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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7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0,5 l bottle from Lidl as Hobgoblin Ruby. A darkest copper in the glass with a more than one finger foamy light tanned head. Looks really good. Banana caramel smell with some malt. Tast is creamy malty, some fruity sweetness, cherry, increasing roasted malty. Some hop. More coffee in the second part. Nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2020
at 19:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Lidl I don't have cask version in fresh memory but this was also quite okay. Carame, malty with extra hops. More than enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 17:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, caramel, light chocolate, medium bitter, light sweet notes. Medium body, malty caramel bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2020
at 22:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flasa z Lidla. Katamelova horkejsa slabsia vona. Karamelova farba slabsia pena. Horkasta karamelova mierne kyselkava chut.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2020
at 20:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle [as Hobgoblin Ruby Beer]. Clear, redd-ish, dark brown colour with ruby glimmer and average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white to beige head. Fruity hoppy and dark malty aroma, hints of red berries, minimally grainy, bready and chocolately, malty background with a touch of treacle and pear (Grafschafter Birnenschmaus). Taste is fruity hoppy and rather dry malty, subtle residual sweetness, hints of dried fruit, a diluted touch of treacle and pear; dry finish. Creamy texture, smooth and soft palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2020
at 14:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
6 year old bottle found in the back of my cellar !! Has a strong aroma of malts and biscuit, plus hints of boozy fermented apples. Pours a lovely shade of ruby reddish brown. In the mouth there is again a combination of malts and sweet fruitiness, with the fruits winning out this time. Hints of chocolate, lemons and corncob too. Seems to be a lot nice than I remember it – maybe it has matured ?
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2020
at 14:20
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2020
at 02:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mörkt bärnstensfärgad klar vätska. Kakig i doften med lätt antydan av örter, blommor och gräs. I smaken står mjuk kaka främst men även lätt karamell och mer blommor. Kort eftersmak.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2020
at 19:54
7/10
Many thanks to SimonTomlinson for this bottle. Red fruity nose. The beer starts fruity and dry. Easy to drink with dry caramel and soft maltiness. Moderate bitter, very dry and soft in the aftertaste. Caramelly bitter, very nice.
Earlier Rating: 2/11/2019 Total Score: 3.6
5.2% bottle versus 4.5% can. The beer is malty and deep with lots of caramel. Intense caramel, slightly sticky with a deep malty caramel aftertaste. Deep caramelly, slightly malty sourness. Deep and round. Nice.
Earlier Rating: 2/11/2019 Total Score: 3.6
5.2% bottle versus 4.5% can. The beer is malty and deep with lots of caramel. Intense caramel, slightly sticky with a deep malty caramel aftertaste. Deep caramelly, slightly malty sourness. Deep and round. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2020
at 09:04
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2019
at 23:10