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Saddleworth Shaft Bender

Saddleworth Shaft Bender

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Saddleworth

Oldham, England

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23.65/5.03.24/5.05.4%0English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
A black porter/stout bitter.

 DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 21, 2006  
Cask Stillage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham 23/03/2002 Black and rich on the palate. Some fruit flavour. Roast malt finish.


 chris_o (4409), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 21, 2005  
Sampled on handpump at the Church Inn, Saddleworth, where the beer is brewed. A lovely pub next to the isolated St Chads Church high on the edge of the moors above Uppermill, with views down into the valley. Plus there’s an excellent J W Lees pub (the Cross Keys) just a little further up the hill, with a helpfully signposted footpath between the two. I had this beer down as a stout but I see that other sources have it as a strong bitter, whilst the commercial description has is as a "stout/porter bitter". That seems to cover all the angles. Whatever it is, I thought it was a superb beer. very dark, very rich with a creamy beige head. Lots of roast malt and touches of coffee in the aroma. Dried fruit and mocha in the flavour. Dry finish. Excellent.




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