Gale's HSB
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.54
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Horndean Special Bitter (HSB) was first brewed in 1959 to meet a growing demand for a higher strength bitter. Sales growth was slow throughout the sixties when BBB and the cask milds were the predominant Gales beers. However, following the creation of CAMRA and the greater public interest in cask conditioned beer, HSB sales grew throughout the seventies and eighties and became Gales major brand. Production moved to Fullers in early 2006.
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5/10
Tried
on 03 Sep 2015
at 13:01
6/10
Enda en grei bitter fra et gammelt og stort engelsk bryggeri
Tried
on 14 Jun 2015
at 13:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Charlies, Copenhagen - amber pour with off white head. Toasted and sweet malty, with some cereal, some caramel malty notes, toffee, slight nutty accents, medium body, twiggy hoppy into the close.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2015
at 06:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the parcel yard, London. Pours clear copper, bubbly white head. Aromas of biscuit and light spice. Taste is dried fruit, orange, more light spice. Medium body, clean finish. Best so far!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2015
at 10:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(cask 0,5l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma: Earthy, light caramel/rosted.
Appearance: Clear, red-amber color. Minimal, white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, medium bitter, light fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Bitter finish.
Overall: Good english bitter.
Aroma: Earthy, light caramel/rosted.
Appearance: Clear, red-amber color. Minimal, white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, medium bitter, light fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Bitter finish.
Overall: Good english bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2014
at 13:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a slightly darker amber color, clear, topped with a fairly decent white head. Malty aroma at first, some caramel notes and slightly hoppy. Taste starts sweet with some caramel, follwoed by a moderate hoppy bitterness. A very decent one.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 14:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ the Garibaldi, St Albans. Mid-brown, clear with a white head and lots & lots of lacing. Biscuit-heavy aroma with hints of cinnamon, sulphur, raisins and wood shavings. Sweet/sulphurous taste, medium bitter finish. Classic but unsubtle. Ok it its own way but ultimately unremarkable. Never cared for this beer & it doesn’t seem to have improved under Fuller’s stewardship.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2014
at 08:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask Red Lion, Kegworth - Dark red/brown body with an off-white head. Aromas are toffee malts with chocolate and earthy, spicy hops. Flavours are sweet malts, chocolate and earthy hops. Quite light in flavour but tasty nonetheless.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2014
at 03:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Beehive, Englefield Green, 06/11/13. Clear chestnut brown with a thin off white head. Nose is dark malts, toffee, bready cake mix, brown sugars. Taste comprises dark fruit, bready malt, berry fruit tang, brown bread dough, nutty ripple. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation with a dry fruit lead tang in the finale. Solid enough ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2013
at 06:22
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Rpyal Oak. Dark amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, toasted and bread. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, toasted, bread, medium sweet and a little toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2013
at 05:44