Downton Brewery Mad Hare

Mad Hare

 

Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.34
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 11
This auburn coloured speciality bitter is bursting with rich resinous hop flavours. Ginger and lemongrass add a spicy citrus bite to this spring favourite.

Previously available as Chimera Mad Hare
 

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

Gravity poured half-pint at the 23rd Codsall Station beer festival on 3rd May 2019 (as Mad Hare). Slight haze to the copper body, white crown on top. Piney hop nose, the taste also hop forward with a trace of heat from ginger. Decent.

Tried on 08 May 2019 at 14:06


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Spring Equinox beer festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Golden amber with a ring of white head; woody, resinous, aroma; citrus taste; and some pleasantly warming ginger to finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2014 at 11:36


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

Cask (gravity) @ Le Gothique Restaurant and Bar, [ Wandsworth Common Beer Festival 2013 ]. Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, Wandsworth, Greater London, England SW18 3SX.Clear medium orange amber color with a small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, dusty malt, fruity malt, caramel, light moderate hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, light roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130330]

Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2013 at 02:57


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 1/03/10. Pale brown in colour with a lacy, off-white head. Chewy malts, a touch of summer fruits and decent, bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2010 at 13:34


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at Cockney Pub. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Light malty moderate hoppy aroma. Week nice grassy notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Moderate bitter average finish. Creamy palate.

Tried from Cask on 24 Apr 2008 at 02:01


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

Cask. Amber colour with mediumsized fluffy head. Aroma is bitterish flowery and fruity hops along with some mild wooden notes. Flavour is caramel malts, some fruityness as well as wood.

Tried from Cask on 11 Apr 2008 at 02:20


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

As Downton Chimera Mad Hare at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A slightly hazy dark amber beer with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet and very malty with notes of caramel and fruits, especially peaches and citrus. The flavor is a bit light but very complex with notes of malt, caramel, and nuts as well as light notes of fruit, leading to a dry bitter and nutty finish.

Tried on 31 Mar 2008 at 16:30


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[i] [b] Cask, gravity at the Kings Arms Beer Festival, Kidlington, Oxon 28-03-08 [/i] [/b] This pours with a thin film of white head, dark amber in colour. Thin, watery, bit heavy on the caramel, this is ok and gets better but it is still lacking a little in my opinion.

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2008 at 13:16


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

From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden amber with bubbly off-white head. Light fruity aroma of hops. Flavour is fruity too, with a growing bitterness into the finish. Light citrusy and apple fruity notes. Nice fruity lingering finish.

Tried from Cask on 28 Mar 2008 at 09:35


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 08. Clear russet/chestnut, thin beige head. Aroma of dry malt and some spice. Dry malt in mouth with some fruit. Decent malty bitter with some lasting flavour of dry malt, fruit and very subtle spice. OK malty bitter.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2008 at 07:42