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English Ales Brewery

223 Reindollar Avenue
Marina CA 93933
Telephone: +1 831-883-3000
Hours: Open daily noon-10:00pm.
Brewer: Ramsay Borthwick
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Notes

Visited: October 3, 2008

Opened: 2000

Annual Production: 2,000 bbl

Contributors: Arash Shahzadi, Rod Willems

A very English pub brewing very English beers.

Updated: October 10, 2008

Beer List

Big Sur Golden

Garden (Fruit) Beer

4.80% abv.
- Date: October 3, 2008 (#7401)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild lemondade.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, smooth. Grainy sweet malt with the faintest hint of lemons. I wouldn't have known they were there.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  "Brewed with real lemons."

Black Hound Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

5.00% abv.

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7409)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (2½)
Mild chocolate, mild roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body. Really roasty and nicely malty. Some black malt acidity, but it finishes smooth.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: October 3, 2008 (#7410)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate brown head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee. Mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, very low carbonation. Nice sweet malt, nicely roasty. Some licorice.

Overall Impression (2½)
Very good beer, maybe a bit underconditioned.

Black Prince Porter

Robust Porter

5.00% abv.

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7408)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty. Chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet, roasty, and buttery.

Overall Impression (1½)

Dragon Slayer India Pale Ale

English-Style India Pale Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7407)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, mildly peppery.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Malty, fruity, and buttery. Reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 7, 2000 (#3689)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber, good head. Earthy aroma. Light, mildly malty, faintly bitter.

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7406)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild toffee.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Smooth. Sweet, malty. Mildly toasty, mild toffee flavor. Sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7402)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild earthy wheat malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body. Creamy. Mild sweet, biscuity wheat malt all the way through. Very little hop character.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7405)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild fruity, earthy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Big grainy malt up front, fairly sulfury. Big noble hop flavor, moderate bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
It could almost pass as a Helles.

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7404)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Mild earthy hops. Same as the Triple B?

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, very creamy. Toasty sweet malt. Biscuity. Hint of diacetyl in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
"Inspired by our brewer's clumsiness."

Date: October 3, 2008 (#7403)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Iced tea.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Mildly sweet tea flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Interesting mild beer.