Defiant survivor of 1820s IPA tradition, when only the most flavoursome beers endured the arduous voyage round the Cape of Good Hope. White Shield is the bottled live beer that matures with age.
Anuything but 'pale', White Shield owes its alluring bronze sparkle to pioneeering maltsters who fired home grown barley malts over coke ovens to create lighter beers than the dark porters of the day.
Like fine cask beer, bottle conditioned White Shield boasts a small amount of William Worthington's feisty dual yeast, and will mature for at least 3 years after shipping from the nation's oldest micro-brewery, in Burton upon Trent.
To appreciate a sparkling clear glass of White Shield, the connoisseur pours with a steasy hand, leaving the precious last drops in the bottle.
Brewed from only natural ingredients. For best results allow to settle for 12 hours and serve cool 11-13 degrees C. For more information, visit: www.worthingtonswhiteshield.com.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by TheBeerLover from Washington, DC, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/14/2006 3:34:13 PM)
"Worthington White Shield is a beer that needs know introduction to beer gurus. This beer is legendary, and has a cult following in its native England. This beer has only been exported to the US in recent years, and it has gained a cult following here as well. This beer is what the British like to call real ale, and is bottled conditioned. What does that mean? All bottle conditioned means is; the beer is bottled with a small amount of yeast. The yeast will eat the residual sugars in the beer and continue to condition in the bottle. So a bottle conditioned beer is still fermenting, the secondary fermentation isn't taking place at the brewery in a tank, its happening in the bottle. And that really defines what real ale is as well. Real ale is any beer that has a secondary fermentation in another vessel, be it a firkin, keg, or in Worthington White Shield's case, a bottle. Drinking habits in Britain are much different than they are here in the US. Most beer consumption is done in the pub, and most beer is consumed on draught. But real ale is bottled as well, and White Shield is a great example of how good a bottled conditioned beer can be.
Worthington White Shield pours to a beautiful, bright golden, pale color, with a nice white head, and a good carbonation. One caveat, be very careful when you pour this beer, you do not want to roust the yeast in the bottle. If you do, your beer will become cloudy and this will effect the flavor profile as well. Spent yeast is not what you want to taste in this beer, so give it a slow and gentle pour, and leave a slight bit of beer in the bottle if you have to. The nose is wonderful, really nice hop aromatic flood the nose, and this is coupled with a nice bit of pale malt aroma as well. The palate is very firm. Good pale and crystal malt flavors, slightly sweet, biscuit like, and grainy. Nice fruity estery flavors are present as well. This beer has good body and is slick on the tongue. This beer finishes with more great pale malt character up front, then dries out with a nice, bitter, hop bite. This is an outstanding bottled pale ale. This beer is the perfect foil to good,(yes good!) British fare such as beef Wellington, or Toad in the hole. I would also pair this with a boiled dinner of ham, potato, and cabbage, or fish and chips.
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Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 20oz @ $4 Unit Cost: $3.2 per Pint
[2] Review by jonmoore from United Kingdom who has tried this beer once. (12/14/2005 5:21:34 PM)
"Bottle. Effervescent amber with a huge rocky head. Aroma is hoppy with some fruit and restrained malt. Taste - I was expecting a lot, and I’ve not been disappointed - is great; very well balanced malts and hops, with some lovely fruit and spices. Perfect mouthfeel. This is a great IPA."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by OrvalPlease from Orland Park, IL, USA who has tried this beer many times. (12/3/2005 12:52:15 AM)
"If you have sampled English bitters you know the name is a bit off as they aren't usually that bitter in taste all things considred. This beer was the first English beer I had where there was that bitter bite we've come to know and love from our beers in the Pacific Northwest. My first thought was of a British version of Sam Adams. Nice amber color with a full head. Malt holds it's own against the rage of hops resulting in an excellent IPA. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 3300ml @ $29.95 Unit Cost: $4.29 per Pint
[4] Review by Des O'Brien from Panxworth, United Kingdom who has tried this beer many times. (10/5/2005 11:54:14 AM)
"Lots of condition, a traditional IPA with a bronze colour and a clean hoppy flavour , on the palate, doesn't drink it's strength, slips down all to easily."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.9 Unit Cost: $2.53 per Pint
[5] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer (6/18/2005 2:28:32 PM)
"Lt golden brown, smallish head. A bottle conditioned, British “strong” ale? or IPA?. Nicely malty, somewhat fruity, complex flavors, slightly hoppy. Smooth taste, slight malt sweetness. Nice beer. Good taste. Finish is smooth. Aftertaste is very slightly bitter."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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