Hobgoblin Ruby (Can/Cask/Draft)
(Batch of Hobgoblin Ruby (Bottle))
Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.26
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Think legendary. This distinct ruby beer’s sweet caramel and fruity aromas tease the taste buds. Brewed with smooth and rich chocolate and crystal malts and a blend of Fuggles and Styrian Golding hops. Expect a delicious full-bodied toffee flavour and a fruity finish of figs, raisins and dates. Drink legendary.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[50cl can from Aldi, Bracknell.] A dark amber pour with a loose white head; caramel aroma; caramel taste with an earthy bitterness; and a toffee finish. Certainly tastes watered down in comparison to the bottled version.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2019
at 19:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
5.2% bottle versus 4.5% can. Watery with malty sourish hints. A bit like the 5.2% version with lots of water. Not as intense or deep as the 5.2% version. Fruity malty, caramel, not much bitterness. Very dry, easy tod rink with nice caramel in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2019
at 21:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Fox & Hounds, Sloane Square on 31st October 2018. Dark copper with virtually no head or lace. Sweet, pungent malty aroma. Sweet and malty in+mouth and a finish of malts, spices and a few berry fruits. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2018
at 15:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can
Brown color, beige head, medium retention. Aroma with notes of toasted bread and dry fruits. Flavor with light bitterness, toasted malts and light earthy hints. Light bitterness and toasty mouthfeel in the final.
Brown color, beige head, medium retention. Aroma with notes of toasted bread and dry fruits. Flavor with light bitterness, toasted malts and light earthy hints. Light bitterness and toasty mouthfeel in the final.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2018
at 16:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Copper-coloured ale with a decent off-white head. Aroma: spicy, grassy, floral. Additional biscuit and caramel. Light to medium body. Taste: moderate malts initially. After that pronounced Brithish hops rule. Grassy, spicy medium bittee ending. Very convincing as a bitter.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2018
at 12:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned 500ml. -from Vrutak Zagreb. Nice dark amber coloured, medium sized creamy pale beige head, malty and light fruity nose. Sweet malty, caramel, slightly perfumed fruity and touch of berries with mild sweetish finish. Ok one.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2018
at 11:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ Home. Pours very dark amber with a creamy light tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, toffee, little sweet dried fruit. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, caramel, toffee, dried fruit. Thin to medium body, soft to average carbonation, sweet and light bitter finish. A little thin, but nice enough. 070318
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2018
at 17:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap @Medina Škrinja, Varaždin. Deep ruby pour, one finger off-white head. Soapy, medium retention. Thick lacing on the glass. Nose subtly herbal, heavily malty, lots of caramel notes. Medium body, medium carbonation. Texture is a bit on the watery side. Quite sweet taste, not cloying, tho. Nicely balanced. Aroma heavy on the malt, lots of caramel and toffee, bready notes, brown sugar. Herbal aftertaste. A bit sticky. Mild hop bitterness towards the finish. Overall, well executed bitter. A bit on the sweet side but still quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2017
at 14:34