Woodfordes Nelson's Revenge
Cask: Regular. Also Bottle Conditioned.
Originally the house beer for Limes Hotel in Fakenham.
Ingredients: Maris Otter; Crystal malt; Goldings hops.
A full-bodied pale amber beer with the rich flavour of Dundee cake. Sultana fruitiness is balanced by a hoppy bitterness, to give a full, but light feel. The finish continues to develop into a warm, mellow glow
Originally the house beer for Limes Hotel in Fakenham.
Ingredients: Maris Otter; Crystal malt; Goldings hops.
A full-bodied pale amber beer with the rich flavour of Dundee cake. Sultana fruitiness is balanced by a hoppy bitterness, to give a full, but light feel. The finish continues to develop into a warm, mellow glow
3.2
168 reviews
Woodbastwick, England
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Gravity cask at National Winter Ales Festival. Golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt with a touch of fruit. Sweet fruity and malty flavour.
Bottle @ Norwich to Ipswich train tasting. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 180217
Bottle from the Coop at Norwich Station. Pours amber with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hop, light fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, slight oily, average carbonation.
Cask at The Lord Clifden, Birmingham. Minimal notes from this one except that it was a grower, lacking depth but nonetheless quaffable.
Bottle @ Norwich -> Ipswich/Chelmsford train tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet fruity finish.
Clear mahogany brown colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a fair amount of dry hop bitterness together with dark malts and a hint of raisin.
Bottle from Beers of Europe.
Appearance - deep amber with a nice fluffy head.
Nose - dried fruit and cake.
Taste - more of the same. Some caramel.
Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long elegant finish.
Overall - lovely beer.
Pint in the local. Pours rich amber with bright white head. Dissipates with significant lacing. Aroma vanilla, hay, sherbet and oats. Strong bitter finish.
Bottle at home. Pours clear amber with a thin head. Earthy, peppery aroma. Taste is slightly sweet with a good balance of bitterness. Juicy malt, fruit and dry finish. Rich and satisfying.
Purchased from M&S store in Hong Kong (bottled under M&S brand). Beautiful copper colour with thin white head; a light smoky taste with dry finish. The fruity character is not obvious.
Pours a clear amber colour with a small off white head that quickly dissipated. Malty slightly earthy aroma; sweet caramel malt and fruity flavour, citrus and caramelised banana. A mild bitter finish.
Woodforde’s - Nelson’s Revenge , Norfolk Ale czyli Zemsta Admirała Nelsona - klasyczny bitter
Alk.4,5%
Kolor: Bursztynowy
Zapach: Kwiatowo-owocowy
Smak: Cytrusy, a takżsuszone owoce w szczególniści śliwka
Dość mocna długa goryczka. Spox piwo.
F: average, off-white, average lasting.
C: dark coppery, clear.
A: low aromatic, hint of malt, iron, citrus, grassy hops.
T: 0,5l bottle, malty with some tone of citrus, earthiness hops, very mild bitterness, biscuits/toffee, caramel, dried fruits, raisin sweetness, medium body, good carbonated, a good beer.
Flaske (under navnet Marks&Spencer Norfolk Bitter), rett fra Stevens kjøleskap: en smaksrik bitter med toffee, brød og apsikat i førersetet. Semitørr avslutning gjør den til en lett anvendelig tørstedrikk.
Nice lasting off white head chestnut in colour burry and earthy perfect autumnal bitter. Bottle at home from m and s
500 ml bottle as “Marks & Spencer Norfolk Bitter” bought at M&S in iSquare, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Clear amber copper colour with a nob of yeast sediments; Half finger head and crumpety off-white foam which lasts for 2 minutes; Very good sticky lacing and fizzy carbonation; Fragrant aroma of Ale malt, with strong caramel, toffee, strong citrus with light grapefruits scent, floral, strong molasses, yeast, lemon peels and light grass; Close to medium sweet taste of fairly light Ale malt, with strong grains, thin grapefruits, caramel, sugar, yeast, strong lemon, quite strong bitter hops and strong grass; Close to light body, Slick palate; Mouth Feel is strong Ale maltyness in a watery background. Very strong citrusy hops mixed and caramel dominates. Grainy taste is slightly annoying, and pretty sweet as well. Very lemony hops to round. Hmmm… Hoppiness is strong citrus, floral, sweetness, lemon peels and light grass in nose. Light grapefruits, strong lemon, and strong fresh grass in taste; Bitterness is quite strong for a lasting, astringent bitter-sweet finish; Quite fry after taste; Fruity sweet and bitter to mouth.
Comments: This one has all sorts of strong tastes pulling in different direction - citrusy hops, sweetness and caramel malts - the result is not cohesive and quite unbalanced. Not that good as a strong Bitter.
Its a very nice every day bitter... slight citrusy tone to it. medium bodies and averagely carbonated. Very pleasant to drink
Cask in the Ship, Dunwich, Suffolk. Amber with a fading off white head. Toasty aroma. The flavour is toast too with a little citrus. Quite a nice bitter.
Clear light amber, off-white lacing foam head. Small hoppy aroma, light fruity tones. Not a strong taste, had higher expectations. Little bitter taste, small fruity notes. (Velp 201506)
Fruity and hoppy aroma. Dark amber colour. Appearance of warm honey. Bitter tasting with a rough aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 1/13/2015 Total Score: 3.4
Fruity and hoppy aroma. Dark amber colour. Appearance of warm honey. Bitter tasting with a rough aftertaste.
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500 ml bottle as M&S Norfolk Bitter. (Marks & Spencer) London, England.
Clear amber colour with a small white head.
Citrus hops, mild bitter notes and sweetish maltiness in the aroma. The flavour is mild citrus hops, woody dryness, mild sweetness and malt. Not the worst.
Cask at the Alma, Cambridge. Copper brown, a bit of beige head. The pint has a reasonable amount of natural carbonation. Raisin, biscuity aroma: strong tea, malt. Sweet fruity faste with a bitter finish. Tiny hint of sourness at the very end. Good.
Bottle. Copper color. Aroma is mostly malt. Taste is bitter of course, with some burned malt and a slight touch of citra. Not bad.
Bottle from M&S. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is aroma is citrus woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light woody metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Aroma average. Appearance good taste bready malt with sultanas. Nice. Average on palate. Must say that I am a little disappointed with this one but given chance will try again. Bit average. Just okay.
bread, toast, earthy aromas from a golden body no real head, tastes burnt with a hint of pepper and smokey chocolate in the aftertaste.
Bottle 50cl. as Bottle Conditioned Norfolk Bitter (from M&S Amsterdam). Clear amber brown color, one finger frothy off-white head, mostly diminishing to a thin layer, some lacing; aroma sweet malts, dried fruits (raisins, dates), basement, light caramel, wet hay; taste moderate sweetbitter, bit burned sugar, light citrus notes; light to medium body, oily texture, bit thin mouthfeel, soft carbonation; mild bitter finish, toasted, earthy notes, too much roastiness in the aftertaste. Strange brew.
Purchased in a 50cl bottle as Marks & Spencer’s Norfolk Bitter. Pours very clear with a deep bronze colour and gentle white head. Not much aroma, but the taste starts slightly sweet with a hint of raisins and sultanas and ends with a full Goldings taste. there is a fruity hop flavour but without any strong bitterness. A pleasant bitter, fruity and light without being watery. A well-made beer.
Bottle shared at DSG’s 5555 tasting at Sar Hamashkahot Ramat Gan. Thanks Sharon. Pours orange rusty with a medium head, aroma of hops, grass, herbs and metal, flavor is bitter and slightly metallic with grass and herbs, medium bodied
Pint at JDW in Chancery Lane. A: Bronze, clear, small white head, with moderate retention and decent lacing. S: Earthy Fuggles type hop. T: Sweat wheat, with a bitter slightly off fruity finish. M: Low to moderate carbonation, smooth texture, body light enough. O: A beer which fell between two stools, too strong to session, but lacked the character of some others with lower ABV.