Young's St. Georges

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Wells and Young has always been a favourite brewer of mine. This is a fine example of a fine British style. It pours a beautiful copper colour, and while the head may be small, it lasts. Aroma is caramel and hops, nothing more. Flavour is well balanced and refreshing. This is a beer I could drink for hours.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

The brew poured a dark amber, with a nice white foamy heath that stuck around a while. Nice full flowery hop scent with mild malt. Mouth feel is medium to full bodied. The flavor is a nice caramel with spicy hops.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

"This new discovery had all of the characteristics of an English ale, but also those of a Scottish ale. Solid burnt malt flavors with a sweet subtle finish are a huge part of this bronze colored dragon slaying elixir. Maltiness, nuttines, smooth caramel, slight wood hints and a smoky tongue make St. George's an ale worth trying. Great stuff, Young’s! Can't wait to try your Christmas Pudding next H-day season (that is if I can ever find it!). "

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This beer poured with a copper to brown colored body topped off with a foamy beige colored head that left next to no lace down the glass. The aroma is light caramel malt, some nutty tones and a definate malt presence. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy and medium bodied with good drinkablily. The flavor is again creamy with some piney and floarl hoppyness coming though as well. A strange slightly metallic fell is noticable throughout the beer, this could be because the bottle has to be close to a year old but it still took a good bbit away from the flavor

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Rich amber in color with a dark golden edge, the pour leaves a medium thin creamy head and some mild lacing. Aroma is faint, can't pick up any distinct scents. Mouthfeel is just on the watery side at first but finishes a little better with some fullness. Flavor is good nothing too exciting malty with a faint sweet breadiness. Overall a standard representation but nothing special.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Dark amber colour, creamy mediumsized head, lacing. Fruity bitter aroma with hints of soap. Flavour is hoppy, a bit rubbery and of barnyard. Also some sweetness around, especially in aftertaste.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Medium copper body with a slightly off white head. The aroma has some light caramel and peanuts. There is also a refreshign dry hay note. The taste is light toffee with some iced tea and a little bit of walnuts in the finish. The body is light and makes this easy to drink. It gets a little bit of wood, but not in a good way as your drink more.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Best before 08 Feb 06)This ESB pours a orange gold color from a 500ml bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is a little caramel, some pine and sweet. A medium bodied ESB. Malts are mild, fruity and sweet. Hops are slightly bitter kind of earthy and piney. Mild flavors, perhaps even to being dull. Maybe it just the ones I’ve been drinking lately but this beer is really typical of the English beers that make it into the US. Drinkable, but kind of dull. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

The new bottles are irritatingly gimmicky, and the label looks designed to catch the eye of a gullible tourist. Fortunately, I didn't buy this (it was a gift), so I don't have to admit I fell for it. Has a malty nose, and as with most English ales, the malt is emphasized more than the hops as far as flavor. Still, there was a nice little grapefruity hops presence there. A thoroughly decent ale. I'd probably buy it if I saw it again, touristy label or not.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

It's not a Real Ale, but still get's a thumbs-up from this CAMRA card carrier. :)

Burnt oak in appearence, with a nice steady but not outlandish amount of foam on top -- nice lacing too. Goes hand-in-hand with the slightly oakey hoppy nose.

Like most ales -- but especially estery English ales -- this beer improves as it warms up a bit. Pounding this down straight from the `fridge will still give you a fine tasting beer..., but you'll only be cheating yourself out of a very nice English Ale, boy-o.

Woodsy notes hit the mouth first, with the dry bitterness following along nicely. Then comes long the slight warming of the alcohol. And lastly, the surprisingly clean finish. A nice little caravan of flavors and sensations, me'thinks. Makes me want to sign on for a tour or two... :)

A quality English Ale, that blows away more-often-than-not turgid Bass, IMO. Recommendable.

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//TB