Hemlock Bitter
Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.37
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Ambery brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, some fruity and floral notes. Flavour is mild grassy and floral bitterness along with some caramel malts. Standard bitter. 6 3 6 3 13
Cask. Ambery brown colour with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is bready and toffeeish malts with mild nutty ntoes as well as some slight wooden, herbal and floral notes. Flavour is floral, bready malts with some nutty and mild toasted notes. 7 3 7 3 14
Cask. Ambery brown colour with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is bready and toffeeish malts with mild nutty ntoes as well as some slight wooden, herbal and floral notes. Flavour is floral, bready malts with some nutty and mild toasted notes. 7 3 7 3 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2023
at 08:16
14/04/2000. ALEXANDRA HOTEL, 203 Siddals Road, DERBY, Derbyshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 05:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Lincoln Beer Festival 2017. Amber colour with a white head. An malty and caramel aroma and taste. Medium body.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2017
at 06:22
6/10
Tried
on 28 Aug 2016
at 07:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled cask pint at Walsall Cricket Club on 4th July 2015. Dull amber body with a full off-white head. Nice blend of aromas and flavours: fruity hops with a light malty aroma, bitter finish to a slightly fruity and caramel like taste. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2015
at 02:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Gallows Real Ale Festival 2011) The beer poured amber and clear. Head was small and white. Aroma had malts, hops, toffee and sweetness. Palate was medium bodied and dry. Flavours were toffee, hops, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter. I found the aroma and the flavour of the hops used in this beer too acrid and stinging. Otherwise a flawless brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2011
at 04:44
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask, Bridge Hotel, Newcastle. Unremarkable brown colour with minimal head. Caramel malts and some vague fruitiness, but very little happening. Bitterness lacked balls. Just about tolerable but flat and underwhelming. Next !
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2010
at 13:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
10th July 2008. Dark fruiy bitter with a distinct toffee streak and a dry herby floral finish. Unusual.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 07:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Hazy amber colour, off-white head. Aroma has caramel malts. Flavour has caramel malts, some bitterness, toffee. Fairly bitter finish. A bit bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2009
at 05:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Cask ... nice copper ... little sweet toffee malt ... nice fruity toffee ...decent balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2008
at 15:08