Woodfordes Admirals Reserve

Brewed by Woodfordes
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Broadland Brewery
Woodbastwick, England

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : 3   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : 1 Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 3   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 3   Hay : XX   Toasty : 4   Caramel : 3   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : 4   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 3  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : 2   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Crisp : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 3   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Another fine Woodfordes offering a rich fruitiness covered by grasping citrusy hops. Refreshing and satisfying ensemble. A true strong bitter.

Bottle. Deep orangey amber, hazy with some sediments, small, creamy offwhite head. Sweet malty as well as citrus and apples aroma. Good bitterness with toffee flavours predominant, some raisins flavours towards the dryish finish. Medium to light body. Nice.

500ml, bottle conditioned, bought from the brewery tap. Light fruit aroma, pours a slightly cloudy amber. As you start to drink, it feels light and quaffable, but then the strength becomes apparent and the full malt and hop tastes come through. Very smooth finish

Robe orange claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche mince. Arômes âcres et acides de caramel et de houblon. Saveurs âcres et acides de caramel.

Trialled two different batches of this with head brewer Dr. David Crease in the QC dept. of the Woodforde’s brewery. Gravity flow from a collapsible cask. My notes are for a batch (L62F) racked on the 19/04/06 and tasted on the 13/06/06.
Still, slight age haze showing and headless in the glass. The body of beer a pale, tawny copper. A base of toffee and toasted grains forms below a strong waft of over-ripe tangerines and marmalade conserve on the nose, quite sweet, spicy and tangy. Full bodied in the mouth, completely still and made smooth by the evident crystal and rye malt used. Strong, nutty, sweet notes of marzipan build on the tongue whilst licks of fresh citrus fruits add to its sweeter side. Nice roundness of flavour; lightly bready yeast notes, toasted malts and apricot syrup fill it right out. It is quite heavy for it’s style at this stage. Even young it couldn’t exactly be considered sessionable. Finish is slightly drier though still quite malty and full. Light showing of hops, gently bitter just on the swallow with not much else. The bigger brother of the Nelson’s Revenge and it shows. Like a twin thats twice the size of the other. Very nice indeed. Another champion ale from Woodforde’s.

Aroma:good citrus,orange juice aroma.... Appearance:clearm amber,beautiful foam white head.. Flavor:citrus and orange juice flavor,light malt flavor....

Cask gravity at Bowl Inn, Charing, BF 2006. Clear chestnut colour with thin beige head. Rich fruit aroma, some dried fruit with raisins and sultanas in evidence. Nice hop. Full in mouth. Good malt, very tasty. Strong tasty grapefruit hop. Malt is excellent. Good beer.

Bottle conditioned. Amber to orange colour, very slightly hazy, with no head. The aroma was faint but distinctively of caramel with a little fruit. Pleasant malty taste, a little sourness, but only slight bitterness.