Giggle Mug
By The Horns Brewing Co. in Redhill, Surrey, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.23
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A wonderfully amber bitter - Full of flavour but light on alcohol. Named after an olde world term to bit slightly the worse for wear.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2019 - London. Pours clear orange-gold with a light, creamy white head. A bit basic and bland, with notes of doughy pale malts, light citrus accents. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with more doughy bread, not a lot else. Just drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2020
at 20:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Oxford Tavern, Kentish Town on 12th November 2019. Clear amber with shallow foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma with sour fruits. Fruity in-mouth with spiciness. Complex finish of peach, sour plum, nutty malts and bitter spices. Smooth mouthfeel and light body. Served just a tad too cold.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2019
at 19:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
6th August 2019
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Light palate, semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Standard clean malts, a whisper of grain. Modest floralness. Slightly peel accentuated citrus. Light finish. A beer like so many others.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Light palate, semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Standard clean malts, a whisper of grain. Modest floralness. Slightly peel accentuated citrus. Light finish. A beer like so many others.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2019
at 11:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As By The Horns Giggle Mug ].
ABV: 3.5%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light floral. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806]
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Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2019
at 15:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Cornubia, Bristol, 02/02/19. Golden amber with a decent off white cap. Nose is biscuit, caramel, dusty hops, fruit esters. Taste comprises brown bread, bitter orange, caramel, light spice, dried fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with moderate bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2019
at 18:06
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2018
at 19:11