HOB Bitter
Hoskins Brothers in Leicester, Leicestershire, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Tower BreweryBitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
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Score
6.17
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Tried
on 15 Dec 2022
at 08:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester, 08/10/21. Copper with a good sized just off white covering. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, malty, nutty. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, dates, dusty fruits, earthy, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2021
at 07:30
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale at Ale Wagon in Leicester. Shared with Finn. Bright amber coloured body, filmy layer, clingy lacing. Moderate aroma of fruity caramel. Malt-fruity taste, hints of nuts, caramel and leafy hops. Bittersweet end. Decent bitter. (10.02.2019).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2019
at 13:24
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Delt med Rune i hyggelig samvær med jjsint. Mørk gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken karamell. Lite annet.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2019
at 20:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From cask at The Ale Wagon, Leicester, with MO 22.05.18. Dark golden amber. Diminishing whie head. Good lacing. Fine aroma and taste of crystal malt, nuts, brittle and moderate hops. Good quaffability.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2018
at 22:13
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Clear dark color with a fine off white head. Ok lacing. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. A bit on the sweet side. Moderate bitterness. Caramel, herbal and mild fruity flavor.
[Cask Ale Wagon in Leicester, England]
[Cask Ale Wagon in Leicester, England]
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2017
at 04:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Ale Wagon, Leicester. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, light fruity and light hoppy - straw. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 260717
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 08:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Ale Wagon, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 08:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Ale Wagon, 27 Rutland Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England LE1 1RE. [ As Hoskins Brothers Bitter HOB ].Clear medium yellow - orange amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, toffee, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160221]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2016
at 13:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester. Golden brown, clear, very little head. Metallic aroma with some forest floor. Bittersweet with fruity sour in the taste. Earthy hop in the finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2016
at 13:10