Humpty Dumpty Brewery Big Sharpie

Big Sharpie

 

Humpty Dumpty Brewery in Reedham, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.40
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Brewed every 100th brew! A strong pale ale brewed with Magnum, Cascade and Citra hops, then dry-hopped with more Cascade and Citra for a big citrus hop finish. Little Sharpies big brother!
 

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

White foamy head on an unclear amber coloured body.
Dusty & orange aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & cloying.
Orange, yeast, earthy & soapy tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Muted tastes

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2025 at 20:20

gave a cheers!

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

Cask at the Red Lion, Histon. Cloudy orange, small white head. Malty, some fruity notes, some caramel, bit nutty. Sweetish. Light bodied.

Tried from Cask at Red Lion on 10 Dec 2019 at 20:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Humpty Dumpty Big Sharpie ].Light unclear medium yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, riped fruit, earthy fruit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, earthy fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 5-3-6-3-11

Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2018 at 16:48


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at St Judes, Ipswich. Pours amber with a nice bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, flowers, citrus, biscuit and caramel. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, fine carbonation. Decent brew.

Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2017 at 02:59


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - hazy golden amber with a generous fluffy head. Nose - pine and wood. Lemon pith comes through. Taste - chewy woody herbs like rosemary or lavender. Citrus coming behind. A mixture of the resin from the herbs and the crunchy malt. Palate - medium bodied with a chewy texture and a long dry chewy crunchy finish. Overall - gnarly but decent.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 16:36


6

Tried on 05 Sep 2016 at 16:19


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

Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A hazed yellow straw coloured pour with a d. All white head. Aroma is hedgerow hop nutty. . Flavour is composed of sweet brambles jammy fruits, berry, . Palate is sweet and jammy moderate carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2016 at 07:12


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Hazy yellow golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, a hint of tart fruitpeel, a slight tart sweet-bitter finish. Meh, don’t like it very much.

Tried on 16 Aug 2016 at 16:27


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gbbf. Leicht trübes dunkel goldgelbes Bier. Geruch mild zitronig hopfig, angenehm fruchtig. Geschmack mild hopfig, zitronig, Karamell, minimal holzig.

Tried on 10 Aug 2016 at 10:55


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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 2/8/2016. Deep gold in colour, with a decent, off-white, head. Floral hops, biscuity malts, citrus fruits, and a moderately bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2016 at 10:22