Ruby Red
Howling Hops in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.80
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A full bodied red ale with Liberty, Centennial, Citra, and Galaxy. This is a nicely sweet red ale with some biting hops and the pleasant tropical flavours of the hard to find Australian hop, Galaxy.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
At the Tankroom. Ruby red is a clear Amber red with a fresh hoppy aroma with breadiness. The taste is somewhat sweetly malty with a satisfying mouthfeel and lovely complex interplay of hop flavorful fruits. Good stuff.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2015
at 09:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the cock tavern hackney. Amber coloured pour with a lasting greyish cream head that lasts. . aroma is red berry, hedgerow hips with tobacco and leather. Flavour is berry, cranberry, leather and tobacco, malts are nutty light toast. Medium light palate with moderate carbonation. Solid solid beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2014
at 09:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Cock, 31/05/14. Very lightly hazed reddish amber with moderate off white spotting. Nose is caramel, biscuit malt, candied sugars, hoppy pangs. Taste comprises caramel, bitter hoppy tones, candied orange peel, spice, biscuit malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent hoppy amber.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2014
at 13:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cock. It pours ruby-brown with a minimal head. The nose is earth, leather, varnish, nail varnish and toast. The taste is leather, wood, earth, some astringency, decent bitterness and dried fruits with a dry, earthy finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2014
at 07:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Cock Tavern Hackney. Clear deep amber colour lasting beige head. Hops hops anx more hops. More an American Red Ale/ Amber. Fresh huge hops. Lots of grapefruit. Amazing. Wow that’s lovely. Touch of tea. Fresh as hell. Delicious. Massively hoppy. Tea.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2014
at 06:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney, Greater London, England E8 1EJ.Unclear - hazy matt medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grapefruit, red citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, warm citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121206]
Tried
on 06 Jul 2013
at 07:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 5th February 2013. Reddish amber with thin loose foam. Strongly spicy, smoky and earthy aroma. Fruitiness, smoke, firewood and citric hops in-mouth. Tangy finish with sweet smoke and earthiness that becomes increasingly dry. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2013
at 03:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Cock Tavern, Hackney, London, 22 Nov 2012) Ruby red colour with brief, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, red fruit and spicy hops. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, red fruit and slightly spicy hops in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Well balanced and quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2013
at 14:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Pembury Tavern, Hackney E8. Pours a slightly hazy ruby amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney aroma. Fruity malty hoppy piney flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2012
at 02:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Cock Tavern, London. Pours clear, ruby-brown with a fine, off-white foam head. Light ripe citrus and berry aroma. Light to medium sweet flavor with toasty sugars, light bread, light pine, faint tangy fruits, berries especially. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish with berry fruits, plum, mellow pine. OK beer in general.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2012
at 14:10