Youngs Special London Ale 3.52 677

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
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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exiledmsh (15), , Alabama, USA

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

Jun 23, 2009
Tasted great after a long work week. Just a shame it’s not available in too many places around me.

hawthorne00 (127), Australia

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 22, 2009

Bottle. Copper, small beige head, low bead. Grapefruit, earth, leaves on the nose. Oily texture. Not very vibrant orchard fruits. Hop bitterness is not at all biting, but is persistent. As is often the case for me with these sorts of beers, this mainly reminds me of how much better its lighter cousins are near home poured from the cask. But it’s pretty good.

Peanute (1), Upper Belvedere, Kent, England
does not count

4.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.7	10/10	4/5	10/10	5/5	18/20

Dec 14, 2009

A fabulous beer with a bit a dig. An ideal refreshment after a hard day at work. The ale has real gravity and bite, but too many in one session is not recommended!

Toxygen (270), Sanford, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 12, 2009

(Br-btl, Bl/R/G-lbl, aged 4y)

gold, no head, ^co2, fruity hoppy §bitter T1&T2, hoppy T3, afternoon beer

RichardW (260), Carlisle, Cumbria, England

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

Dec 5, 2009

Bottle, Tesco. Fine copper coloured crisp, yet slightly sweet beer. Despite the move of brewery, it has retained its papery tang and citrus notes. A high quality BCA, with good carbonation and a nice bitter, peppery finish.

gerome (18), France

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	3/10	2/5	4/10	3/5	16/20

Nov 1, 2009

Hoppy flowery aroma. Hazy golden amber color and medium lacy sticky head. Sweet malty with generous flowery hops. Overwhelming dry hop finish. Balanced and original. Good beer

BarossaLuke (105), Australia

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Oct 24, 2009

Deep amber colour witha lovely malt driven aroma. very clean flavours with malt and well balanced hops. A very enjoyable English beer, one of my favourtie from Wells and Young’s stable of fine ales.

NosirIwont (1186), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Oct 21, 2009

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber-golden with a firm off-white head. Good lacing. Crisp pine hop aroma with faint metallic notes mucking about in the background. Malty notes as it warms. Flavour is crisp pine hops with malt in the background. Bitter hop finish. Nice. 22-10-09.

floydian1 (289), FNQ, Australia

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	16/20

Oct 19, 2009

500ml bottle from First Choice liquor stores. Appears in a pint glass as a translucent amber beer with a medium white head that provides decent lacing. The nose is malty with a floral/herbal hops and a whiff of alcohol. The palate is multi-layered and complex with flavours of marmalade, dried apricots, peaches and rich malts before finishing with a big peppery hop presence that lingers. Nicely smooth and drinkable with the ABV well hidden. A top class bottle-conditioned ale.

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