Hadda's Winter Solstice
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.60
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 29th March 2011. Copper with thin off-white head. Initially very sweet with fruitiness, mainly berries. Then sharp switch to grassy, herby hoppiness. This bitter hoppy theme continues to a rich finish with a cheesy note and citric touch on the tongue. The cheesy note also being picked up by fellow drinker "Anthony A" at same time as myself. Lingering hoppiness and a light smooth mouthfeel.
Bullit (6141) reviewed Hadda's Winter Solstice from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is sweet fruity, malty, little toastiness. Flavour is light hoppy, sweet malty, bit of sugar, and some lemonade.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Hadda's Winter Solstice from Vale Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Copper coloured with a dense cream head; aroma of sour autumn fruits; smooth and creamy texture; autumn fruit flavours with a touch of toffee sweetness to start, then tart grapefruit; the finish has some dry bisuity malts and lingering grapefruit. Very drinkable.
Fin (18516) reviewed Hadda's Winter Solstice from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Merton Winter Beer Festival 2005 (retrospectively added from diary notes) Not really what I would call a typical winter beer as strength lacking a bit, amber coloured, small white head nice bitterness nothing special.