Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) Havok

Havok

 

Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) in Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.62
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
British Bitter meets American Hops. Big citrusy hop monster. Intense grapefruit carried on a bitter-sweet malty body.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Toasted and sweet malty, twiggy bitter hops, caramel and fudge, cereal, medium body, toasted malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 13:47


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Clear golden to copper with a good sized off white cap. Nose is biscuit, stewed fruits, grains, toffee. Taste comprises biscuit malts, brown bread, dried fruits, straw, caramel, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with modest bitterness. Ok drop.

Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2022 at 11:44


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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, malt, grainy, fresh juicy dank hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at The Wellington on 20 Jul 2022 at 21:02


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the big hand alehouse... Copper.. Small tan head.. Soft sherbert woody toffee malts nose... Light dry fruits.. Soft woody.. Light dry bitter oily woody malts

Tried on 22 Oct 2019 at 15:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ JDW Montgomery's Tower. Pours a generally clear golden amber, small white head. Aroma has some nice fruity citrus. Taste presents a confident fruity character, soft citrus, grapefruit, pale malt with a dry bitter finish. Good, balanced hoppy golden ale.

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 21:04


7.5

Big citrus smack in the chops, nice

Tried from Cask at Dolphin Inn on 14 Feb 2017 at 18:50


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On cask at Cloisters. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - red fruit and oranges. Taste - more of the same. Light toffee too. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a decent example of the style. But a bit of biscuit would help further

Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2015 at 07:59


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at cloisters. Pours clear pale amber, nose is sweet toffee, floral, taste is sweet, light toffee, fruity, juicy.

Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2015 at 01:33


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light pine, some caramel. Taste is light sweet, more pine. Thin finish. Lacks pizzazz.

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2015 at 11:23


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. Copper with a small head. Has a sugar sweetened hop character with some fruit attached and a medium bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2015 at 12:49