11/08/2005. HOBGOBLIN, 47 St. James's Parade, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WYCHWOOD)

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at The Beehive in New Mills, Derbyshire. A dry hopped pale ale with a small fruitiness. Golden with a creamy head.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Hand-pulled pint in the excellent ’Loggerheads’ in Shrewsbury on 24 May 2013. Light golden body, almost lager like in fact: good solid white head on top. Earthy, hoppy, with a dry finish. No great aroma, some citrusy hops but little of anything really. The taste was mildly citrus hops with an undertone of wheat and malts which gave the brew a semi-sweet feel before the hops came strong again to give a fairly dry and bitter finish. OK more than great: pleasant more than outstanding.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is citrus hops with a touch of sulphur. Taste is straw, with light citrus hops on the slightly acrid finish.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at GBBF 2005] A hazy pale orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, while the flavor contains notes of honey and metal - I wonder if it is from the axe? The end is a boring dry bitter one.