The Upper Crust
Howling Hops in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Red Regular|
Score
7.33
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The Toffs abound, squeaking and shrieking; "MORE RED ALE!" they cry. "Something with Chinook, Cascade and Centennial please, Old Bean".
Strawberry on the nose, raisin on the palette and a malted caramel finish - top draw!
Strawberry on the nose, raisin on the palette and a malted caramel finish - top draw!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours a slightly hazy amber red with a beige head. Aroma of biscuity and caramel malts, slightly earthy, and some piney hops. Taste of biscuit and caramel malt, toffee, piney hops, citrus peel, assertive bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Burns & Black
on 29 Dec 2025
at 01:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden amber with a frothy white head and a jammy hop aroma. Smooth and malty, fruity with resinous hop bitterness and a dry bitter fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Coach and Horses
on 26 Dec 2025
at 18:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can sourced from Art & Craft SW16 at home in London - 30/11/2025 Sweet malty and hoppy aroma and taste with notes of caramel and some marmalade shred, pine, grapefruit, medium body, solid hoppy and malty finish. Very nice Red IPA
Tried
from Can
from
Art & Craft SW16
on 30 Nov 2025
at 18:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Pullman Folkestone Tap Takeover. Clear mid brown red colour. Lasting beige head. Some red malts some rye malt some spiciness. Always a suckered for this style and this is good. Nice malty fullness with an extra spicy kick. Goodchoppy bitterness on the finish. Aroma like Lare Red from Sheps used to be. So some Turkish Delight rose aroma. Lovely
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2025
at 12:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Lots of jammy red fruits in the nose, splash of caramel, red apple. Taste is much the same. Malty sweet with a sharp bitter edge.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 22 Aug 2025
at 14:38
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2025
at 14:31
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2025
at 12:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Barrel Project, Bermondsey, 31/01/2025.
Reddish amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is biscuit malts, caramel, light herb, straw, orange peel.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, pink grapefruit, cheesecake base, candied orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close dusted with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Reddish amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is biscuit malts, caramel, light herb, straw, orange peel.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, pink grapefruit, cheesecake base, candied orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close dusted with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2025
at 10:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at BeerHeadZ, Lincoln. Deep golden to amber red colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty pine and earthy, some pepper spice. medium body.
Tried
at
BeerHeadZ
on 18 Jan 2025
at 14:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 7th January 2025. Deep copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma with zesty peel. Richly fruity in-mouth with grapefruit peel, and a zesty citrus finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 07 Jan 2025
at 01:03