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Donnington SBA 3.19 14

Donnington SBA


Percentile
65
overall
Brewed by Donnington
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Cheltenham, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
143.38/5.03.19/5.04.6%69.5English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
Malt dominates over bitterness in the subtle flavour of this premium bitter, which has a hint of fruit and a dry malty finish.
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 swoopjones (1920), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 23, 2009  
Cask @ Queens head, Stow-on-the-wold, england. deper amber orange, light white head, watery body, light caramel malts & lighter bitterness


 joe19612 (701), camberley, Surrey, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2009  
Cask at GBBF 2009. Pours a medium amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is all malt with hints of caramel. Plenty of fruit flavours with malt coming through with a dry finish.


 RichardGretton (3156), Leicestershire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 1, 2009  
Cask@The Mount Inn, Stanton (Cotswolds). Amber beer with a strong white head. The aroma is lightly fruity and hopped, and the flavour is vinous, hopped and mildly sour. Overall an average premium bitter


 fonefan (11885), VestJylland, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Light unclear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, anis - licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finsh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808)


 Sigmund (2299), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Cask (hand pump / beer engine) at the GBBF 2008. ABV was said to be 4.4%. Copper coloured beer, minimal head. Malty aroma with decent notes of fruity hops (dark fruits). Malty flavour, notes of caramel but not really sweet, moderate "dusty" hops in the finish.


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Cask@GBBF2008. Hazy amber colour, not much head. Aroma is wooden, malty and caramelly with some mild flowery hops. Flavour is quite much the same in a good balance. Also has som slight toasted and earhy notes.


 thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Cask at GBBF 08. Dark copper brown with an offwhite head. Quite malty nose, some roast as well as chocolate and fruit. Good malty roast flavours, a bit spicy, decent bitterness. Relatively light-bodied. Points for originality.


 KimJohansen (7136), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity with aroma with grassy notes. Sweet flavor with grassy and grainy notes. Ends mild bitter.



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