Youngs Dirty Dicks Ale

Generally only available filtered and pasteurised in 500ml bottles. Has appeared occasionally in cask.

A truly delicious mid-gravity ale brewed a high level of crystal malt, which delivers a full mellow flavour.

Maris Otter pale ale malt, Fuggles and East Kent hops, roasted and torrefied barley, crystal malt and fermentation sugar.

3.2

411 reviews

Wandsworth, England

Community reviews

2.8 Bottle. Sweet malty and caramel aroma. Pours copper brown with a small off white head. Light roasted malt and some grassy hops on the palate. Fairly thin and watery body. Nothin’ special here.

3.5 clear ruby brown with small tan head. the beer had a faint malty aroma backed up by some floral hops. good creamy medium light body and a soft carbonation. great well rounded malt flavor, slightly plums and chocolate, with a decent bitterness. it was a very mellow and smooth drink

2.4 I had the beer store order seveal of youngs offerings for me. She got this one also just a few months ago. It is descent but others from Youngs are better

3.6 From a bottle purchased at i Ohio - good beer, ’uff said. Retired, eh? XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

2.8 Hazy copper with a decent white head. Grain, toffee, malt with straw in the nose. Metallic bitterness with a sweet caramel finish. Average.

3.2 (Glad I got one before it went extinct!) Pint bottle. Amber brown with small but sticky head. Mild aroma of chocolate and plums/prunes. Malty with hints of toffee, dark fruit, and a bit of chocolate. Some hops at the end, but not as much as I expected. Medium mouthfeel and carbonation. Not bad.

2.8 Fairly standard English bitter in a bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small head. Aroma of caramel malts and a musty grass hop aroma. Taste is mild sweet caramel offset by a fruity grass hop flavor.

3.4 Is this new or old? Bottle says Young’s Dirty Dick’s Ale "From the Ram Brewery". Modern bottle with flared bottom. 5.2% alcohol . "Best before 17 AUG 07". Red amber color. Mostly malt aroma and taste. Decent ESB IMO.

3.1 brown amber with stable and lasting white head. Aroma is sweet of sugar, malts and fruits.. Smooth , creamy light watery mouthfeel. Nutty & earhty. Good lacings. Dry end. Drinkable!

3.0 not bad for an english bitter. still a lot of these bottles around. decent hop fruitiness. light and smooth malt character with an creamy component. ok but nothing spectacular. just a good mouthfeel with decent taste.

3.6 Pours nut brown. Medium sized head. Aroma is of noble hops and sweet malt undertones. Flavor is great. Lots of hop fruitiness, some toast from the malt profile. Perfectly balanced. Really nice bitter. One of the best session beers I’ve had.

3.5 Rated 3/31/06: Clever label, interesting sounding ale so I picked one up a while back. Overall nice and tasty. Pours a medium amber color with a slightly creamy head that ultimately dissipates to a film. Moderate lacing is left along the glass and the carbonation is steady. The aroma is malty with a nutty undertone. I find the aroma slightly weak to detect but once the beer warms up it begins to come out a little more. I like the overall flavor of this one, it is rather malty with a slight hop character. The flavor is subtle, but it works well. Solid English Ale with a smooth finish and a clean aftertaste. Decent brew, nothing that stands out but all around decent.

4.0 One of four remaining 500 ml bottles at Binny’s in Naperville, IL. Roasted pumpkin/nut brown in color with a lingering off white head. Nose on this one is deep. Solid malts, dried fruits(raisins, figs), and something I will describe as slightly sour chocolate milk. Crisp and lively carbonation, this was fairly full in the mouth. Finishes slightly bitter but with no after taste. Very unique and better than I expected.

3.3 BB 17 Aug 07. Here goes. They don’t make it anymore. Smells like a winter warmer - malt. Some light fruit hints. Reddish amber color, a bit hazy, with a thin head and some lacing. Starts with floral and fruit. Medium mouthfeel. Finish is not quite dry, and the hop finish is not all that bitter. A nice low malt, floral finish. Actually a great ale. Too bad it’s retired.

2.6 Rated 2004-05-04. Dark amber, medium white head, which lowers slowly, tiny lace. Malty, caramelly, sweet and bit flowery aroma. Light to medium body. Fruity, sweet and flowery flavor with some hops. Dry, medium-length finish. Typical brittish-ale.

2.9 bottle - Pours light amber with a large, fluffy head. The aroma is mainly caramel malt. The caramel malt flavor is balanced by mild hops presence. It’s too watery, which of course gets less bothersome as it warms, but it’s still on the thin side. This brew is alright, but not worth what they charge for it around here.

2.9 Dark brown with a short lasting head, although it looked good for a short while. One dimensional if pretty drinkable, slight oxidation/ cardboard notes.

3.0 Moderate sweet malt taste. Hazy amber color with medium head. Slightly tangy sweet malt flavor. A little watery.

2.8 Cloudy Golden burgendy with creamy head. Spices, malts, and floaral aroma. Farily bland with dominated by malts, with a mild metallic falvour (bottle). Fairly dry with a mild bitter end.

3.6 Bottle, pours a medium to dark amber, malt and caramel flavors, apple fruit aroma, little hop bouquet, faint spice scent (where that come from? Hops?), soft sweet malt with caramel flavors, pale malt flavor, dry on the palate, some bread flavor from the malts, good mouth feel, the alcohol exposed itself as the ale warmed up, I enjoyed this drink, not outstanding but better then I was expecting.

3.0 (Bottle) Pours a reddish-brown body with an average creamy yellowish-beige head. Aroma of nuts, caramel, and light fruitiness. Flavor of caramel malt and hops with a bitter finish.

3.4 Copper with a nice red hue and a nice head. The aroma is malty and the flavour is nicely balanced with notes of fruit, malt, flower and a bit of nuts. It has a nice hoppy bitterness that develops further in the finish!

3.0 Drank the 25 ounce bottle. Good bitter flavour. Average aroma and taste. 5.2% alcohol. $2.49 for three Youngs

3.2 [201-20070204] 1pt0.9floz. Medium yeast in aroma. Dark amber body with a couple large slow bubbles and pours a big quick light tan head. Flavour is heavy on the barley malt and toasted caramel, almost burnt and a little smokey. Medium body, light raspy or gravelly mouthfeel. Good togetherness, very English.

2.8 I certainly didn’t think this beer was spectacular in any way. I was expecting a bit more bitter. As it warmed it became better. Fairly average.

2.1 Ehh, not a big fan of this beer. It has a little whang that I didn’t care for. Why drink this high calorie beer when it is only 4.15? Hell if I know.

2.8 Bottle. Poured a dark murky reddish color kinda of thck. Aroma of barley and roasted malt. Taste is smooth with a hint of chocolate finsh.

3.3 Since the Young’s "Ram Brewery" has closed and many of the Young’s beers are now considered "retired", my friend Rob and I had a Young’s beer tasting on 2/08/2007 so that we could try all of the Young’s brews we could get our hands on before they’re gone... Tasting Notes: Young’s Dirty Dick’s Ale pours a clear amber color with a frothy off-white/beige head. The carbonation is lively and vigorous like a thunderous rain storm. The aroma is malty and the flavor has toffee and toasted malt undertones to it with a mild level of bitterness. There is also some complimenting creamy/buttery notes in the flavor as well. The finish is dry and mellow. The mouth feel is smooth and creamy. Overall this is a solid example of a nice English bitter... 16.9 oz bottle; 5.2% ABV; 02 May 2007 (L6122 12:29).

2.3 hmmm...nothing huge sticks out in my mind about this one and its been quite some time. had decent flavor but wasnt super lasting.

3.2 Bottle, 5.2%. Pours a deep yellow-orange with a nice head. Strong fruity aroma of cherry, apple, and toffee is echoed in a sweet malty flavor, again very fruity, plenty of caramel up front, just a bit of Fuggles bitterness on the finish. It’s a passable beer that defies easy style catagorization -- I’d call it an ESB --- but it’s just not one I’ll miss very badly.