Old Smoke
By The Horns Brewing Co. in Redhill, Surrey, England 🏴
Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.39
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English Tea Bitter. Combining the gentle smoky flavours of smoked malt, the bitterness of East Kent Goldings and Fuggles English hops and the aromatic notes of the finest Ceylon tea with bergamot oil from JOEs Tea Co.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @sbwf15. Deep amber, thick white head. Smoke, mild soury notes, ashy notes. Pleasant smokiness. Flavor has mild smoke, grapefruit, , caramel and mild acidic notes. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2015
at 13:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the haymarket. Pours hazy golden, nose is lemon, light smoke, floral, taste is almost soapy lemon, dry, toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2015
at 12:16
6/10
Tried
on 05 Aug 2015
at 16:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Clachan, Soho. It pours hazy golden with a small white head. The nose is pretty smokey, yet sweet, spice, decent hit of soft orange and apricot in the background. The taste is bitter, earthy black tea, smooth smoke, bergamot, waxy, orange, grapefruit rind, apricot, mango and a touch of pepper with a dry, earthy-smokey finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Works pretty well and is one of BTH’s beat beers of late.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2015
at 06:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the haymarket bar... Wow.. Soft tea.. Light smoke nose... This is lapsang tea.. All the tea and all the smoke.. I hate it.. As much as a tea lover hates that tea... But they have totally nailed it
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2015
at 12:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head and a slight haze. Nose - big bergamot note. Smoke faint. Taste - more bergamot but then fruit and eventually smoke overcomes it Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry finish. Overall - interesting and good. More interesting than good though.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2015
at 16:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the haymarket. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of smoke, quite strong. Faint orange underneath. Taste is more of the same. Mix of smoke and orange. Clashes slightly. Smoke wins on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2015
at 11:27