Hop Horizons

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Batemans: XXXB

This ESB is/was brewed by Batemans in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. It's achieved an overall score of 42.31%. Based on 4 tastings, the average ABV is 4.80%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000โ€“2018)

Light copper color with just a hint of red. Smaller light cream colored head with a nice lace pattern. Certainly the Matis Otter malt aroma. LIght earth, clay, caramel and hint of peat. A very mild floral hops presence. Lightly sweet and a bit nutty as it progresses. Bitterness does not seem to balance that well for me. Its got a bit of citrus that
Was surprised when I ran into this one at Berkeley Bowl (West) this last week. Always remember it from the great Michael Jackson series The Beer Hunter. Has a really strange top of the bottle. At first I thought it was some type of plastic do-dad, but its not. Its part of the bottle! (label lists this as VEGAN!!). Pours small head with large bubble
24th August 2007. Darkish beer. Nutty and a little bitter. A room temperature bottle.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
28th Dec 2001 at 10:00 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.80 dark golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
43.727% tangy 13
26th Dec 2002 at 3:55 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.80 dark golden Taste: 70.59%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
33.341% bitter 39
26th Apr 2003 at 9:50 am bottle (on the train from Liverpool to Sheffield), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.80 medium-golden Taste: 70.59%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
32.752% bitter 49
26th Aug 2006 at 9:45 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.80 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
59.432% interesting 180

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Other Beers (etc.) by Batemans

Apart from XXXB, Hop Horizons lists 58 others by Batemans. These are:
617 Ale
All Seasons
Aquarius Ale
Autumn Fall
Black Pepper Ale
Booths 160th Anniversary Ale
Capricorn
Church's Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Combined Harvest
Dark Lord (aka Mr George's Ruby Porter)
English B Bock
Finchley's Ales Golden Pale Ale
Finchley's Ales India Pale Ale
Finchley's Ales XB English Ale
GHA
Godiva's Gold
Gold Medal
Good George Pacific Pearl
Hazelnut Brownie
Hooker
Hop Bine Bitter (in bottle)
Hop Bine Bitter (on draught)
Jester's IPA
Leo's Golden Mane
Lincolnshire Best Bitter (for Marks & Spencer)
Lincolnshire Mocha Beer (for Marks & Spencer)
Middle Wicket
Miss America
Miss Whiplash
Mocha
Mocha Amaretto
Nรธgne ร˜ Bitter
Orange Barley
Pisces
Pour With Care (for Booths)
Rosey Nosey
Salem Porter
Silver Hare
Smokey Joe
Specially Selected Golden Pale Ale (for Aldi)
Specially Selected IPA (for Aldi)
Specially Selected Treble XB English Ale (for Aldi)
Specially Selected XB English Ale (for Aldi)
Spring Breeze
Spring Goddess
St. George's Glory
Summer Swallow (in bottle)
Summer Swallow (on draught)
Valiant
Veto Ale
Victory Ale
Vintage Ale 2013
Virgo
Winter Cheer
XB
XB Best Bitter (in bottle)
Yella Belly Organic Ale
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