Wat Tyler
Itchen Valley Brewery Ltd
- From:
- Itchen Valley Brewery Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 14.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 18, 2008
- Added:
- Apr 07, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.12/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is the bottle-conditioned version coming in a 500ml brown bottle. 5.0%abv., BB date unknown, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.
A: pours a reddish amber hue, almost like a black tea; interestingly, although it's meant to be a RAIB, it comes with only a bubbly rim on top of little carbonation. Very little yeast sediment is detected in the bottle.
S: aromatic yet earthy (like Fuggles) and tea-leafy in terms of hoppiness, on top of brown sugar, brown malts, nuts, and malt liquor... Not quite complex, but the malt-dominated nose is ever so pleasant due to the good amount of hops at play.
T: the texture is semi-oily and very "smooth" (read "little carbonation"), with plenty of malts to offer; gradually emerging are boiled Chinese red beans (w/ skins on), a little herbs, tea leaves, Chinese dried red dates, brown sugar, and more dark-coloured malts with a wee bit of roastiness. Just slightly bitter-sweet in the end, not demanding.
M&D: the mouthfeel is almost flat, albeit not to the point of being unpleasant; the body is around medium, matching the moderate flavour profile suitably. All in all, not a bad beer, but I wonder if the bottling process has gone wrong for this batch, as the other RAIB from Itchen Valley that I've purchased with this one are all very healthy and well conditioned.
Jun 18, 2008A: pours a reddish amber hue, almost like a black tea; interestingly, although it's meant to be a RAIB, it comes with only a bubbly rim on top of little carbonation. Very little yeast sediment is detected in the bottle.
S: aromatic yet earthy (like Fuggles) and tea-leafy in terms of hoppiness, on top of brown sugar, brown malts, nuts, and malt liquor... Not quite complex, but the malt-dominated nose is ever so pleasant due to the good amount of hops at play.
T: the texture is semi-oily and very "smooth" (read "little carbonation"), with plenty of malts to offer; gradually emerging are boiled Chinese red beans (w/ skins on), a little herbs, tea leaves, Chinese dried red dates, brown sugar, and more dark-coloured malts with a wee bit of roastiness. Just slightly bitter-sweet in the end, not demanding.
M&D: the mouthfeel is almost flat, albeit not to the point of being unpleasant; the body is around medium, matching the moderate flavour profile suitably. All in all, not a bad beer, but I wonder if the bottling process has gone wrong for this batch, as the other RAIB from Itchen Valley that I've purchased with this one are all very healthy and well conditioned.
Reviewed by GreenCard from France
3.42/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: copper brown, thinnish layer of tan foam that quickly dissipates to a thin crown, slight haze
Aroma: fruitcake, richly malty, earthy hops
Flavor: slightly sweet maltiness rounded out by a twinge of roast and a slight tartness, clove, dusty grain, hint of iron, finishes semisweet with a yeasty aftertaste
Mouthfeel: medium body, soft texture, fine carbonation
Other comments: A pleasantly malty (without being heavy) "comfort beer." I don't know if it's a "winter warmer" as it says on the bottle, but it definitely feels soothing and restorative!
Dec 18, 2005Aroma: fruitcake, richly malty, earthy hops
Flavor: slightly sweet maltiness rounded out by a twinge of roast and a slight tartness, clove, dusty grain, hint of iron, finishes semisweet with a yeasty aftertaste
Mouthfeel: medium body, soft texture, fine carbonation
Other comments: A pleasantly malty (without being heavy) "comfort beer." I don't know if it's a "winter warmer" as it says on the bottle, but it definitely feels soothing and restorative!
Reviewed by Doiv from England
4.32/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice dark brown to ruby colour, with an off-white head. Lacing is good.
The nose is very aromatic - estery, fruity, slightly spicy and very complex. There are apple, grape, pear, melon, orange, cinnamon and nutmeg hints to name a few.
The taste is noticeably bitter, but also very fruity and malty - the bittersweet complexion created is very easy on the palate and the beer would be quite drinkable as a session brew. The smooth mouthfeel add to this, and the nice bitter and slightly spicy finish make this a fantastic offering.
Apr 07, 2004The nose is very aromatic - estery, fruity, slightly spicy and very complex. There are apple, grape, pear, melon, orange, cinnamon and nutmeg hints to name a few.
The taste is noticeably bitter, but also very fruity and malty - the bittersweet complexion created is very easy on the palate and the beer would be quite drinkable as a session brew. The smooth mouthfeel add to this, and the nice bitter and slightly spicy finish make this a fantastic offering.
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