Youngs Special London Ale 3.52 676

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
676	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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SudsMcDuff (1695), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 16, 2005

This truly is a "special" london ale, it tastes great with a solid delicous, almost bitter aftertaste, it is fine ale that kinda warms you up! ANOTHER beutiful brew by the fine people at Young’s!

MesandSim (5940), London, Greater London, England

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

Sep 12, 2005 Updated: Oct 28, 2005

A Mes rate: Great orange tan colour. Shame about the head. Aroma is faint but good. Fruity and wooden. Flavour is wooden too, slightly sweet and bitter with a brief bitterness to the finish which ends up a little sticky a spoils it but only a bit. Overall not a bad drink but just a little too floral for me.

3daddict (139), Portland, Maine, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 9, 2005

Mine poured with very little head and a malt aroma. Color is orange/red. Malt flavor with a noticable alcohol that isn’t at all unpleasant. Semi-bitter citrus aftertaste. This ale has a distinctively stronger taste than most that is quite enjoyable. The English really have a handle on the use of hops that support the beer without overwhelming the malt.

ericmc83 (200), Arkansas, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 9, 2005

Full and pleasing hoppy aroma....fruit and some pine. The English hops are great. Very above-average beer.

bigrond (1054), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Sep 8, 2005

this is a very smooth beer mild malt flavor nice easy drinking with a good finish

Sigmund (2294), Hafrsfjord, Norway

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 6, 2005

500 ml bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). Deep amber coloured, slightly hazy, large and lingering head. Pleasant aroma of fruity hops on a moderately malty background, hints of toffee and leather. Flavour is fairly malty with some caramel and a dominant hoppy bitterness, too bitter in the finish. A bit overdone on the hops in my book, but obviously a well-above-average beer.

Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 1, 2005

Dark orange color with a thin white head. Strong malt aroma with just a hint of hops. Refreshing English hops are much more prevalent in the flavor and really do balance out the malt. Amost tastes like a strong English IPA. Very enjoyable.

SSSteve (2086), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	4/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 26, 2005

bad stinky malt aroma. some hops. cherry amber color. small off white head. dry and hoppy flavor. a very good blend of the malt and hops. very good except aroma.

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