Winchester Ale
Itchen Valley Brewery Ltd
- From:
- Itchen Valley Brewery Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.22 | pDev: 12.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 06, 2012
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Purchased in wine shop in Romsey, this is a new addition to the brewery’s bottle-conditioned line, I believe, as I’d never come across it in bottles before. This 500ml brown bottle comes at 4.5%abv., BB Aug. 2012, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.
A: pours a very clear, russet brown hue with moderate carbonation and a thin beige frothy head to last.
S: lovely aroma of caramel and nutty-brown malts abounds, with sour-ish dried-berry & marinated prune-like fruitiness riding on the top; not too sweet, not very hoppy, just about balanced and enjoyable.
T: yeasty sour, toasted fruity, lightly salty, and semi-herbal bitter at the same time, the foretaste is quickly overtaken by a deeply dry, semi-toasty, nutty and brown-bready aftertaste with a decent level of hop bitterness, quite rich in body as well.
M&D: the carbonation is quite moderate and help retain a smooth yet still refreshing palate; all in all, this is a medium-bodied, balanced decent malty bitter to offer in a bottle.
Aug 19, 2011A: pours a very clear, russet brown hue with moderate carbonation and a thin beige frothy head to last.
S: lovely aroma of caramel and nutty-brown malts abounds, with sour-ish dried-berry & marinated prune-like fruitiness riding on the top; not too sweet, not very hoppy, just about balanced and enjoyable.
T: yeasty sour, toasted fruity, lightly salty, and semi-herbal bitter at the same time, the foretaste is quickly overtaken by a deeply dry, semi-toasty, nutty and brown-bready aftertaste with a decent level of hop bitterness, quite rich in body as well.
M&D: the carbonation is quite moderate and help retain a smooth yet still refreshing palate; all in all, this is a medium-bodied, balanced decent malty bitter to offer in a bottle.
Reviewed by Squelch from Texas
2.64/5 rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.64/5 rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: crystal clear reddish colored. Nice creamy head.
Smell: almost nothing here. Smoky aromas and.a bit of malt
Taste: watery bitter. Slight toasty flavors. Ever so slight british hops evident only at the finish.
Mouthfeel: no carb. Very watery and thin.
Drinkability: this one is just ok. I don't think I will have it again. .
Feb 05, 2011Smell: almost nothing here. Smoky aromas and.a bit of malt
Taste: watery bitter. Slight toasty flavors. Ever so slight british hops evident only at the finish.
Mouthfeel: no carb. Very watery and thin.
Drinkability: this one is just ok. I don't think I will have it again. .
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