Theakston XB (Bottle)
Bottle: Pasteurised.
First brewed in the 1980s.
This is our premium strength
bitter, ruby coloured with a rich
flavour and full body. The
balance between bitterness
and fruitiness from the Bramling
Cross and Fuggle hops used
give XB the distinctively
complex aroma, making it the
beer to savour.
First brewed in the 1980s.
This is our premium strength
bitter, ruby coloured with a rich
flavour and full body. The
balance between bitterness
and fruitiness from the Bramling
Cross and Fuggle hops used
give XB the distinctively
complex aroma, making it the
beer to savour.
3.1
211 reviews
Masham, England
Community reviews
500ml bottle. Pours copper amber. Aroma is brown bread, nutty and some citrus. Taste is similar. A lot better than I thought it was going to be ! some nice toasted malt notes and slight citrus bitterness.
from morrisons. bread, taste like barly carbonated 'soft' drink
탄산 빠진 청량음료같은 매력의 맥주. 알코올 느낌은 전혀 안남. 이런맥주를 좋아하는 편이 아닌데 향이 매력적이다.
historical back log rating so no notes on aroma / taste / palate . Just the rating saved
Intensive flavour of caramel malt, some floral hops. Clear, Light amber appearance, small short-lasting white head. Soft carbonation. Full-bodied, well-balanced bittersweet taste with dry hoppy finish and soft carbonation. Nice try, very easy-drinking beer.
A mid copper orange coloured beer with a frothy off white head. A light caramel aroma, hints of dark fruit and liquorice. Medium dry mouthfeel. Caramel malt leads the taste, again, dark fruits, plus a touch of liquorice and just a hint of smoke. The finish is smooth and malty.
Intense caramel, grain and bread malts. Hazy brown, medium, frothy, beige head. Light bitter and sweet. More grain and bread malts, caramel, biscuit, soft carbonation, medium bodied, lightly biter finish. OK Bitter, nothing too complex, very malty. Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Chiswick.
Pours copper red with medium off-white head. Aroma is hay, dry grass, some sweetness, honey, white bread. Taste is copper, metallic, very light caramel, little sweetness, some grass and caramel, fresh tap water. Pretty good!
Deep amber, crystal clear. Low lingering head. Roastiness, caramel and spicy hops. Palate medium, high carbonation. In taste its burt sugar, tartiness, walnuts. Dry finish. Not bad, not good either.
500ml bottle. Pours clear copper color with small white head. Aroma malt, caramel, floral. Medium to light body with soft carbonation. Taste is light bitter with soft dry finish.
Butelka 500ml. Piekny ciemno rubinowy kolor ,piana biala niska. Male wysycenie raczej wodniste. W zapachu chmiele i owoce .Smaku dodaje jeszcze temu niezle zbalansowanemu piwu szczypta kawy lub karmelu w koncowej fazie. Niezle
Marcin G
It pours beautifully clear brown-amber, with a medium cream head. Malty and fruity in the nose. Tastes of toffee, malts, caramel, berries. Very thin body, but a tasty and classy ale. Great in its style.
Bottle (from Selver). Pours amber-brown with small beige head. The head stays. Aroma is sweet, caramel, fruits, some apricot marmelade. Flavor is sweet and bitter, fruits, sugar, caramel. Finish is mild dry bitter with fruits. Body is on the thin side. Overall simple and very easy to drink, kind of ok.
Bottle from Selver in Tallinn. BB 30.06.2016. Pours a near clear orange/amber with a creamy white head. Lace good, retention good. The aroma is malty sweet, rather subdued. Toasty malty flavour with notes of dark fruits, perhaps very ripe, soft apples. Berry kind of bitterness and slighly caramelly sweetness. Black tea dry. Watery on the palate. Overall decent enough to down a few without even noticing it disappear.
Clear dark amber, medium white head. Nose is malty, some sweetness, caramel, something mashy. Flavor is mashy malts and medium sweetness, finish is hops and some dry notes. Drinkable, but I’m not a fan of the mashyness.
500ml bottle. Clear dark amber color. Small size, white head, stays. Dead grass, wet cloth, sweetish, some wet malts in aroma. Metallic, sweet, caramel, spicy but wet grassy hops in taste. Dull, metallic and wet in aftertaste. Soft carbonation. Bleak brew.
Bottle. Copper body, small head. Weak aroma with some toffee and English hops. Simple caramelly taste with a raisiny note in it. Refreshing sweet and sour finish. Very simple, very drinkable. Not a beer to pick apart. A few more gulps and it’s gone.
12 oz. bottle, pour is reddish amber with a slight head, no retention or lacing. Aroma of bread, grass, and sweet malt. Well balanced flavor, quite dry with the right amount of bitterness, slightly sour. Light caramel with tart, fruity accents. This is a good session ale.
Good caramelish aroma with notes of malt.
Taste of caramel and pekrusin, slightly tart
Bittersweet aftertaste
Pours amber, with a bit of tan head. Aroma is reminiscent of jam and, oddly, iced tea. Medium body, really coats the inside of your mouth. Mineral finish.
Copper color; medium-sized , off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits , butterscotch. Sweetness in the beginning is changed by astringency and moderate bitterness in the end . Low carbonation , medium body.
Surprisingly nice bitter, rich copper in colour when poured from bottle with little to no head. Aroma is sweet malt but not cloyingly so and a general fruitiness. Taste is medium sweet and lightly bitter which balances nicely.
Better than you average bitter nice in the glass good balance very sessionable
Bottle 0.5L.
Deep copper body with average, frothy, white head, mostly lasting with some lacing; average density of tiny bubbles.
Moderate malty (caramel, light toasted) and light-to-moderate hoppy (flowers) aroma with some fruity notes.
Moderate bitter and light-to-moderate sweet flavour with some light acidic note.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.
red, clear, minimal head, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, thin feel, soft carbonation,
ruby beer with a nice steady head. The aroma is malty and light and the flavour is smooth and malty with a slightly dry finish. Overall a excellent beer.
Hazy copper with a decent bubbly head.
Medium-light body.
The flavor is similar to the aroma in quality but much stronger. Fine fruity, malty flavor.
Vernünftiges Bitter mit etwas zuviel Bitterkeit für mich, jedoch mit angenehmen Hopfen, ein paar Früchten. Dazu brotige und getreidige Anklänge. Ganz ok.
The beer pours out in a clear amber colour with airy steady head and medium body. Aroma of bitter hops, barley and grass. Taste of bitter hops, barley, straw, malt and flowers. Hints of bread and herbs. Nice one, solid.
Bottle. A dark gold color. Aroma is a perfumey, malty with some balance. Taste is really good. Great balance witha slight sweet after taste.
Bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. A light fruity nose with metal and caramel. Mellow fruity malts, paper, toffee light yeast. Ok. Drinkable.
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Dark copper beer, no head. Aroma of fruity malts. Taste is also fruit and malt.