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Enville Ale

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🌍 United Kingdom · English Bitter · One of 17 English Bitters in hopIQ

Enville's original flagship — the first beer and the foundation of everything that followed. Brewed with farm borehole water and balanced with locally sourced ingredients. The classic English bitter from South Staffordshire's Victorian farm brewery.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
SRM
amber11
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Balanced backbone, with every axis close to the middle.

Nothing dominates, and that is the craft — each element gets room to be tasted.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another English Bitter.
Hop character
hoppy
earthy
Malt character
malty
bready
caramel
nutty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Enville Ale

Appearance

Amber-gold in color with good clarity and a fine, persistent white head that clings to the glass in delicate lacing. Carbonation is moderate and well-integrated, creating a soft, inviting visual presentation that speaks to the beer's traditional brewing craft.

amber-goldclearfine lacingmoderate carbonation

Aroma

The nose opens with clean, straightforward malt character—biscuit and subtle caramel notes from careful grain selection. Herbal and earthy hop aromatics emerge softly in the background, with a faint nuttiness that suggests the terroir of local ingredients and the purity of farm borehole water.

biscuity maltherbal hopsearthy notesclean water character

Taste

Entry is smooth and malty, with bready grain flavors that build into gentle caramel sweetness mid-palate. A restrained, balanced bitterness (30 IBUs) arrives without aggression, complemented by a subtle nutty undertone and crisp finish that prevents any heaviness. The overall impression is of a beer that rewards careful sipping.

balanced malt-bitterbready-nuttygentle sweetnessclean finish

Finish

The finish is medium in length, dry and refreshing with lingering earthy and malt notes. The aftertaste remains clean and approachable, inviting another sip rather than demanding attention.

dryrefreshinglingering malt
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
77
Taste
79
Appearance
78
Finish
77
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Enville Ale

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 7–10°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Enville Ale

About English Bitter

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a English Bitter?

English Bitter is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar English Bitter

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same malty, clean, hoppy character as Enville Ale will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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