Henry's Smooth
Wadworth in Devizes, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.61
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Nitro keg version of IPA (which used to be called Henry's IPA)
A smooth beer that delivers real drinkability pint after pint with a superb chilled and creamy taste.
A smooth beer that delivers real drinkability pint after pint with a superb chilled and creamy taste.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at my Dad's funeral wake at Chippenham Park Bowls Club (who put on a shindig that would have made my Dad chuffed to bits - thanks to everyone there). I was glad they had this brew on, as it was very much the sort of beer my Dad would have gone for. I never much liked this beer on cask myself, but had never tried the keg version. It's an amber beer with a cream-coloured nitro head. It's quite watery and rather bland, with a touch of caramel and a light dusty bitterness. It's a style of bitter that's probably about 40 years out of fashion, but you know what - there's nothing actually wrong with it, it's quite drinkable and on a hot day when I was stuck in a too-warm suit it was actually quite refreshing. It's certainly better than similar keg bitters such as John Smith's or Tetley's. So... cheers Dad, thanks for being such an all round top bloke, I will always miss you.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2023
at 22:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle as Wadsworth Henrry's IPA at 3.6 % ABV. Appearancee: clear deep gold with a moderate off-white head of good retention. Taste: relatively dry, biscuit, floral and grassy hop, Mouth feel: light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: a basic English stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2021
at 23:02
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Clear amber pour with creamy white head. Aroma of pretty much nothing. Creamy but metallic flavour with more metal in aftertaste. Not to good.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2012
at 12:24
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught (nitro) at Duke of Ellington, Southampton. Pale nut brown, creamy nitro head. Neutral aroma with the lightest touch of minerals. Sweetish, fruity and light bodied with creamy mouthfeel. Where’s the flavour? Some light resiny bitterness show up to bitterness show up towards the lightly metallic finish.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2007
at 13:54