Hiver Beers The Honey Ale

The Honey Ale

 

Hiver Beers in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brewed at/by: Hepworth & Co
  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Honey Regular
Score
5.89
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 34
A brown ale brewed with raw British honeys
 

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6.5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2020 at 17:03


6.8
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
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
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