Youngs Special London Ale

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

My favourite ale! Beautiful smooth taste but strong, and very moreish, very hoppy and smooth malts. And its not retired, its now brewed in Bedford by Wells and Young!

Pours a semi-cloudy amber color with a robust off-white head that lingers. Aroma is bread and hop flowers. Robust hop bitterness in the taste yields quickly to sweet malt, spices, and a butteriness. Excellent stuff.

A deep dark yellow with a nice head. This was a very nice easy to drink Strong ale. Must have really sat well. Sated 06 for brewed so this is not too old. A good dep malty flavor with a some subtle spices. Small amount of hops and a very smooth finish.

Since the Young’s "Ram Brewery" has closed and many of the Young’s beers are now considered "retired", my friend Rob and I had a Young’s beer tasting on 2/08/2007 so that we could try all of the Young’s brews we could get our hands on before they’re gone... Tasting Notes: Young’s Special London Ale is honey-colored and has a dense, off-white head. Alcohol, hops, sweetness, and a slight fruitiness fills the nose. The flavor is malty and fruity and has a nice dose of floral hoppiness and warming alcohol. Quite smooth and creamy on the palate. I would expect this beer to hold up nicely since it is one of the few Young’s beers that is bottle conditioned... 16.9 oz bottle; 6.4% ABV.

so i see that young’s has gone out of business. got this at d&w before they cut down their import selection. decent flavor.

Tap--Deliver with a medium to large head of a white color. The body was a slightly hazy amber color. Taste was a caramel malt with that creamy and carbonated feel. The glass was covered with a nice coat of lacing.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 13 APR 07, enjoyed on February 13 2006; eye: caramel, nice beige head made of bubbles of different sizes but head falls rapidly leaving a ring around the glass, light effervescence, clear, lacing spots; nose: Canadian rye whisky, caramel, lightly grainy hops, grapefruit, lightly fruity; mouth: in that order, fizzy, a wall of hops hit, grapefruit, quite dry, good astringence, a nice grainy hops support the different savours, nice finale in hops-grapefruit entetwined by caramel, its alcoholic side comes out as the beer warms up, average carbonation; overall: quite enjoyable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 13 avril 07, savouré le 13 février 2007; oeil : caramel, belle mousse beige formée de bulles de différentes tailles et qui tombe assez rapidement laissant un anneau autour du verre, légère effervescence, claire, taches de dentelle; nez : rye (whisky), caramel, houblon légèrement granuleux, pamplemousse, légèrement fruité; bouche : pétillante, mur de houblon frappe, pamplemousse, assez sèche, bonne astringence, bon malt granuleux qui soutient le tout, belle finale en houblon-pamplemousse enfirouapé d’un peu de caramel, son caractère alcoolique devient plus présent à mesure que la bière se réchauffe, légèrement sucrée, assez amère, corps moyen, texture granuleuse et un peu alcoolique, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle.50cl. Good strong bitter hop but the flavor is a bit harsh must be the goldings,average carbonation, bitter, medium body.