Rocking Rudolph (Cask)
(Batch of Rocking Rudolph)
Hardys & Hansons in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter|
Score
6.14
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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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4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
(cask 1 pint @ The Brewmaster (London))
Aroma: Very light sweet, very light caramel, light yeasty.
Appearance: Clear dark amber color. Long lasting white head.
Taste: Light sweet.
Palate: Light body. Light bitter finish.
Overall: Meh.
Aroma: Very light sweet, very light caramel, light yeasty.
Appearance: Clear dark amber color. Long lasting white head.
Taste: Light sweet.
Palate: Light body. Light bitter finish.
Overall: Meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2017
at 13:42
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask in The Blue Pig, Grantham. Nutty brown with a thin, bubbly head. Sweet, slightly spicy aroma. Soft fruit, Christmas spice flavour. Thin body. Ok
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2016
at 06:18
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Station, West Byfleet. Vague hay aroma. Dark Amber. Blotchy, unattractive, head. Medium sweet, with some stray notes of bitterness. Fruity. Light bodied and soft. Perfectly drinkable but also completely average.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2016
at 14:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft at the Three Magpies. Nice creamy pour with silky head. Malts dominate the aroma and taste, falls a bit flat after that, dry and semi-metallic.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2016
at 06:37
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask in Newcastle. Reddish brown with a medium head. Aroma of cinnamon and fruits. Flavour is malt caramel, dark fruits, a little spice on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2016
at 10:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask pint at the Audley (a Taylor Walker pub) in Mayfair, London. Dark copper color, low creamy head. Malts and toffee in the aroma, hints of caramel. Malty flavour but not too sweet, also toffee and fruity notes (blackcurrants) and earthy hops, a hint of cinnamon. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2015
at 13:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear dark reddish brown with medium white head. Aroma is intense malt, malt syrup, malt drops, biscuits, butter, butterscotch, grassy hops and faint hints of spruce. Taste of light to medium sweet, light bitter and faint acidic. Body is watery to light oily with soft carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with lots of malty notes but also bread, biscuits, caramel, butterscotch, fudge, lemon, pale syrup and hints of ground coffee and cinnamon. Nice English ale with hints of Christmas.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2015
at 15:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Brewmaster, Leicester Square, London. An amber/brown coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Malty, caramel, spice aroma. Tastes malty, caramel, spice.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2015
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Copper colour. Aroma is malty, caramel, with a delicate but nice hoppy finish. Light bitterness. Medium body, medium carbonation. Good one.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2015
at 05:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Hengler’s Circus. Pours clear copper, nose is caramel, nutty, taste is similar.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2015
at 06:22