The Honey Ale
Hiver Beers in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Hepworth & CoSpiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Honey Regular
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Score
5.89
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A brown ale brewed with raw British honeys
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating - A 330ml bottle from Sainsbury's in West Sussex. Pours a brown colour with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of honey & sweet malt. Medium carbonation. Not so much as a brown ale as a Honey Dark Ale so quite unique & actually enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2025
at 06:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from lowcostbeer.com, consumed past BBE. Amber brown with small beige head. Big honey aroma, light toasted malt, brown bread. Taste follows; quite sweet with honey but crusty brown bread, lime zest and a spiky carbonation gives this a bit more oomph than your average honey beer despite the lack of hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsbury's Supermarket. Deeper golden with a head. Its honey aroma is noticeable quite early after opening the bottle and is light to medium in taste. Fuller mouthfeel with a smoothish texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2024
at 17:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle - gift - as Hiver Amber Ale. Copper body, no head. Nose is malty, caramel, sweetish honey notes. Sweet malty taste, bite of honey, slight smokiness. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2022
at 20:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured a coppery amber with a off white color head. Aroma is sweet, honey, tobacco, malty. Taste is rich malty, sweet, honey, lingers around.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2021
at 22:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, £1.30 on sale on that Ocado. Aroma has subtle honey and a hint of sourness. Opaque chestnut brown. Thin translucent white head offers sparce coverage. Light bitter with a sour edge. The honey sweetness then follows up and is pretty restrained. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-medium bodied. Pretty abrupt finish. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 21:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Clear reddish amber colour, moderate white (or slightly off-white) head. Aroma of malts, honey and caramel, hints of brown bread. Smooth and soft mouthfeel, moderate carbonation. Smooth malty flavour with distinct notes of honey, hints of caramel and brown bread again.
Minimal hops.
Minimal hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2020
at 17:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from local Sainsburys Has an enticing nose of honey and golden syrup. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small transient off-white head. Carbonation is higher on the tongue than appears to the eye. Honey and malts in the mouth combine with a hint of orange citrus. Has a sweetness that lingers in the finish. Pleasant enough, but not something I would seek out again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2020
at 14:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear light brown/dark amber with a decent white head. Aroma of malt lozenges, honey and plums. Taste is malts, honey, caramel, dried fruits and some metal. Sweetness starts low but grows unfortunately... Moderate bitterness. Low to medium carbonation. Ok for a self-proclaimed Honey Ale I guess (but way too sweet for my liking).
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2020
at 12:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is nutty bread, dried fruits and honey. Taste has bready coffee, honey and dried fruits on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2019
at 21:41