Maiden Voyage
Hop Union in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.05
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Malts: Marris Otter, Crystal, Chocolate, Wheat
Hops: Magnum , Sovereign, East Kent Golding
Tasting Notes: Malt bill creates a nutty-caramel backdrop. The English & German hops add a subtle fruitiness which helps achieve the bitter-sweet finish.
Hops: Magnum , Sovereign, East Kent Golding
Tasting Notes: Malt bill creates a nutty-caramel backdrop. The English & German hops add a subtle fruitiness which helps achieve the bitter-sweet finish.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle from the brewery, pours light brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, nuts, earth, flora, & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 09:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på The Compass Inn, Tormarton, sammen med Steven: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer. God maltsmak med urter, barskog og hint av nøtter. En behagelig standard bitter med fin bitterhet i avslutningen, og en hyggelig pitstop på veien tilbake til London.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 20:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Cabot Court Hotel JDW, Weston-super-Mare. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bready coffee. Taste has dark fruits, bread and a touch of coffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2023
at 17:55
24/07/2008. OLD GREEN TREE, 12 Green Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England. Check-in dates from when Hop Union were known as Great Western Brewing
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 16:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thank you very much!]. Cloudy, redd-ish brown colour with average to huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, off-white head. Weak, (citrusy) fruity hoppy aroma, hints of grapefruit and blood orange, minimally leafy overtones, rather neutral, caramel malty background. Taste is bitter and minimally citrusy fruity, hoppy, almost neutral caramel malty basis with a weak nutty touch, diluted hints of grapefruit and blood orange. Watery texture, relatively lively carbonated. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2020
at 16:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
18/6/2019. Cask at the Regal, Gloucester. Pours dark amber with a lasting bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, biscuit, hops and fruit. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Light spiced finish. Fair.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2019
at 20:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på Commercial Rooms Bristol 30 Apr 17. Mørk gylden. Lavt skum med litt farge. Lett nøttearoma. Smaken aprikos. Blir syrlig bitter etter hvert. Gjennomgående karamellpreg.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2017
at 06:13
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half pint shared with Finn at Commercial Rooms (JDW). Nitro creamy white head blanketing the glass. Deep amber body. Caramel on the nose. Caramel, dough and herbal hops to the taste buds. Mid-sweet bitter ending. Traditional Brit bitter. (Bristol 30.04.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2017
at 14:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear dark amber, nose is dull toffee, taste is toffee, biscuit, crisp.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2015
at 03:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Golden amber with a loose cream head; floral aroma - perhaps a dash of elderflower? - dry, biscuity malt flavour; and a clean, lightly bitter finish. Fairly average, but a pleasant pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2012
at 11:12