Hedge Monkey
Glastonbury Brewing Co. (prev Glastonbury Ales) in Somerton, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.32
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A full-on, well rounded bitter, devilishly malty, rich, and very very hoppy.
Brewed in honour of Glastonbury’s many free spirited cosmic visitors, Dangerously drinkable!
Our flagship traditional hoppy bitter ale.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Old rating from 12/10/14 - 500ml bottle from my UK road trip. Pours amber with a big white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, toffee, caramel & malt. Medium body & carbonation. Crisp malty medium bitter finish. Average
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Half pint cask from Wellington. Clear amber brown with small off white head. Biscuit, toffee, leafy and spicy bitterness with a light fruity undercurrent.. Pretty average fair - nothing really stands out but its ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On handpull at the Cartwheel. Pours copper. Biscuit, toffee, blackberry, plum, rye bread. Nice soft body. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from 'Hecks' in Street: BBE November 2024. Drank at home on the patio on 16th August 2024 in the afternoon sun. Slight haze in the mahogany/amber body, off-white crust. Malty and semi-sweet from the start, some spice action and a little hop bitterness, but it's mostly about the maltiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Rich's Cider, nr Highbridge. Aroma had caramel and grains. Clear dark amber. Thick foamy off-white head. Medium bitter. Grainy. Sour edge - berries. Quinine. Underlying caramel. Light. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Punchy ESB. Enjoyable if not one that will be memorable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Cobblestones, Bridgwater. Pours clear dark amber with a cream cap. Aroma: malt, caramel, earth, hedgerow fruits. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, toasted malts, caramel, light nutty. Medium body with light carbonation. OK
01/01/2018. CITY ARMS, 69 High Street, WELLS, Somerset, England
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle drunk at home. Hazy russet colour lasting beige head. Malty aroma. malty flavour. some hedgerow fruit some peppery hop finish some bitterness. it's a premium bitter. Yep fine. pretty standard. light chocolate flavour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
29/4/2022. On the Harwich Ale Trail. Cask at the New Bell Inn, Harwich. Pours clear amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, straw. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slightly oily, soft carbonation.
Half pint at the king of Wessex jdw. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.