Young's Special
Eagle Brewery
- From:
- Eagle Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #39 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #22,480 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 11.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 41
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 23, 2002
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Badonde from England
3.76/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark bronze in colour, poured in London with a southern head that added nothing and disappeared quickly. Spicy and sweet, with molasses and dark malts. A beer to usher in autumn with.
Sep 09, 2024
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
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, 2022Copper 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.
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.23/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
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
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
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
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
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, 2019Bought in the Youngs pub, the Flask Inn in Hampstead, London NW3 on hand-pull = how it should be done.
Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas
3.96/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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, 2018L: 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
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.79/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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
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