Old Henry
Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.46
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A rich auburn ale with complex malty flavours and a richness balanced by the clean hoppy finish. A signature brew for Henry Hobson that embodies the Hobsons art of brewing beyond their weight.
Old Henry is a premium British ale brewed with the finest local Maris Otter barley and Worcestershire hops - Goldings and Challenger.
Old Henry Bottle Notes - Old Henry is a bottle conditioned beer which contains sediment, pour carefully and best stored upright at cellar temperature 10 - 12 degrees. Available in bottles all year round.
Cask Notes - Old Henry is available in cask in the Autumn.
Old Henry is a premium British ale brewed with the finest local Maris Otter barley and Worcestershire hops - Goldings and Challenger.
Old Henry Bottle Notes - Old Henry is a bottle conditioned beer which contains sediment, pour carefully and best stored upright at cellar temperature 10 - 12 degrees. Available in bottles all year round.
Cask Notes - Old Henry is available in cask in the Autumn.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours a rich copper with a white, frothy head. Toasty, lightly tangy malts on the nose with some grassy hops. Medium sweet flavor with hints of toffee, toast, dried fruit and earthy bitterness. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Fairly dry on the finish, some earth and pine hops, crispy malts. A very straight-ahead ESB and a nice one at that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2011
at 07:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Deep golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, grassy and mildly herbal with some slight toasted malts in it as well. Flavour is quite much the same along with mild caramel and some slight spicyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2010
at 21:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml. Pours a dark copper with no head. Aroma is of rich, fruity malts. Some spices too. Spicy to start, then fruits and then finishes with more spice and moderately bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2010
at 12:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ home.Clear medium to light dark orange amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, light roasted, moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, light licorice. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dusty, licorice - anis notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100714]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 14:21
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Odd-Bins. Bottle design is renewed. Slightly hazy dark copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some spices and fruits. Flavour is of sweet malts, fruits. Sour finish. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2010
at 13:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Bernie’s, Shirley. Another very well presented beer from Hobsons. Pours reddish gold with a billowing cream head; slightly spicy malt aroma; soft with a full rich fruity flavour - like liquid fruit cake - leaving a slightly sour, but pleasant aftertaste, then an earthy finish. Very moreish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2010
at 17:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Polypin at the Good Food Show, NEC, Birmingham] Sweet, rich & treacley with a good solid earthy bitterness following behind. Satisfying.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2009
at 14:19
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at Market Porter, London Bridge 18 Nov 08. Dark golden colored. A small tanned creamy head. Inviting fruity aroma. Unvaried flavor of burned malt. Some bitter hints in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London, end of the barrel
Light amber color, foamy head. Caramel flavor, light aroma, light fruitness. Too simple.
Light amber color, foamy head. Caramel flavor, light aroma, light fruitness. Too simple.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2009
at 11:58
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Angry fist of Santa tasting at Chris_o’s. Hazy amber, lasting thick beige head. It’s an ok English strong ale. Little bit off maybe. Could be better. Some pepper
Tried
on 16 Oct 2008
at 14:22