Hedge Monkey
Glastonbury Brewing Co. in Somerton, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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Deep Amber Ale
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.
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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6.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2014
at 11:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Islington. Pours golden amber with a thin white head. Biscuit and toffee aromas, light grassy hops. Caramel sweetness on the taste, light coffee note. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2014
at 01:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
RBESG August 2011, Cask P&K. Amber with a small white head. Aroma of toffee ad fruit, with a phenolic touch. Fruit and toffee also dominate the flavour
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2011
at 13:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2011. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2011
at 05:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white grey head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, light brown sugar, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2011
at 14:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 2. Pours clear amber with a soft head. Biscuity malts in the nose, along with faint fruits and mild toffee. Flavor is lightly sweet with further bits of toffee and bready malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Basic bread and toffee finish. One-dimensional but OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2011
at 14:42
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours unclear amber with a small off white head. Caramel, grain and butter. Thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2011
at 02:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2011. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, caramel, earth and some mild floral and flowery notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, caramel, some mild toasted and syrupy notes along with some sap.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 06:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep amber to orange with a small white head. Aroma is caramelish and slight fruity hoppy. Dry malty, slight sweet and caramelish. Slight bitter and dry into a mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 22:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Cak, Pub, and Kitchen, London. An amber beer with no head. The aroma has caramel and butterscotch. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and butterscotch, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2011
at 14:15