Youngs Special London Ale 3.52 678

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
678	3.53/5.0	3.52/5.0	6.4%	92.9	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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oldrtybastrd (1846), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA

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

Apr 23, 2006

Pours a deep golden amber color. Aromas of caramel, fruit, and a touch of yeast. Flavors of light fruit, malts, and a nice touch of hops.

jrob21 (1277), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	4/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	11/20

Apr 22, 2006

Pours a not good, golden color. A little darker than the golden you find in your toilet. Smells bitter and alcoholic. Slight caramel aroma. Taste is not quite as off setting. Bitter and alcoholic aftertaste though. Not my favorite beer.

walleye (882), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 20, 2006

from the bottle. poured a nice amber with a big off white head that left some good lacing. aroma caramel,honey, hops, brown sugar, orange. flavor, the brown sugar was the firdt thing that popped out, than hops, caramel, sweet fruits, aas it warmed a just a hint of alcohol. nice full smooth mouthfeel. not to bad

pierogy (15), San Francisco, California, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 15, 2006

Nice appearance and bottle. Thin slightly-creamy head. This beer has a bitter bight to it, but not too much for the level of alcohol that is present. London Ale is very hoppy and tasty, but doesn;t have much of the fruity flavor that is mentioned on the bottle. Gets increasingly tastier after a dew sips.

GeneralGao (3071), Iowa City, Iowa, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 6, 2006

Draught at Tyler’s in Durham, NC. Clear amber color with off white head. Aroma is a strong mix of well balanced malty caramel and fruity hops. Kind of like a caramel apple. Honey sweet, slick and sticky with caramel, toffee, and tobacco flavors. Touch of pear at the end. Wild scene.

dj (422), Gloucestershire, England

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Apr 5, 2006

Bottle, 500ml, bottle conditioned. Average head, A malty plum and citus aroma. Dark cloudy amber appearance. A fantastic fruity flavour with a bitter finish. Light carbonation. Very nice indeed.

anders37 (4792), Malmö, Sweden

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 1, 2006

Bottle. Clear copper colour with a small off-white head. Malty fruity aroma. Malty hoppy flavor. Leaving you with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

luvcasks (178), USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	6/10	5/5	7/10	5/5	17/20

Mar 25, 2006

Aroma: Lovely hops with that malty note just there to beg the next whiff... Appearance: Amber with a huge white head which lasts and lasts Flavor: Just intriguing, starts with a malty sweetness to replaced with English Hop flavors Palate: Very light on the tongue, almost dances along to a delightfuly sharp bite in the finish yummm Overall: For me with this beer characterises the charm of old world style beers... time just makes the magic deeper and better... get a few.. taste them as the bottle ages...

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