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Theakston XB (Cask)

Percentile
41
overall
Brewed by Theakston
Style: Bitter

Masham, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
343/5.02.96/5.04.5%53.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask, Regular;
This is our premium strength bitter, ruby coloured with a rich flavour and full body. The balance between bitterness and fruitiness from the Bramling Cross and Fuggle hops used give XB the distinctively complex aroma, making it the beer to savour.
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Simeon (2), Derby, England
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 17, 2005  
Theakston XB..... what can I say. Whenever I cast my eyes over a parade of hand pumps and see the crimson X and ruddy B standing boldly on the cerulean background I feel like a child waking on easter sunday and finding a room full of chocolate. This ale is so smooth it could be describes as liquid silk. this chestnut beauty has a mild malt flavour that combined with its delectable smoothness unfortunately lends itself to all day binges. This ale is guaranteed to make one sanguin


theboyollie (5), St Mellons, England
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Oct 5, 2004  
Wow......hard to find on cask, but when you do find it.....make a day (and night) of it! Sup it all up because its seriously good stuff. Not to be confused with Hartleys XB, although also good, but this is better! Very very recommended.


 Sigmund (2283), Hafrsfjord, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 24, 2006  
Excellent full-flavoured cask bitter. Been a while since I had it (in Northern England), will need a re-rate ASAP.


 neilrichards (191), Leicestershire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 4, 2002  
A very tastey bitter, with good strength. Whenever in a pub with this on, its always one i’d go back for more of.


 BeerLimey (1873), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 9, 2003  
(Cask GBBF): Malty aroma, yeasty and mildly malty flavor. Smooth and easy drinking with a little blackcurrant and apple fruitiness.


 imdownthepub (5141), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2003  
Cask Conditioned. Mid brown beer with plenty of head an condition. There was a time when this was in my top 5 beers. It was smooth caramel, chocolaty malt and dry hop. It's still not bad but its not quite there any more, the flavour is a little more boiled and intense, not quite as rounded with that sharp dry finish. The fruitiness remains and it still packs a punch. The sessions I've had with this! oh well time moves on


 M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 12, 2006  
Cask, The Criterion, St Andrews. Coppery-red colour, hazy, thin creamy head. Hoppy, malty and yeasty in good quantities. Easy drinking, quite sweet in the mouth with hops and lots of winter fruits. Long malty dry finish. Rather nice, rather unexpectedly nice.


 RichardGretton (3145), Leicestershire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2006  
Cask@The Lamb Inn, Grasmere. Reddish beer with a light head. The aroma is dry and fruity and the flavour is berry fruity, vinous and dry. Overall a nice fruity dry beer.



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