajones from Connecticut
2.5/5 rDev -29.6%
2.5/5 rDev -29.6%
Bought this from Southington Wine and Spirits in Southington CT. Looked interesting. Poured into a pint glass.
Medium head quickly dissipates; no lacing. Hazy amber color. Faint malt and apple on the nose.
Thinner and more carbonated than I was expecting. Some sweetness, vague malt. Trying to think of some adjectives to describe what's not really there. Sweet angel of mercy. I just realized something...
This is Budweiser.
Meh.
Oct 01, 2014Medium head quickly dissipates; no lacing. Hazy amber color. Faint malt and apple on the nose.
Thinner and more carbonated than I was expecting. Some sweetness, vague malt. Trying to think of some adjectives to describe what's not really there. Sweet angel of mercy. I just realized something...
This is Budweiser.
Meh.
Rated by jkurlandski from New Jersey
4/5 rDev +12.7%
4/5 rDev +12.7%
A good British pale ale--a session ale worth trying again.
Sep 16, 2014Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.93/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Worthington's Red Shield
16.9 oz. brown bottle, dated "Best Before End 15 MAR 14 075"; sampled on 15 JULY 2014
$3.99 @ Wine Legend, Cherry Hill, NJ (and past BEST BY date)
Appearance: Hazy deep gold / amber body beneath a very full, big-bubbled head of frothy "antique" white. Average-sized bubbles can be seen racing towards the surface. The head retention is quite good but the lacing leaves a bit to be desired.
Aroma: Malt, as might be expected. Yeasty fruitiness, mainly apple. Sweetish.
Taste: Malty, grassy, and fruity. There's more fruit to it than the apple but I can't place it. It's almost a tropical fruit flavor... melon/pineapple perhaps. It's not particularly bitter, and the malt seems to be stretching to get away, although the malt will broaden as it ages and oxidizes so I assume that it would be a little bit more in focus if I had a fresh sample. Some mineral character and a drop of honey appear in the finish along with more grassy hops. It lingers nicely, giving you more time to enjoy it.
Mouthfeel: Light-medium in body. Gently crisp.
Overall: An obviously well-made bitter that's readily accessible and yet rich in character. Remarkably drinkable.
Jul 15, 201416.9 oz. brown bottle, dated "Best Before End 15 MAR 14 075"; sampled on 15 JULY 2014
$3.99 @ Wine Legend, Cherry Hill, NJ (and past BEST BY date)
Appearance: Hazy deep gold / amber body beneath a very full, big-bubbled head of frothy "antique" white. Average-sized bubbles can be seen racing towards the surface. The head retention is quite good but the lacing leaves a bit to be desired.
Aroma: Malt, as might be expected. Yeasty fruitiness, mainly apple. Sweetish.
Taste: Malty, grassy, and fruity. There's more fruit to it than the apple but I can't place it. It's almost a tropical fruit flavor... melon/pineapple perhaps. It's not particularly bitter, and the malt seems to be stretching to get away, although the malt will broaden as it ages and oxidizes so I assume that it would be a little bit more in focus if I had a fresh sample. Some mineral character and a drop of honey appear in the finish along with more grassy hops. It lingers nicely, giving you more time to enjoy it.
Mouthfeel: Light-medium in body. Gently crisp.
Overall: An obviously well-made bitter that's readily accessible and yet rich in character. Remarkably drinkable.
Reviewed by Phocion from Minnesota
3.32/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
Live review. 500ml bottle with a date a couple weeks away. Poured into an Imperial nonic glass. Mostly clear light-amber color with a thick white frothy head and a ton of bubbles making their way upward in the beer. Head quickly dissipates to a thin crown leaving behind small spots of lacing.
Aroma is fairly well balanced. Sweet pale malts, particularly biscuit, grain, and a touch of honey combine with earthy and spicy hops and some fruity esters and bread dough from the yeast.
Interesting flavor combination. Spicy and a hint of lemon along with a noticeable honey flavor. Biscuity malts and a very dry, earthy finish.
Light bodied and very highly carbonated. The carbonation combines with the infamously hard Burton water in a very unpleasant way. Very sharp, and the carbonation reminds me of an AAL.
Overall, this is disappointing. There's a horrible mouthfeel that's way too carbonated. Admittedly, I had high expectations; White Shield is a truly phenomenal beer. Refreshing and balanced, but terribly average in every other way.
Jun 30, 2014Aroma is fairly well balanced. Sweet pale malts, particularly biscuit, grain, and a touch of honey combine with earthy and spicy hops and some fruity esters and bread dough from the yeast.
Interesting flavor combination. Spicy and a hint of lemon along with a noticeable honey flavor. Biscuity malts and a very dry, earthy finish.
Light bodied and very highly carbonated. The carbonation combines with the infamously hard Burton water in a very unpleasant way. Very sharp, and the carbonation reminds me of an AAL.
Overall, this is disappointing. There's a horrible mouthfeel that's way too carbonated. Admittedly, I had high expectations; White Shield is a truly phenomenal beer. Refreshing and balanced, but terribly average in every other way.
Worthington's Red Shield from Museum Brewing Company / White Shield Brewery
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
62 ratings
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