St. Austell Brewery Hicks (Bottle 6%)

St. Austell Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Strong Ale - English Regular Out of Production
Score
6.91
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 122
St Austell’s most legendary ale! Hicks is fullbodied strong and Cornish, brimming with a kaleidoscope of flavours.

Brewed with plenty of malt and lashings of English Fuggles and Golding hops, Hicks is truly a classic ale of considerable depth and complexity. The real ale alternative to a well rounded premium red wine and simply superb with steaks and other red meat dishes.
 

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - copper with a slightly off-white head. Nose - fruit loaf with malty edge. Taste - raisins, orange peel, brown bread. Palate - crunchy texture, medium bodied. Toasty bitterness on the finish. Overall - like this. Good traditional ale.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2020 at 16:36

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark red, fairly brilliant, with minimal foam. Aroma is malty, a little alcohol. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is balanced between sweetness and bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2020 at 20:38

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle; BBE Jul 2020. Drank at home on 4th Oct 2019. Copper bronze body, clear and clean, on top an off-white cloud of foam. Malt led aroma and semi-sweet taste, caramel notes to the fore.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2019 at 18:00

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Drukket på Bergstua. Mørkebrun. Filmskum. Aroma av eik. Smaken mest karamell. Innslag av nøtter. Søtlig bitter ettersmak. Direkte god!
Tried on 07 May 2019 at 18:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500 ml bottle conditioned, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.0%. Clear copper colour, moderate to small off-white head. Aroma of toffee, caramel and malts, hints of dark berries. Malty flavour, notes of caramel and burnt toast, alcohol is evident. A slight sweetness, hints of dark berries again. Moderate bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2019 at 07:11

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet City Nord. Filmy layer leaving spotty lacing on the glass. Next to clear brown-reddish body. Malt-fruity aromas, mid-sweet. Blended taste character of caramel, dried fruits and a backdrop of resinous hops. Fine depth. Pleasant, a bit sweet though.(Shared with friends, Bodø Panorama 02.03.2019).
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2019 at 19:55

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Copper colour. Dense off-white head. Nose: fruit esters, caramel, toffee. Medium body. Taste: pure, malty, not overly sweet, hoppy. Light to medium bitterness. Good ale.
Tried on 21 Feb 2019 at 13:58

6/10
Tried on 17 Sep 2018 at 23:01

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Reddish-brown pour with a white head. Toffee, orchard fruit and raisin aroma. Flavours of caramel, toffee apple, sultana, sweet malt. Long, sweet malty finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2018 at 19:18