Rocking Rudolph
Hardys & Hansons in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.97
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A full bodied, malty and fruity premium Christmas Ale with a refreshing bitter finish.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at The Anchor Bankside. Pours dark ruddy copper with a beige head. Light spicy aroma. Near medium body. Flavor is roasty malt. Very, very mild Xmas spice. More Winter ale than Xmas ale. Not dry; not too malty. Moderately bitter. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2018
at 13:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (Cask) Bitter 646411
Lukt: Frukter og karamell.
Utseende: Kastanje brunt..
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Frukter og karamell.
Hvor: Bayswater Arms (Taylor Walker), London.
Medium: Tapp@250ml, ABV@4,2%, Når@31.2017.
Lukt: Frukter og karamell.
Utseende: Kastanje brunt..
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Frukter og karamell.
Hvor: Bayswater Arms (Taylor Walker), London.
Medium: Tapp@250ml, ABV@4,2%, Når@31.2017.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2017
at 18:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @Wig and Pen, Oxford. Clear amber brown colour, small but steady beige head, heavy lacing. Aroma roasted malts, caramel, rye, dark bread. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, toffee, dark bread. Sweetbitter aftertaste, light spicy and raisin notes, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, decent but not that special.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2017
at 12:00
10/10
Tried
on 18 Apr 2017
at 08:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle kindly shared by Finn. Good looking with a deep copper coloured body under a remaining, off-white head. Spotty lacing. Dark caramel-fruity aroma. Fine blended taste profile of slightly roasted caramel malts and English, leafy hops. Smooth bittersweet ending. Drinks very well. Typical for the style and I like it (Session at Finn’s place in Tromsø, 02.02.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2017
at 04:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flaske 500ml fra Kilpishalli. Delt med Rune i heimen 2.2.17. Mørk amber. Lavt kremaktig skum. God karamellaroma. Smaken mye malt ispedd litt krydder. Litt julestemning i denne.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2017
at 15:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Backlog. Bottle, 0.5l. Clear amber pour with very visible carbonation. Small sized slightly off-white head with poor retention. Practically no lacing. Smell is malty and grassy. Thin body with watery texture. High carbonation. Bittersweet taste with notable metallic acidity. Aroma of malts and caramel. A bit grassy, touch of bread and vanilla. Watered down and quite subdued, works really poor in combination with very high carbonation level. Dry finish. Overall, mediocre bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2017
at 17:31
6/10
Tried
on 08 Jan 2017
at 15:45
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
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear, dark ruby colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, sulphureous head. Slightly wet strawy, mellow malty aroma, half-baked fruity hints of red berries and cherry. Taste is minimally doughy malty and bitter hoppy, minimally toasty-spicy nutty malty overtones. Rather boring - maybe useful as a kind of "neutralizer" between all the heavy and spicy Xmas specialties.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2016
at 00:22