Hobgoblin Ruby (Bottle)
Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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Drink legendary. This distinct ruby beer’s sweet caramel and fruity aromas tease the taste buds. Brewed with smooth and rich Chocolate and Crystal malts & a blend of Fuggles and Styrian Golding hops. Expect a delicious full-bodied toffee flavour and a fruity finish of figs, raisins and dates.
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6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2026
at 17:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 10:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Systembolaget, Sweden.
Short, medium, light brown head.
Nice, clear red-brown color.
A dark roasted caramell malty taste with a litle chocolate and firm bitterness for a bitter.
Short, medium, light brown head.
Nice, clear red-brown color.
A dark roasted caramell malty taste with a litle chocolate and firm bitterness for a bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2025
at 17:24
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 17:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
During this day of storm, I mean two days ago, this one was perfect, a classical brown ale, malty, bready, toffee, a bit watery, hop, 06.06.2018, in the flat of Geisser, Vigie, Lausanne
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2025
at 11:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown pour from bottle with white head foam. Roasted malts and barley. Crisp biting hops and chewy toffee. A decent exemplar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Love the lable. Aroma, malty with a slight hint of fruit. Color, copper with a good head that doesn’t last too long. Taste, nice malty, with a little hops. Recommend this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours brown with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, toasted bread, nuts, herbs, wood, grass, apple, earth & malt. Medium body. Light to moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2025
at 16:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
0.5 l bottle. Pours mahogany with thin, persistent head. Nose is fruity-flowery with decent malty backbone. Same applies to the taste: fruits come upfront, followed by biscuit-like malts. Decent, and well rounded. Short bittersweet finish, soft carbo, light body. Proper bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:15
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:06