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Holdens Black Country Special Bitter 3.14 37

Holdens Black Country Special Bitter

Percentile
60
overall
Brewed by Holdens
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Dudley, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
373.2/5.03.14/5.05.1%60.5English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottled.
A Dark amber premium beer with robust malty overtones and a bitter sweet full bodied taste. Brewed using the Finest English Maris Otter Malt and Goldings hops this big, beautiful malty monster is an industrial strength beer at it's best.
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 Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

Oct 29, 2009  
Cask @ The Warf.Pours golden/amber with some white bubbles on top.Aroma of yeast ,apples and some herbal hops.Flavor is estery fruitiness,yeasty and malty with some citrus and herbal notes.Dry finish ,soft carbonation.Ok beer.

 thewolf (5792), Kolding, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Cask @ Charlies Bar, Cph.
Pours hazy golden with a big, bubbly, white head. Aroma has green apples, citric, some strawberries, caramel and grassy hops. Low, prickly carbonation, impressive oily mouhtfeel. Flavour has toffee, toasted caramel, grassy hops, biscuity sweetness. Fine sweetness, nicely dry. Lomg lingering bitterness - lightly citric.


 HarryFlashman (469), Chatham, Kent, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Fairly heavy, but with a fruity and biscuity taste - there is also bitterness and some hops. Pretty good


 MesandSim (5912), London, Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2009  
A Mes rate. Cask handpull at Baker Street ‘Sporks.
Clean gold with a lasting creamy white head and good condition. Good fruity malt and some faint citric hoppage on the nose. Nicely balanced. The flavour follows on well from the aroma. Fruity and innocent with some very late earthy dryness. Faintly bitter in the finish. Straight forward but well made and very drinkable.


 faroeviking (6100), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 18, 2009  
Cask. Clear nice amber colour. Fruity and caramel aroma. Fair mouthfeel. Fruity soft hoppy caramel pleasant flavour.


 joergen (8614), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Cask at Charlies. Clear amber coloured with a small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and cookies. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grass with notes of grapes. Hoppy finish.


 cgarvieuk (4196), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 25, 2009  
Cask at bow bar ... Ligth amber ... thin white head ... quite bitter ...soft fruityness and a little blackcurrent.


 RichardW (258), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Bottled. Excellent combination of sweetness and bitterness, beautifully balanced with a slight caramel aroma and flavour., which becomes more noticeable as you progress through it. Thought I could detect some apples and pears in there aswell. Unmistakeable Black Country beer.



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