Lord Maximus
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
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Our 30th Anniversary Celebration Ale!
A tribute to Mount Hood, the very first hop variety we used back in 1993 and a pumped up, double hopped version of our first beer – Jeffrey Hudson Bitter.
First brewed on September 13 1993, JHB has become a cask beer legend, so what better way to celebrate its 30th birthday than by brewing a special 5.5% ABV cask aged version.
And high time that Sir Jeffery Hudson himself was elevated from Lord Minimus to Lord Maximus!
Mount Hood’s mild herbal and floral notes, lemon citrus fruit and light honey sweetness lead on to a refreshingly bitter finish in this very special Celebration Ale.
A tribute to Mount Hood, the very first hop variety we used back in 1993 and a pumped up, double hopped version of our first beer – Jeffrey Hudson Bitter.
First brewed on September 13 1993, JHB has become a cask beer legend, so what better way to celebrate its 30th birthday than by brewing a special 5.5% ABV cask aged version.
And high time that Sir Jeffery Hudson himself was elevated from Lord Minimus to Lord Maximus!
Mount Hood’s mild herbal and floral notes, lemon citrus fruit and light honey sweetness lead on to a refreshingly bitter finish in this very special Celebration Ale.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask from the Rutland CAMRA Beer Festival, June 2023, Rutland County Museum, Oakham. Golden and clear with a small loose white head. Floral aroma with big astringent notes. Taste is lightly resinous, gummy and bittersweet leading to a grainy bitter finish. Oily body with no carbonation. It's pretty good bit it's missing that Oakham oomph.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2023
at 14:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Welly with richthevillan and jmgreenuk. Pours clear shiny gold with a good white head. Floral, fruity nose. Taste brings a rich, aged oaky feel to a floral lemon citrus character, noticeable honeyed hop presence with a brisk bitterness. Fine overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2023
at 18:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear light yellow colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, floral hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, dry, light oak, floral woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Very pithy. Makes a big statement in some ways but is lacking in others. Nice to taste, but not a beer I would order again.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2023
at 18:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at EBF April 23. Aroma is sour amd punchy. Opaque gold. Frothy bubbly white head. Medium bitter - resinous with some citrus. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. Marmalade bitter stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2023
at 16:19