Funky Gibbon
Blue Monkey Brewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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A traditional light copper coloured ale. Infused with Willamette hops from the USA to create a fruity and earthy beer which perfectly balances malt and hops.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Craft Beer Co Covent Garden (Pete/Vicki meetup 09/03/2019) - amber pour with a white head. Toasted and sweet malty with some caramel, medium to light body, soft carb, slight grassy, twiggy and herbal hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2019
at 14:17
5/10
Tried
on 21 Jul 2018
at 20:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Pastures Discount foods. Thin white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2018
at 16:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap Friday 25th May 2018 at the Woodland bar, Bearded Theory Festival. Pours copper (I understand) a touch of earthy hops but then a more pushy hop comes through. Good if restrained hoppiness throughout, dry finish, a touch of lemon. By Blue Monkeys standards it is a little lacking but by most other traditional bitter standards, it's absolutely fine. A7 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2018
at 04:42
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Handpull cask at the Organ Grinder, Loughborough. Copper/brown, clear with a small off-white head. Metallic aroma with notes of caramel malt. Sweet/sour taste with a nutty note near the finish. Tastes cheap. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2017
at 14:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 23 Nov 2016) Reddish amber colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, orange peel and a touch of cinnamon. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, roasted malt, raisins, orange peel and a gentle earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced bitter. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2017
at 14:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear amber, nose is bubblegum, toffee, taste is sweet, creamy, light citrus.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2017
at 11:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask at Cloisters. Appearance - amber red with a decent head. Nose - red and orange fruit. Taste - more of the same. Fruit salad. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - good beer. And complex.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2017
at 06:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at cloisters... Copper... Small bubbly head... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit... Dry toffee fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2017
at 10:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Organ Grinder, 21 Alfreton Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG7 3JE. [ As Blue Monkey Funky Gibbon ].Clear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, nutty, toffee. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161011] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2017
at 15:28