The Monster Hop
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Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.18
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The Monster Hop is our fruity, Amber Ale. It has a fruity aroma with hints of caramel. The taste delivers a light summer sweetness followed by a hint of caramel dry finish.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled by lowcostbeer. Cloudy reddish brown with small white head, didn't last long but some retention. Aroma of malts, apple, rasins, toffee. Taste of burnt malts, caramel, light sour red fruits, building bitterness, dry. Standard medium body and carbonation. Punchy bitter red ale and it grew on me but still lacks good flavour and complexity for the strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper colour with lasting head. There's a strange mix of cakey sweet elements against a fairly strong hop bitterness. The hop profile seems quite dank. Misses some brighter, top motes.
Tried
on 20 May 2022
at 18:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters... Deep copper... Thin white... Soft sweet caramel... Big digestive... Light caramel toffee fruit... Soft biscuit
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2019
at 10:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - dark amber with a thin lacy head. Nose - apple and caramel. Taste - single dimensional caramel. Burnt rubber. Palate - close to medium bodied and quite astringent while at the same time being sweet. Overall - not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2018
at 12:06
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear dark amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of caramel. Taste is burnt, bitter, rubbery. Astringent finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2018
at 12:04