Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (Cask)

Rocking Rudolph (Cask)
(Batch of Rocking Rudolph)

 

Hardys & Hansons in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter
Score
6.14
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 127
Dark and full bodied, packed full of hops giving interest and complexity. Challenger and Target providing underlying herbal hop and the rare Bramling cross adding redcurrant and blackcurrant into the mix. Horlicks malty character from the pale malt and toffee from the crystal malt give warmth and the blend of hops provides a crisp bitterness.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Mørk gyldenbrun. Luftig filmskum. Lett karamellaroma. Smaken mye smørmalt. Litt knekk. Søtlig tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 12 Nov 2021 at 13:09


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask: Poured a brown with off white head. Aroma is light. Taste is nice bitter with maltiness.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jan 2020 at 20:56


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Prince of Wales, Wimbledon. Dark brown colour, medium-sized off-white head. Caramel, nutty notes in the nose. Light-bodied. Watery, caramelly flavour. Light earthyness. Perhaps a little bit of nuttyness. Boring.

Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2019 at 14:42


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the New Inn, Brentford. Clear, dark copper colour, thin, white, creamy head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, toffee and fruity hints - blackcurrants, earthy hops, hints of cinnamon. Taste is sweet. Low carbonation. Sweet finish with caramel malts, fruits and a spicy hint. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2019 at 20:09


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Shovel, Lye. Pours dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is cola and bready fruits. Taste has cola and bready malts.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2018 at 20:45


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

9th Dec 2018. Hand-pulled pint at The Park, Wellington, Shropshire. Had this in bottle form years ago and wasn't impressed, so wasn't too sure about trying the cask version. Pleased to say this was a whole lot more interesting and better; still not very 'Christmassy' though. Rusty golden body, white crown on top. Aroma of malts and slight fruity esters, taste similar with a mild citrus leaning in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2018 at 08:03


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at The Anchor Bankside. Pours dark ruddy copper with a beige head. Light spicy aroma. Near medium body. Flavor is roasty malt. Very, very mild Xmas spice. More Winter ale than Xmas ale. Not dry; not too malty. Moderately bitter. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 21 Nov 2018 at 13:49


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (Cask) Bitter 646411

Lukt: Frukter og karamell.
Utseende: Kastanje brunt..
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Frukter og karamell.
Hvor: Bayswater Arms (Taylor Walker), London.
Medium: Tapp@250ml, ABV@4,2%, Når@31.2017.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2017 at 18:34


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask (handpump) @Wig and Pen, Oxford. Clear amber brown colour, small but steady beige head, heavy lacing. Aroma roasted malts, caramel, rye, dark bread. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, toffee, dark bread. Sweetbitter aftertaste, light spicy and raisin notes, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, decent but not that special.

Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2017 at 12:00