Youngs Special London Ale 3.52 677

Youngs Special London Ale

	Percentile
	89
	overall

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
677	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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ATOmemphis (200), Franklin, Tennessee, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 27, 2006

Pours a nice clear amber golden color with slightly off white head that shrank. Nose is hoppy and filled with sweet robust fruit flavors. Easy drinking with full body and good bitterness. The fuggles are easily discerned in this brew. Its easiness to drink makes this a new favorite, not only in its style but at its price and availability as well.

Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Feb 27, 2006

Sweet malt aroma with spice. Clear red amber colour with good head and lacing. Malt hop flavour. Fizzy palate.

Lubiere (4550), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 13, 2006

Lightly hazed golden ale with a thick creamy off white head. Herbal grassy hop aroma, very classy. Nice crisp malt with very nice herbal hops. Medium bodied. Bottle at the CNY Brewfest 2006.

vanvenlo (794), Glen Iris, Australia

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 12, 2006

10 Feb 06 - LIght apricot and hop aroma. Cloudy light brown colour with good head retention. Big hoppy flavour with nice fruit. Bitter finish with lingering hops.

growler (74), West Virginia, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 10, 2006

bottle. orange pour with a long lasting white, lasting head. Light aroma of malt, light apricot, tobaco leaf and tea. Light malt flavor mixed with black tea . a tad bit on the musty side. Semi-dry finish.

CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Feb 7, 2006

(Bottle) Sampled at the Central New York Brewfest in Syracuse, NY, on February 4, 2006. Thin white head with pale orange body. Nose and flavour is lactic and grassy. Little hop presence. Boring.

DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 1, 2006

Copper colored with aromas of caramel malt, bitter hops, and some fruit and tannins. The flavor is somewhat dry and bitter, with some caramel malty and slight fruity elements. The hops have that characteristic British bitter ale taste.

HogTownHarry (4025), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 29, 2006

Bottle (500ml). Poured clear light copper with a large foamy lasting off-white head - gets hazy as it warms up. Interesting aroma of fruit candy (almost like Christmas cake), sweet rum, pungent hops, nutty sweet roast malt - the yeast and hops get a little overpowering as it warms up. Taste is much like a solid fruity bitter with extra UK hops, quite a backing of juicy malt, the hops help balance out the sweetness, has an almost bourbon-like character on the dry, sweetish finish. Surprisingly thick-bodied, somewhat dry, and very smooth and creamy - went down like a draught beer - and I hope to have it on cask next time I’m in London.

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