Cumbrian Five Hop
Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.84
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A generously hopped beer, made with a combination of 5 different hop varieties (as you might have guessed from the name). The hops used are Amarillo, Citra, Bramling Cross, Fuggles and Goldings.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle (6%) from Nelson Wines. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The nose is fresh orange, peach, earth, wood, resin and a hint of marzipan. The taste is pithy citrus, orange peel, wood, earth, leather, pepper, resin, touch of alcohol and nice level of bitterness with a dry finish. Nice hop bite to it. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Big bitterness, but remains well balanced. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2013
at 10:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thx. to the kind soul who shared a 33 cl. bottle of this @ Borefts 2012. Clear pale golden with a white head. Nose is mellower, sweeter hops, are the NZ hops?, caramel, citrus, lighter tropical fruits adding a tad sweeter fruitier juiciness to the whole. Tastes of lychee, mango, sweet flowers, some citrus & touch pine, caramel backbone. Easy to drink - ESB? You hop any of the blonder beers and then... I don’t mind it tastes awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2012
at 01:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Edinburgh Danish Invasion Tasting) by cgarvieuk - Edinburgh ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, mango. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long to average duration, orange - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120422]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 01:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at The Moon in the Square, Bournemouth. Now let me firstly say, this is a great ale! A clear medium amber pour with little head and no lace. A really fruity aroma leading to an amazing hop explosion! It had a wonderfully complex set of flavours with a surprisingly smooth edge and citrus notes. The bitterness sits on the palate for a good while longer too. A really special ale which I wish was more widely available. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2012
at 09:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle thanks to unstablefable. Pours a cloudy amber with a thin white head. The nose has pine, lavender and grapefruit - my shower gel. The taste has grapefruit and more grapefruit. The palate is light to medium in body with a zingy finish - slightly too dry for my preference but good for one or two. Overall, a good ale - more like an IPA I think.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2012
at 13:18
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the Rake’s ’Cumbrian Beer Festival’. Cloudy orange pour with a white head. Sulphurous nose with a hint of citrus. Citrus tang with some light fruit. Think this one was on the turn. Wouldn’t mind having a crack at this when on form. 12/8/2015, GBBF, Olympia, London. Re-rate.. Orange pour with a white head. Citrus and honey aroma leading nicely into the flavour. Crisp bitter fruit finish. That’s more like it! A7/AP3/T7/P3/OV14.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2011
at 07:56