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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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint, hand pulled from cask at JDWs Angel. Tiny creamy, tan-coloured head. Deep dark amber body. Fine aroma of malts and resinous hops. Malt-fruity taste added by seasonal spices like ginger. Bittersweet ending. Likable (London, 25.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2012
at 11:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Re-rate at Foxton restaurant in Berwick upon Tweed. Loads of dried fruits and nuts going on this time. Light treacle too. Nice winter ale. Previous rating on 30/12/11 = 6+3+5+3+11=2.8 On cask at Bert’s Bar. Pours a dark amber with a decent head. The nose has biscuits and cream. The taste has more biscuits with just a hint of ginger on the end.The palate has a medium structure and the texture in the middle section is medium weighted and there’s a dry finish. Overall, decent enough but won’t have another.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2011
at 03:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Rock of Gibraltar, Enslow, Oxon, 12th December 2011 Pours dark chestnut, this is a touch spicy, its malty, some soft nuttiness, fruity. Whilst not totally my thing and I have to say it’s better than I expected but the pumpclip is annoying. A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2011
at 22:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
7th December 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Light smooth palate. Creamy malt. A pronounced dry fruity finish. Good.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Light smooth palate. Creamy malt. A pronounced dry fruity finish. Good.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2011
at 03:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Cleveland Arms. We are nearing Christmas, and the Cleveland is decked out excessively. The beer, though, pours a clear, dark garnet brown with a short but strong beige head. Rish malt aroma with juicy fruits, bread, and berries. Smooth flavor, bready like fruitcake, juicy with oranges and cherries, just slightly bitter with dashes of herbs. Alcohol hints dance about. Light to medium in body with mld carbonation. Finishes malty, sugary, with light spiciness and winter fruits. In the background, Marvin Gaye croons out "I heard it through the grapevine." I just listened to his album What’s Oin’ On? and can understand why the album gets such acclaim. I taste some grapes in this beer, too. It is warm in the Cleveland Arms tonight, but not too warm.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2010
at 09:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Reddish chestnut colour with whopping great big cream head. Some distinctive nutty yeast aroma. Some ok malts in mouth. Not much hop on finish. All about the house yeast which is distinctive and enjoyable. To a point.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2010
at 06:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Quinns, London. Ambery brown colour, small off-white head. Sweet maltyness along with some fudge as well as some mild nuttyness. Flavour is much the same along with some fruityness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2010
at 05:59
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask. Pours an orangey brown with a slight haze and a creamy, lacing off-white head. Spicy aroma, a little tart. Light-bodied, flat, a little oxidized with a woody edge. Dry finish. Over the top I reckon. 160110
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2010
at 03:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Nascot Arms, Watford. Reddish copper with a loose beige head; fruity aroma; tart, fruity, flavour; with a dry lightly bitter finish. Not bad, but not particularly Christmasy.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2010
at 15:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
As my first rating from the N900 ... while in the pub ...Cask at cloisters... ruby red ... thin tan head ...sweet cherry nose ...cherry fruit ... little malt ... something odd... think there a hop i dont like...little cinamon...nice upfront dont like linger
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2009
at 04:17