Young's St Georges Ale
Bottle & keg: Filtered.
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007. Brand acquired solely by Charles Wells in 2011.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and Crystal malt; Fuggles and Golding hops. Dry hopped with English Pilgrim hops.
"St George’s Ale is a dragon slayer of a brew. Its deliciously smooth, full flavoured and powerful hoppy aroma make it a full bodied English beer that would ward off the most ferocious of fire-breathing legends."
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007. Brand acquired solely by Charles Wells in 2011.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and Crystal malt; Fuggles and Golding hops. Dry hopped with English Pilgrim hops.
"St George’s Ale is a dragon slayer of a brew. Its deliciously smooth, full flavoured and powerful hoppy aroma make it a full bodied English beer that would ward off the most ferocious of fire-breathing legends."
3.1
256 reviews
Bedford, England
Community reviews
Bottle poured into pint glass- poured hazy light golden, small white head came and went, light-medium carbonation, aroma of malt, hops, and picked up hard pine for some reason. Hits the mouth with a medium body, refreshing bitterness throughout- good linkage of malt and hops, finish is crisp. Nice sipper/ drinker.
Bottle as shown. Pours a hazy orange golden color with a small off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a sweet malt and licorice. The taste is a light malt with a dry bitter finish. Enjoyed this ESB from Youngs.
Not too much head. Malty nose. Good body with decent finish. A little bit of a musky/dusty character. Possibly aged too long. Good pub ale.
On tap at Wildeman. Somewhat prickly mouthfeel. Golden coloured. Quite easy to digest with simple, smooth butterscotch taste.
Bottle. Interesting aroma: mildly sweet malt with an odd note of dry wood and brett. Some grassy and leafy hops as well. Pours murky copper/gold with a bright white head leaving decent lacing. Mildly bitter flavor. Some lemon zest, cut grass and drier malt. Not a lot going on, but inoffensive. Medium bodied. Zesty carbonation. Meh.
Had this beer on 11/23/2006. Aroma is a faint sweet malt scent. Color is a gold with a faint haze. Carbonation is good with a nice head. Taste is crisp, creamy and bitter. Starting with a medium body it goes down crisp. Finish comes on with a creamy feeling malt flavor that seems to have a touch of sweetness in it, then turns to a nice hoppy bitterness. Overall I think it very good, this is a true English Ale. Its a bold Ale with that Import flavor yet it comes across well.
11/16/07: Bottle.
Amber brown body with a white head. Lace clings to glass. Mild nose. Flavor of roasted malt, pepper and hops. Sour / bitter finish.
(Bottled). Copper with a good head. A slightly hoppy, citrus scent. Fizzy and watery. Lemon and honey in the taste but not lasting. Moderate butterness, not really dry.
Bottle and served in imperial pint glass: Clean deep golden hue with a lasting off-white frothy head which left spotty lace upon the glass. The aroma has notes of aromatic and grassy hops, slight apple and pear esters, classic biscuity malts, hint of walnut and earthiness. The taste as a biscuity and slight buttery malt character balanced by a dry sharp bitterness. Notes of nuts and mild fruit found throughout. The mouth feel is sharp around the edges with a medium-bodied chalkiness. Dry with lingering bitterness upon the finish. A solid special bitter, not massive complex but quite drinkable.
Pour is a hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is strong i can smell it as I pour it from the bottle. Lots of caramel and a slight dark cherry. Flavor is a bit dusty that all Youngs beers seem to have with a bit of dry malts and some dark fruit. Im sure this brewer makes another beer like this but you can’t complain as this is a tasty and wonderful ESB.
500ml bottle. Hazy apricot colour with small line of white head. Hoppy, nutty aroma with malt undertone. Lively mouthfeel, but taste and finish are pretty average and while this isn’t a bad beer, it’s not among Youngs best.
Bottle. An amber beer with a head of medium size. Nice and sweet roasted malt aroma. Slight caramel flavours and a lightly hoppy average bitterness. A fairly rudimentary bitter, but pleasant enough.
This is a good, solid bitter. It has a good amber body with but a rather weak head and lacing, especially for a Young’s ale. It is smooth and very drinkable, with a nice, sweetish, faintly nutty, grainy malt body and balancing crisp hoppiness. The result is tasty and definitely drinkable, but nothing particularly outstanding or exciting. It is moderately full bodied.
A nice golden beer. Not as smooth or refined as other ESBs. Nice nutty aroma with elements of grass. Decent palate, crisp finish.
Bottle (Kings Arms, Oxford)
Slightly honey-ey and hoppy aroma. Very full-bodied maltiness, and well-balanced dry hoppiness.
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Aroma is malt with slight pine and hop notes as well. Taste is the same, though tilted toward the malt side. A solid English ale, but nothing more.
Slightly hazy golden amber, thin white head. Slightly piney, earthy aroma, sweet. Mildly sweet malty palate with the expected earthiness, but a little grassy as well. Solid.
Bottle. A copperish colored beer with a fizzy head. It is full of hoppy aromas and flavor. This beer has just the right amount of bite with a nice balance.
Bottle. Pours copper yellow, with a thick off-white head. The aroma is clear from across the table. Malty aroma, with some minimal hop notes. Heavy, with a smooth, syrupy malt flavor. A bit heavy for session drinking.
Clear gold pour with a bubbly white head. Fuggles and goldings prevalent in this one, with floral yet musty spice in the nose. Hoppy and crisp, but a watery mouthfeel. Typical English bitter finish. Expected more, got less.
[i]Draught at Bishops Arms, Göteborg, Sweden[/i]. Clear copper with a medium beige creamy head. Fruity and caramelly malt aroma, slightly earthy, typical Young malts, with some fresh floral and herbal hops. Smooth mouthfeel, good bitterness, very much like other Young brews.
500ml Bottle 25/06/2007
Small white head. Golden coloured hoppy and slightly dry with some bitterness in a lasting malt finish.
Pint bottle. Copper in colour with a thick, foamy head that recedes fairly quickly. Aroma of brown sugar, mild hops, and some spice (nutmeg, allspice). Smooth. Flavour seems restrained. Mild caramel sweetness, some apple, some citrus tang, a slightly hoppy finish. Medium body and lightly carbonated. I’ve had better bitters.
500 ml. bottle; bb 22 Apr 07; Neck band states it’s from The Ram Brewery; an heirloom. Aroma of caramel malts with accompanying light citrus. Unclear amber color with a white head that struggles to live. Medium bodied with mild carbonation. Light caramel sweetness with some citrus and tangy spice. The English probably consider this bitter, but it’s more like an American amber. Perhaps a bit more bitter in the finish than an amber, and there is some light spice to further distinguish it. Pretty dry finish, with some lingering spicey & malt notes along with bitter. It’s nice. Given the name I’d like to give higher praise. But it’s only really good.
Corpo piuttosto acquoso, una birra che si fa ’cercare’ e che non è forse poi quella meraviglia promessa dall’etichetta. Finale luppolato piuttosto amaro, frizzantezza nella norma; assaggiata al Britannia Pub ieri sera, accompagnata con un Chicken Burger: che raffinatezze! che grande cucina! mi faccio spavento da solo...
riassaggiata sempre al Britannia (purtroppo la Waggledance non la tengono più e non ho potuto ampliare i miei orizzonti), mi è piaciuta già molto di più. Si vede che la prima volta non ero dell’umore giusto.
a light amber with a medium light head. sweet caramel aroma with a light floral orange hoppiness. a medium watery body with crisp bubbles. a light bitterness and slight floral notes. the malt is not as pronounced as i thought if theyre claiming a full body, good but not one of young’s best
Interestingly this beer is still in plentiful supply from the Australian supplier although fresh stocks haven’t been seen for a while (this bottle’s BB is July 2007). Fairly straight forward style that was pleasant enough for a Sunday evening. Slightly weird nose, some text book fruitiness, good malt lift, but a note of ginger and doughand kicks in. Not bad, just unexpected. The spice fades away in the palate and the beer firms up into a typical Pommy bitter. Nice well rounded finish with touches of malt sweetness.
Foodery Philadelphia, PA- Poured a nice deep amber with a mid amount of head. Average bitterness and nice malt flavors. I tried to drink it right from the fridge which was a mistake, then let it warm to just about warm temperature and its flavoring really presented better. People keep saying Youngs went out of business, i’m definitely hoping they did not.
Might have to re-rate this one, as I’m not getting much of an aroma at all really - a little caramel and soft malt, raisins. Pours deep amber with decent white head. Apple flavour, smooth rich malt, dry and fruity. Soft and smooth on palate, a little bitterness in the finish, pretty good but not great.
bottle at home ... Crystal ruby ... fruity malt nose ... fruity grapefruit malt ... little juicy malt ... little bitter in linger ...