Havok
Big Hand Brewing Co. in Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.62
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British Bitter meets American Hops. Big citrusy hop monster. Intense grapefruit carried on a bitter-sweet malty body.
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6.4/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
5.9/10
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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