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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.5l bottle. A bit ruby, dark orange body, off-white head. Aroma of biscuity malts with a hint of roastyness. Dark fruity taste with some roastyness. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2012
at 11:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Drank at a pub based beer festival in Shropshire 14th Sept 2007(gravity poured pint). Great dark colour, ruby red and clear, firm biege head that stayed the distance. Fruity, hoppy and interesting aroma. The fruitiness within the fullbodied taste gives this beer a wonderful flavour. The taste clings to your palat, this is a good beer. Glad I re-introduced myself to it, I won’t wait so long between visits again.
Tried
on 09 May 2012
at 05:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ O’Hara’s Freehouse. Rated on 07.03.2011
Aroma has bready malt, some hay and hints of toffee. Flavour has toffee, bready malt, some biscuits and hay. Decent, but kind of flat, boring and easy to forget.
Aroma has bready malt, some hay and hints of toffee. Flavour has toffee, bready malt, some biscuits and hay. Decent, but kind of flat, boring and easy to forget.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2012
at 23:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Mawsons Arms, Fullers. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Orange colour. Moderate malty and hopy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Nice caramellic notes. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2012
at 14:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Fullers. Huge creamy fully lasting head. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, nuts, fruits, malt and hops. Medium bodied and medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2012
at 04:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and a little roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 110212
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2012
at 12:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled, 0.5l. Clear dark amber colour, moderate creamy brownish head and soft carbonation. Caramel malty aroma with butter bicuits and some coffee notes. Sweet malty and fruity taste, hints of roasted malt, while aftertaste is strong, hoppy and long-lasting. Full bodied, oily texture and soft carbonation in palate. Bittersweet simphony :)
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2011
at 10:39
6/10
Tried
on 27 Oct 2011
at 13:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[9/27/11] Mahleket Hanikot Shotrim ’11 tour. Cask at The Wharf in Aalborg. Clear amber color with a bit of an off-white head. Aroma has some earthy hops and a bit of malt. Flavor starts sweetish with a bit of slightly biscuity malt, and continues bitter with earthy, slightly minerally hops. Medium-bodied. Quaffable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2011
at 06:48
6/10
Tried
on 16 Sep 2011
at 18:13