The Royal Hunt
Hunter's Brewery in Ipplepen, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.33
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First brewed to commemorate the Queens Diamond Jubilee it has become Hunter’s most award winning ale. A beer fit for a king (or queen) with the aroma of caramel, toffee and fruit citrus. Royal Hunt is a full bodied, spicy and moorish ale.
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5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
500ml bottle from The Cider Press, Dartington. Pours brown with next to no head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruit, caramel, toffee & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Disappointing & far from enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2025
at 10:26
20/09/2014. OPEN ARMS, CHILLINGTON, Devon, England
Tried
on 15 Dec 2022
at 10:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Creamy off white head on an unclear brown coloured body. Malt, toffee & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, soft with a clean back. Toffee, liquorice, malt & raisin tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish. Oh that's a belter.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2022
at 16:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the imperial Jdw Exeter. A clear amber copper coloured pour with a lasting small off white head. Aroma is nutty malts, sileage, grass,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, toasted malts, sileage, little treacle. Rustic malts. Grass. Not a fan.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2022
at 17:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
28/2/2020. Cask at the Leicester Beer Festival 2020. Pours clear dark amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hops, fruit, grass, caramel, marmalade, flowers and malt. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Oily texture, tangy finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Feb 2020
at 18:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from The Shops At Dartington. Appearance - amber to copper. Generous fluffy head. Nose - dried fruit and quite cakey. Taste - more cake, dried orange. Light sweet spice. Palate - close to medium bodied, rich and lightly sweet middle. Dry, fruity finish. Overall - enjoyed this a lot!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2019
at 20:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle conditioned; BB 3rd Nov 2018, obtained from The Cheese larder, South Molton, Devon. Drank at my brothers house on 19th July 2018. Amber bodied, full head of beige bubbles. Malty base to this caramel flavoured brew, light fruity notes with a mild citrus leaning supplement the malty molasses, but this is really a semi-sweet caramel based beer; my sweet tooth really took to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2018
at 21:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Union Rooms, Plymouth 24 Sep 16. Mahognyfarget. Middels høyt tett skum som varer. Lett maltaroma. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken behagelig maltig med tilløp til krydder. Lett bitter. Avslutter svakt syrlig. Innholdsrik & god.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2016
at 02:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half pint, cask at JDW’s Union Rooms. Good looking with a creamy, fawn coloured head to a deep dark brown body. Spotty lacing. Dark dough and herbal hops on the nose. Caramel flavours joined by dough and mid-sweet citrus. Leafy hops towards the ending. Medium bodied. Went well with the English breakfast (Plymouth 24.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2016
at 02:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle from Darts Farm. Amber colour, mid-sized off-white head. Malty, grainy-nutty touch, some nice spicy hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2015
at 10:44