1914

Opa Hay's Brewery in Aldeby, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Strong Ale Regular

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7.09

ABV: 7.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

I have brewed this strong ale to commemorate the outbreak of WWI. I have chosen twelve different hops from all over the world to represent some of the nations which were involved in the conflict. These include: Marynka hops from Poland, Tettnang and Perle from Germany, Golding and Fuggles from England, Aramis from France, Styrian Goldings from Solvenia, Saaz hops from the Czech Republic, Liberty from the US, Pride of Ringwood Australia, Kohatu and Green Bullet Hops from New Zealand. All blend together harmoniously to a smooth hoppy aroma on a full body of Cara and Munich malt. A real League of Nations in a bottle!

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7.4

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Grumbo's, cheers! Pours brown with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, caramel, bread & rich malt. Medium body. Sweet moderate bitter finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2025 at 07:51

7.1

danlo (13133) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Clear amber colour, light tan foamy head and aroma of malt, fruitcake, toffee. Taste is sweet, malty, fruitcake, toffee, caramel, bready, grainy, with some earthy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 20 Apr 2024 at 19:31

7.1

minutemat (16258) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample thanks to Grumbo, shared with Jeremy at his place. Pours a deep brown, large off-white head. Aroma is malty, fruitcake, some toffee. Continues to taste, with some leathery malt notes emerging, nicely flavoursome. Not bad at all.

Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 20:10

7.4

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

10th April 2024, mega tasting with minutemat, shared Panda from Grumbo. Red hue to the brown body, decent off-white head. Nice 'boozy' brew with malty front, even if he has used 12 different hop varieties. Liked it.

Tried on 10 Apr 2024 at 19:54

7.1

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 28/03/24. Mahogany brown with a good sized light beige cap that veers to the edge over time. Nose is stewed fruits, nutty, dark malts, herb, biscuit, grains. Taste comprises toffee, fruit cake mix, light spice, brown bread crusts, dates. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close Tidy well brewed Strong Ale.

Tried on 28 Mar 2024 at 20:33

7.6

Grumbo (24387) reviewed 1914 from Opa Hay's Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16/3/2024. Bottle from Bungay farmers market, shared with Darren. Pours cloudy copper brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is malty, bready, hoppy, dried fruit, fruit cake, caramel. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Very smooth, slight dry finish. Sweet warming boozy notes. Enjoyed this a lot.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2024 at 23:20