Rip Snorter
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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A reddish amber bitter, malty but with refreshing hoppy high notes on the taste. RIP Snorter is brewed with the finest English pale malt combined with some crystal malt and a touch of chocolate malt. Then we add a combination of local Fuggles and Golding hops at three stages during the copper boil.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear amber - brown color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, caramel, bitter, a hint of brown sugar. Average body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2014
at 10:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle: BBD end of Aug 14, poured into a UK pint sleeve during July 14 and shared with no one. Clear reddy brown body with a thin off-white head that soon became a wisp and collar. Malt lead in the fruity nose and taste. Although fruity it is also crisp with a semi-bitter hoppiness that gives a slightly dry finish. Nicely balanced, well made brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2014
at 14:45
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Jamesโs, pours copper brown, sweet malty toffee, musty, burnt toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2014
at 15:16
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep amber-red, no head. Has plenty of malts but with a sweetness that produces a potent nose. Itโs fairly sweet tasting too with a medium bitterness and protracted malty aftertaste.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2014
at 13:31
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle at home. Clear copper brown, no head. Aromas are malty and watery. Taste has a fruity sweetness and some butterscotch. I very rarely pour beer away, but in this case Iโll make an exception. There are better things to be drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 02:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (backlog). Deep amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is toasted malts, some slight floral and nutty notes along with some slight chocolaty and wooden notes. Flavour is bring toasted, some wooden and floral notes along with slight grassiness as well as some nutty notes, Pleasantly balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2014
at 08:15
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tesco, Wokingham. Poured a clear, deep amber with visible force carbonation and a dense off white head. Aroma of caramel, cream soda and a slight earthy hint. Grassy initial flavour with some light toasted malt and an almost herbal note. Finish was boiled sweets, straw and dried fruit. Nothing really bad, drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2014
at 12:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Night of Garbage, from a local Waitrose I think, 20/12/13 up a shit load of stairs ! Lightly hazed copper amber with a thin off white swirl come spotting atop the glass. Nose is biscuit, bready, fruit loaf, dates, toffee. Taste thins a little from the aroma with light toffee, apple skins, orchard fruit, earthy, biscuit malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, a little thin and watery. So so twiggy-esque number if the truth be told.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 04:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Night of Garbage, thanks to Colin for this Surrey Whale. It pours clear deep amber with a medium white head. The nose is tangy, caramel, varnish, some acidity, leather and raisin. The taste is watery, wood, twiggy, leather, varnish, dirt and a touch of bitterness with a dry finish. Light-medium body and fine carbonation. Nothing particularly wrong with it per se, itโs just very twiggy and watery. Pretty boring stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 07:11
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4
20th December 2013
The (not so) shit beer tasting at Leightons stratospheric flat. Clear deep amber beer, little pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Light caramel malt. Little dry. Dried fruit hops. Little tang, little bitterness.
The (not so) shit beer tasting at Leightons stratospheric flat. Clear deep amber beer, little pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Light caramel malt. Little dry. Dried fruit hops. Little tang, little bitterness.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2013
at 16:38