Hop Air Balloon
By The Horns Brewing Co. in Redhill, Surrey, England 🏴
IPA - Session Regular Out of Production|
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6.49
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HOP, HOP & AWAY.....
We at By The Horns like to brew beer with character, behind every beer we brew is a story to be told. Recently we were informed by a local historian about a man who used to live on the site we currently brew. With these stories and in the wake of the anniversary of the battle of the Somme, we felt compelled to brew a beer in their honour.
Geoff Simmons runs a Heritage Lottery funded project telling the story of a community in London SW17 through the 182 names on the WW1 memorial in St Mary’s Church, Summerstown. One of the 182 was named Thomas Charles Milton part of Royal Air Force ‘2nd Kite Balloon Section’ or ‘Balloonatics’ who went up in these dangerous observation devices, which were known as ‘sausages’. Part of the team of 48 highly-trained men who maintained and controlled each balloon. Tethered to the ground by a cable from which it was manoeuvred, the balloons were powered by highly flammable hydrogen gas. They were easy targets for enemy planes and very prone to spiral out of control and come crashing to the ground in a murderous explosion.
Hop Air Balloon is a light and sessionable IPA which can be enjoyed whiling away the day staring up at the clouds and thinking about Thomas, the men of Summerstown and the brave jobs they did for us so we could enjoy our freedoms today.
We at By The Horns like to brew beer with character, behind every beer we brew is a story to be told. Recently we were informed by a local historian about a man who used to live on the site we currently brew. With these stories and in the wake of the anniversary of the battle of the Somme, we felt compelled to brew a beer in their honour.
Geoff Simmons runs a Heritage Lottery funded project telling the story of a community in London SW17 through the 182 names on the WW1 memorial in St Mary’s Church, Summerstown. One of the 182 was named Thomas Charles Milton part of Royal Air Force ‘2nd Kite Balloon Section’ or ‘Balloonatics’ who went up in these dangerous observation devices, which were known as ‘sausages’. Part of the team of 48 highly-trained men who maintained and controlled each balloon. Tethered to the ground by a cable from which it was manoeuvred, the balloons were powered by highly flammable hydrogen gas. They were easy targets for enemy planes and very prone to spiral out of control and come crashing to the ground in a murderous explosion.
Hop Air Balloon is a light and sessionable IPA which can be enjoyed whiling away the day staring up at the clouds and thinking about Thomas, the men of Summerstown and the brave jobs they did for us so we could enjoy our freedoms today.
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6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Grove, Ealing 1/1/2018. Deep gold in colour, with a slight, white, head. Citrus hops, crisp malts, some tangerine and pineapple fruit leading to a lingering, dryish, finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2018
at 12:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Shakespeare (Lower Temple Street), Birmingham. Golden with a small frothy head. Hopped session ale, ordinary in design and a touch thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2017
at 07:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - lemon and flowers with a hint of toffee. Taste - more subtle toffee but mostly going forward with the citrus notes. Maybe more orange than lemon. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - this totally pissed on the Siren half mast which was on at the same time.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2017
at 17:57
6/10
Tried
on 06 May 2017
at 10:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Haymarket. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and malt. Some herbal notes on the taste. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2017
at 05:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra fat på The Black Friar, London: klar gylden med flott skum som holder seg. Gress, furunål og bitterappelsin i en slank og elegant maltkropp. Frisk og lettdrikkelig med furunål og grapefrukt i avslutningen.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2017
at 17:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Railway, Streatham, London - light fuzzy golden pour with nice white head and lacing. Aroma and taste combines sweet bready malts, light citrus accents of lemon, straw, some grassy and floral hoppy action, lovely condition, a good cask sessioner this. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2016
at 15:03