XT Brewing Brit Hop

Brit Hop

 

XT Brewing in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special
Score
6.38
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
GBBF Special edition beer brewed in collaboration with the British Hop Association and Charles Faram Hop Merchants. Crafted with leading edge experimental British hop varieties.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear yellow with a light, foamy white head. The nose holds dried pale grains, citric hops. Lightly sweet, with nice rindy citrus, melon, biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced finish, more rind, hay. Good one.

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2021 at 20:39


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As XT Brit Hop ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170810] 6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2019 at 18:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak grassy hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2018 at 13:22


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Raven, Bath 28/9/2017. Golden in colour, with a decently-sized, off-white, head. A touch of citrus fruit, rich tea malts, apricot sweetness, leafy hops and a moderately dry finish. fine.

Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2017 at 15:32


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at White Horse August BH beer festival, Hedgerley, Bucks. A golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, fruity, peach on the nose. Tastes similar, hoppy, fruity, peach. Not a great deal happening here.

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2017 at 12:54


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF ’17, day one, 08/08/17. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is straw, bread, light citric quiver, melon. Taste comprises light tangerine, bready notes, grains, melon, lemon tinged grass. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Ok clean drinking number but doesn’t really pull out of third gear.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2017 at 03:02


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Light haze on this gold beer, bubbly white head. Palate is light and semi dry and has modest carbonation. Thin malts, very modest sweetness. Light floral hop. Very mild hop fruits. Light dry finish. Clean. Whatever these top secret hops are - TRY STICKING MORE OF THEM IN YOUR BEER! Thanks!

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2017 at 09:51


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 3. A clear golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of toasted malt, soft fruity hops. Taste of mild citrusy hops, toasted malt, dry bitter hops.

Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 14:10


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at GBBF 2017. Clear gold lasting white head. Experimental hop variety. Peach. Dry Good peachy flavour. Light dryness. Ok condition. Earthy peach. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2017 at 13:21


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017 . A pale yellow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is light grains, straw, Nobel, hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of light grains, little hay, apple, hedgerow hop. Palate is semi sweet, lowish carbonation. Assertive grassy hop.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 07:14