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W.H. Brakspear & Sons plc
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- W.H. Brakspear & Sons plc
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 2.91 | pDev: 21.99%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2006
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.58/5 rDev +23%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +23%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tasted by half-pint at the Anglesea Arms, a pub deeply in the heart of South Kensington area, London.
A: served in a straight half pint glass, the colour comes dark tawny and slightly hazy, while no beer head is detected~~
S: lightly berry-fruit aroma on top of a skunky and earthy hoppyness, with the sulphury note a touch too much for me... But it smells fresh anyway.
T: an intense flavour consisting of bittersweet dark fruits, caramel (not sweet) malts, plus tea-leaf+tea-sprig like bitterness prevails upfront; after the mid-flavour a residual taste of caramel sustains, along with a touch of saltiness, while at the back of the palate a flow of earthy and woody hop flavour lingers brilliantly, leaving a slightly tannic touch deep down there.
M: lively mouthfeel throughout this drink, thanks to the tiny-fizzy body, while the texture also remains very soft maybe due to Brakspear's double-drop fermenting system. Yet the body falls a bit thin in the aftertaste as the flavour slowly dissipates.
D: overall a solid brew and quaffable, albeit slightly one-dimensional.
Jan 02, 2006A: served in a straight half pint glass, the colour comes dark tawny and slightly hazy, while no beer head is detected~~
S: lightly berry-fruit aroma on top of a skunky and earthy hoppyness, with the sulphury note a touch too much for me... But it smells fresh anyway.
T: an intense flavour consisting of bittersweet dark fruits, caramel (not sweet) malts, plus tea-leaf+tea-sprig like bitterness prevails upfront; after the mid-flavour a residual taste of caramel sustains, along with a touch of saltiness, while at the back of the palate a flow of earthy and woody hop flavour lingers brilliantly, leaving a slightly tannic touch deep down there.
M: lively mouthfeel throughout this drink, thanks to the tiny-fizzy body, while the texture also remains very soft maybe due to Brakspear's double-drop fermenting system. Yet the body falls a bit thin in the aftertaste as the flavour slowly dissipates.
D: overall a solid brew and quaffable, albeit slightly one-dimensional.
Reviewed by rastaman from England
3.1/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.1/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Solid little bitter here, herbal and citric hop bitterness, decent malt middle, i think my ratings suffered from having one to many bitters while in england ( i think they're easy to get bored of), but nice enough in the end, middle of the road.
Sep 07, 2002Rated by jdhilt from New Hampshire
2.04/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
2.04/5 rDev -29.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
Very low carbonation, strong, hoppy with lingering after taste, a very typical English bitter but not my cup of tea. 500ml bottle.
Apr 15, 2002
Special from W.H. Brakspear & Sons plc
Beer rating:
2.91 out of
5 with
3 ratings
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