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www.ClassicCityBrew.com ENGLISH ALES Blind Beer Tasting |
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Tanner's Jack Special or Best Bitter Morland Brewing, Suffolk, UK SECOND PLACE Aroma: Light aroma with a slight fruitiness. Appearance: Dark copper to light brown in color. Perfect head. Flavor: Nice bitterness, good presence of crystal malt, good balance of malt and hops. Good mouthfeel for style. Bass Pale Ale Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Bass Brewers Ltd., Burton-on-Trent, UK THIRD PLACE Aroma: Fruity and mineral-like. Appearance: Clear, dark copper -- glows when held to light. Flavor: Fruity, caramel, malt, mouthfeel is medium/light, medium bitterness, a nice ale -- very drinkable and unflawed. This is a good session beer (many pints can be enjoyed over conversation).  Workie Ticket Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Mordue Brewery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK HONORABLE MENTION Aroma: Malt, raisin, plum. Appearance: Amber/reddish glow -- quite pretty. Flavor: This beer has a bit of age. There are complex malt notes with good medium body and a pleasant mouthfeel. This is a rich ale with some personality. Boddington's Pub Ale - pub draft can Ordinary Bitter Strangeways Brewery, Manchester, UK Aroma: Light malt aroma with mineral hints. Some fruitiness. Appearance: Light gold with creamy carbonation. Flavor: Bitterness is low. No hints of crystal malts. Light malt and light hops. Very smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Ruddles Country Special or Best Bitter Ruddles Brewing, Suffolk, UK Aroma: Light hops/fruity. Appearance: Dark copper with nice, light head (good for style). Flavor: An interesting beer with a medium bitterness. There is some astringency here. Young's Special Special or Best Bitter Ram Brewery, Wandsworth, UK Aroma: Fruity esters with a nice, light hop component. Appearance: Copper in color with light, soft carbonation. Flavor: Fruity esters, good bitterness for style, mild flavors of malt and hops. This is a very drinkable ale. Samuel Smith's Organically Produced Ale Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Samuel Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster, UK Aroma: Slightly fruity with good malt and hops. Appearance: Light straw -- light end of scale for this style. Flavor: High bitterness, dry, fruity. Tastes like the bitterness of an American Pale Ale. Vintage Henley Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale W.H. Brakspear and Sons, Henley on Thames, UK Aroma: Hops and malt are there, but a hint of skunk is present. This beer smells like it has been exposed to light. Appearance: Dark copper with nice foam lace on the sides of the glass. Flavor: Beer is a bit skunked. Malt is good. Hops are there in flavor, aroma, and bitterness. There is good body and smooth mouthfeel. This is a promising beer with personality, but lightstruck (skunky) hints detract. Radgie Gadgie Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Mordue Brewery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Aroma: A bit oxidized with hints of phenols. Malt and hops manage to come through, however. Appearance: Dark gold -- nice glow. Flavor: Honey, butter, phenols, malt. Medium bitterness is here with a bit of metallic/paper notes from some oxidation. This was probably a terrific beer when really fresh. Special or Best Bitter Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Aroma: Citrusy -- hints of American hops? Appearance: Light in color (gold) -- attractive. Flavor: Hop flavor and bitterness predominate. This beer is not balanced too well -- hops are the focus. This is an interesting, very drinkable ale that is aromatic and a bit dry on the finish. Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale RCH Brewery, Somerset, UK Aroma: A bit like antiseptic. Hints of vegetable are also there. Appearance: Over-carbonation suggests some type of infection? Flavor: Medium body with good malt. Flavors of clove, phenols, band-aids, and banana. This beer has flaws in its present condition. Rudolph's Revenge Winter Ale Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Cropton Brewery, Cropton, UK Aroma: Hops smell a bit old. This beer has malt aromas that are earthy. Appearance: Brown with a beautiful darkness (dark end of style). Flavor: There are slight phenols (spicy components) here. Flavors of burnt caramel, bitterness, and apple are detected. This is like an Old Ale is some ways. Malt is rich.. Pride of Romsey IPA India Pale Ale Hampshire Brewery, Romsey, UK Aroma: Hops are pungent and powerful. Appearance: Beautiful, medium gold. Flavor: Resin-like hops. There are hop flavor and bitterness. The hop character makes this beer a little astringent. Needs smoother hops and a bit more malt for balance. An interesting India Pale Ale with a powerful hop character. |
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