Young's Special London Ale
Bottle Conditioned. Occasionally available in the cask.
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007. Brand acquired solely by Charles Wells in 2011.
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.
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007. Brand acquired solely by Charles Wells in 2011.
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.
3.5
1045 reviews
Bedford, England
Community reviews
Bottle at home, Malty, hoppy (but not too much) and medium bitter level,
A good one
Good fruity ale with plenty of dark malts in the background. Well balanced.
From a bottle. Pure nostalgia for me - this smells and tastes like the pubs I miss
Fles 50cl thuis. Fruitig, caramel, malten, biscuit, hopbitters, zacht, kruidig, boterig, citrus, klein pepertje in de nadronk. Goed. (29-6-2019).
ginger bread and earthy malty and sweetish with a touch of cinnamon. easy hop,pepper with some aged fruit punch.
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Clear dark golden beer with medium white head. Aroma is sweet malty and little hoppy as well. Taste is medium sweet malty, fruity. Light body. Overall quite nice beer.
Bottle at home.
Colour - Slightly hazey, honey-golden amber (4/5)
Head - Average but long lasting
Aroma - Rich malt and hop (8/10)
Taste - smooth and delicate, light yet decently bitter and gently sweet/fruity (7/10)
Aftertaste - Tangy and bitter, centered throughout mouth (3/5)
Aroma: light crystal malt
App: clear golden, white fluffy head
Flavour: light pear and grain with balanced hop
Palate: clean melon and long hop finish
Muito boa
0.5 bottle at Ministarstvo beer bar. Slightly hazy amber colour with thin white head, aroma is malt , fruity, kinda sweet , taste is malt , fruity , ginger, bread , slightly roasted. Thin mouthfeel.
Pours hazy light amber with a thin head. Aroma of malts, spices, fruits. Taste of malts, bread, ginger. Light bitter aftertaste. nice one
Bottle from ASDA. Clear copper to chestnut brown beer with a medium foamy creamy white head which dissipates to thin but clinging to the edges. Nose is subtle. Have to breathe deep to get the aromas. Ruby red fruity, berry fruit, earthy, brown Autumn leaves, plum. Taste is red fruit, ginger biscuit, lemon citrus, Autumn leaves, earthy, spicy, astringent tangy hop bitter, candy sugar, paving stones. Finish is prickly bitter dry hop with little menthol and ruby fruit.
Bottle. Aroma is dry, hops, some dust, light metallic, some old furniture, leather, light fruits. Taste is dry, metallic, hops, some leather notes, bitter, some fruity notes. Very nice beer!
L:
-pours a slightly hazy golden-amber with a small to medium,frothy,offwhite head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,toffee,orange,spicy,bubble gum
T:
-toasty malt,nutty,spicy,caramel
-medium to high bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium,velvety carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
A really good and typically English Ale with it's toffied malt and spicy hops.
It almost reaches the levels of Fuller's ESB.
Bottle 500ml at home. BBE 2019-09-21. From Alko. Pours cloudy orange, off white head. Malts, toffee, caramel, honey, hops. Medium body, average carbonation,
Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.
Mausteinen, painava.
(From notes made in May 2016). Bottle. Light amber pour with a white head. Vanilla and honey aroma. Light spice,vanilla and sweet fruit in the flavour. Nice.
Pours a nice amber, head vanishes quickly. Traditional English hop aroma, earthy and spicy. Pleasant malty backbone balances well with that hop tang. Not too strong or bitter. A great proper old school ale.
50cl bottle. Pours amber coloured with an thin head, acing. Aroma is very hoppy and fruity. Flavor is dry hoppy, bit malty and citrus fruits. Quite smooth, ends very bitter.
Bottle at home. Pours a crisp bright amber with a large pillowy head. Aroma is biscuit, citrus fruit, some banana. Lovely mouthfeel, creamy and the carbonation is perfect. Taste is balanced hop bitterness, some bready malts, lovely fruit character. Nice bitter finish.
bottle enjoyed at home. very decent english ale overall, well balanced maltiness and bitterness making the beer drinkable and enjoyabke in the same time, well brewed!
Bottle @ DTU w friends/Nissen & Mr Spark. Appearance: pours clear amber with good off-white soapy head and lacing. aroma/taste: bread, light toffee, light mineral, citrus, herbal and fruity notes. palette: medium hoppy aroma, average carbonation, medium body, medium sweetness, balanced by a medium bitterness, average duration and a watery texture. Overall: Tasteful and well balanced ale
Pivo u flaši.
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Ja o Engleskim pivima imam svoje mišljenje koje glasi : gorkasta piva, vrlo slabog vodenastog tijela, pjene koja nestane dok si reko 'keks' , neke posebne arome hmelja i slabog alkohola (3.5-4.5%) .
Pa ko voli nek izvoli.
To su neke imitacije Čeških pilsnera samo što Englezi imaju problem sa svojom tvrdom vodom.
Ovo je jedno od tri Engleska piva koje za sada jedino ponekad popijem sa zadovoljstvom.
English Strong Ale su nešto jači što im automatski daje ljepšu aromu i puniji okus.
Zaista ne bih točno mogao definirati aromu i okus , ali ima nešto voćno i meni dosta 'moćnu' aromu hmelja, a ta gorčina se fino osjeti i na nepcu. Ne znam šta reći ali ta gorkastost mi fino mi paše poslje recimo roštilja. Eto toliko!
Bottle from Alko. Clear medium orange with strong nature white head. Fudge, pound cake, cherry, herbs. Herbal and grassy with hay and some caramel malt. Quintessentially british.
Zapach: owoce, karmel, przyprawy.
Wygląd: bursztynowe, piana gęsta, szybko opada.
Smak: przyprawy, karmel, biszkopt, alkohol ukryty, bardzo pijalne.
Botella de 50 cl adquirida en supermercado Tesco de Battersea (Londres). Color ámbar, anaranjado. Espuma abundante, dos dedos, color blanco. Aromas a caramelo, malta tostada, frutas (plátano, naranja). Sabor complejo. Notas a malta tostada, frutas, especias. Amargor ligero. Interesante ale inglesa.
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Bottle at home. A perfect temperature and it poured well, just missing the sediment in the bottom. A light nose of malts with a flavour that was malt and bitter English hops in exquisite balance. The alcohol was evident, but added another layer to that flavour profile. The mouthfeel was soft from the malt with a slight alcohol burn lurking there to remind you what you are drinking. After so many disappointing Young's beers in my life this was a bit or a revelation.