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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

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6773.53/5.03.52/5.06.4%92.9English 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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 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Jan 29, 2003  
A light nutbrown/dark amber beer with a fine head. It has a nice sweet fruity aroma with notes of alcohol. The flavor is strong of a good malt blend - with a nice medium sweetness and a really nice bitterness, that lingers.


 Papsoe (15107), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 22, 2005    Updated: Nov 27, 2005
(Bottle 50 cl) Deliciously light brown with a lovely, creamy head. Very full body. Nutty - almost sherryish - flavours and a pronounced bitter finish. Very nice brew indeed. 151000

(Bottle 50 cl) As "Millennium Edition" - same thing. 7/4/7/3/14=3,5 240901


 yespr (12407), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 30, 2008  
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Fruity to spiced hops and light malty aroma. Flavour is mildly spiced but mainly sweet caramel malt. A light fruity hops note appears before the finish. Goes rather dry and bitter into the finish, mild wood note too.


 omhper (12298), Stockholm, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 10, 2002  
Nut brown. Big, nice, dry orangey hop aroma. Loads of chewy malt, very bitter finish. Yummy.


 fonefan (11887), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 6, 2007  
Bottle. Clear amber golden color with a average frothy mostly lasting white head. Aroma is moderate malty and hoppy, fruity, spices. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.


 MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Bottle, 6.4%. Nice aroma, sweet and spicy hops with a hint of sour rag. Almost clear copper colour. Big, stable white head. The flavour has some of the same characteristics as the aroma. Good bitterness. Caramel finish.


 oh6gdx (9088), Vasa, Finland
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/53/102/58/20
Mar 4, 2005  
Bottled. Reddish golden colour, small white head. Hoppy aroma with fruitish/caramellish hints. Bitter caramellish sweet taste, in an unpleasant (or even horrible) way. Not much aftertaste.


 joergen (8632), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
May 23, 2005  
Draft at DBF 2005. Clear orange coloured with a small off white head. Aroma of fruits, grass and hops. Flavour of fruits, grass and hops.



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