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 - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours brown with a medium head. Aroma is bready cola and hedgerow fruits. Taste has bready cocoa and coffee with a fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Rochdale Beer Festival 2016. Amber with a light fruity-sweet taste and an easy-drinking character. Has a light bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Beer Hunters, Pori. Amber-nut brown color, good off-white head. Nutty, toffee, dark fruits in the nose. Light-bodied. Nutty, toffeish, fruity flavor. Grassy, earthy hoppyness in the finish. Nice real ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at my friends wedding down Sumerset way. It pours slightly hazy dark amber - brown with a decent white head. The nose is earthy, toasted nuts, roasted malt, leather and wood. The taste is bitter - sweet, wood, resin, varnish, leather, light spice and a touch of caramel. Finishes up dry. Medium body and fine carbonation. Much better condition on this one compared to Lady of the Lake, even though they were probably racked at the same time. Decent enough ESB.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Almost clear amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Light and semi dry palate that has a carbonated nip. Light malts, trace of caramel. Touch of apple. Dried fruits, Light floralness. Light dry finish. Standard stuff but nicely crisp.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clapham, London, 25 Apr 2015) Amber colour with brief, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, apricots and slightly earthy hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, apricots and leafy, slightly earthy, hops in a finish with a balanced bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well made bitter. Quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt hop, The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery hop malt resin bitter, light spice palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Craft Clerkenwell. Pours clear Amber brown with an off white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, caramel, light fruits. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at CBC, Islington on 2nd February 2014. Copper with disappearing off-white head and no lacing. Sweet malt aroma with fruity notes. Fruity in-mouth with berries and fresh apple; late citric tang. Fruity finish with mild citrus and leafy herbiness. Light, smooth mouthfeel and light body.