O'Hanlons - Red Ale
Hanlons Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.37
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A voluptuous traditional Irish Red Ale, this is a rewarding drink that makes real fans of many of those who, trying it for the first time, are taken by its unique and individual strength of flavour. It is a superb example of a uniquely Irish brewing style which blends the dry smokiness of Irish stout with the warmth of a bitter ale - and what a colour!
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Historic check-in, dating from when the brewery was known as O'Hanlons
Tried
on 12 Jan 2023
at 15:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
draught at the Wellhouse, Exeterr. Hazy amber colour, mid-sized head. Malty base with hints of chocolate, grassy-resiny hoppy flavours, ecpecially towards the finish.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2013
at 13:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Reddish amber with a moderate white head. Toffee, fudge, stewed apple and (oddly) tomato juice, with a rather metallic bitterness to finish. It’s got a nice smooth creamy mouthfeel, but the flavours are rather muted. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2013
at 15:40
6/10
Tried
on 18 Apr 2013
at 20:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; dark copper pour with off white head, fruity aroma, biscuit malt flavour, toffee some bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2013
at 05:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear amber with a fine, frothy off-white head. Bready malts in the nose, faint toast and fruity sugars. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots of simple, bready malts, light dryness, some orange citrus, faint toffee. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with mellow, leafy bitterness, nips of dry toffee, dry andtoasty bread. Simple, fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2013
at 15:18
4.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Depp ruby in colour, it is fruit dominated in taste and aroma, but both are mild in character and are in the ’wild’ category as oppose to ’tropical’ fruit styles.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2012
at 14:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
10th November 2009
Spoons Fest.Clear dark amber beer. Semi dry palate. Just a little soft. Low carbonation. Light, almost creamy malt blending in to sweetish fruits - orange and peach. A little bubblegum. Dry malt finish. Not bad at all.
Spoons Fest.Clear dark amber beer. Semi dry palate. Just a little soft. Low carbonation. Light, almost creamy malt blending in to sweetish fruits - orange and peach. A little bubblegum. Dry malt finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2012
at 04:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
cask at JDW ... copper ... creamy tan head ...light fruity malts ... soft rich toffee ... little spicy hop.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2010
at 23:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, JDW, West Kirby. Dark copper colour with a lingering medium sized creamy off white head. Fruity aroma, fairly understated. Sweetish flavour that had a caramel malt spine with redcurrant and raisin notes. Gently bitter finish. Reasonable enough stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2009
at 08:20