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Wychwood Circle Master / Scarecrow

Wychwood Circle Master / Scarecrow

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Wychwood Refresh (Marstons plc)

Witney, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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4052.62/5.02.62/5.04.7%1.8English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised Bottle. Sold as Scarecrow in the USA.
"Circle Master is brewed using a unique blend of Plumage Archer Barley Malt, organically grown for us in a dedicated field under the auspices of the Prince of Wales Duchy Estate in Gloucestershire. Whole leaf target hops, naturally grown in a single garden in Kent, are added to create a beer of exceptionally taste and character. A tantalising citrus aroma heralds a delightful malt flavour, rounded off with a spicy bittersweet finish."

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 biznizness (742), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/59/20

Aug 19, 2008  
Bottle, picked up for me at the world makret by sneezer. Very light for an ESB, this really wasn’t very good. That’s it for this one, stay away.

 AmazonMatt (268), Panama
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/59/20
Dec 28, 2008  
500ml Bottle brought by Michael Lelevier from Albuquerque to Panama. Not great. Quite watery with a slight head and golden color. Basically like a lousy ice tea watered down. Grass, hay, and slight bread. Not worth repeating.


 kiefdog (733), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 24, 2008  
50cl bottle from Village Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a foamy white head. Aroma is faintly sweet with notes of yeast, bread, hay and fresh grass. Flavor is also slightly sweet with notes of flowers, straw and fresh grass. Slightly bitter toward finish with a generally medium body.


 Syd (807), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/511/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Bottle labeled Scarecrow pours a clear golden with a big white head that leaves residual lace. It does get points for looks. The aroma is slight, floral, grassy, and bread. The flavor is subtle and just plain wrong, including a lingering cardboard flavor I often find in poorly made Cream Ale. This is a bitter, but a weak one, and certainly not an ESB. The palate is pretty watery. Overall, a waste of money on a product that never should have been bottled.


 Capa (770), Yokosuka, Japan
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Clear yellow. Light aroma of grass, light sweet malts, and some hops. Flavor is very similar to the aroma with a bready finish. A little boring, though not bad.


 tarheels86 (266), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/58/20
Dec 5, 2008  
500 mL bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a small, creamy, white head. Good lacing. Aroma is grassy but muted. Taste is abominable- stale urine, battery acid, and moldy hops. Watery mouthfeel. Aftertaste is cardboard. Horrible.



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