Youngs Special London Ale

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	89
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Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: English Strong Ale
Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
674	3.53/5.0	3.52/5.0	6.4%	92.8	English pint, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned. Occasionally available in the cask.
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and Crystal malt; Fuggle and Goldings hops. Dry hopped with Golding and Target hops. Re-pitched with fresh yeast and wort in the bottle.
Young’s Special London Ale is the UK’s No.1 bottle conditioned ale. It is an unpasteurised, living beer, matured in the bottle for a fuller, more complex, multi-dimensional, fresher taste. Without artificial carbonation, the only fizz is the natural effervescence created by fermentation.
“A wonderfully balanced, deep-golden strong bottled ale, brewed from pure malt and a phenomenal amount of hops. A lively, fruity character with suggestions of banana and orange zest.”
CAMRA Champion Bottled Beer of Britain - 1999.

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pforei (338), USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	10/20

Jan 6, 2008

Light gold amber, moderate head. Sweet honey caramel malt aroma with plenty of lemon, orange, grass, and dusty yeast. Taste is similar with a high pitched bitter dry finish. Thin to medium body.

STEPHENDR (478), California, USA

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	4/10	4/5	4/10	2/5	10/20

Jan 5, 2008

500 ml. glass bottle best before date Sept. 21, ‘07 sampled Nov. 13, ‘07- color of translucent honey, with a thick long lasting off white colored head - nose of mild hops, some sweat, and oats – taste of sharp honey, mild bitterness, light fruits, and apricots- body is medium, and sharp, and with high carbonation – aftertaste of mild hops, slightly bitter, and apricots

redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 3, 2008

Really enjoyed this one... pours a bright golden color into the glass with a minimal white head. Great combination of caramel malt and hops to create a very smooth and drinkable beer. Definitely a repeat buy. 1 pt. 0.9 oz bottle.

jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 31, 2007

Bottle. Poured a golden body with thin head. aroma is hops, citrus, nice floral notes. Flavor is citrus, sweet malt, light vegatable. An intresting hoppiness to it.

gowdy (155), Ferney-Voltaire, France

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 30, 2007

Bottle at Craig’s. grass, golden, hazy, aminimal head, medium bitterness, medium body, slick feel, soft carbonation,

cgarvieuk (4184), Edinburgh, Scotland

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	9/10	3/5	17/20

Dec 30, 2007

Bottle at home... copper colour ... stunning fruity lime hop nose ... awsome full rich sweet malt caramel little lime... Almost a barley wine... This is definitly the best Youngs beer ive ever had

MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 27, 2007

Bottle (500ml). Poured a bronze with copper highlights and a small, rocky off-white head which was mostly lasting. Aroma was of strange grassy hops, odd citrus, with some toffee and marmalade. Taste was different in a welcome way, very earthy, with more citrus, toffee, marmalade and nutty in the end. Body was medium with a thick texture, soft carbonation, creamy mouthfeel and a good length finish.

Dedollewaitor (3736), Odense, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Dec 25, 2007

50 cl bottle. BB January 08. Pours amber orange with a lovely full white head. Aroma has malts, caramel, buiscuit. Medium bodied. Taste is of dusty old malts & fruits. Close to be over the top & also very ordinary.

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