Hertford Castle
McMullen in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
I would describe this as a strong golden ale. Good flavours of malt and bitter hops and a kick of alcohol give a a nice mouth feel. I would drink this again well chilled while sitting in the garden. Overall a reasonable pint.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2017
at 07:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Spice of Life, London. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 270316
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2016
at 07:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is bready tea and caramel. Taste is tea and caramel. A bit dusty. Fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2016
at 14:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Waitrose, Stevenage. Amber coloured with a thin head. Has a sugary caramel toffee sweetness in both its aroma and taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2015
at 13:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Morrisons drunk on a train. A malty premium bitter with some date flavour and prunes. A little house yeast character on the aroma. Yes actually I rather like this. A malty bitter. Light bitter English hop finish. I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2015
at 08:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled beer from Morrisons. Golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma is fruity caramel taste is like black tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2015
at 11:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Morrisons. Deep gold with a slight, off-white, head. Sweet, biscuity malts, a faintly metallic edge, leafy hopd and a decent, bitter, finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2015
at 09:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Morrison’s minehard. Aroma is tangy grains, some toffee apple, rustic notes. Light amber / golden coloured pour with a fading thin off white head. Flavour is harsh grains, tanin, light toffee, light apple, harsh dirty grassy bitterness. Palate is grainy, spritzy carbonation, tanin. Bitterness is a bit harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 14:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Clear golden with transient white head. Faint floral aroma. Medium body, good carbonation. Flavour has good toffee malt with some nice gentle bitterness in finish. Overall a pleasant beer,
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2015
at 14:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Early hours of 5th Mar 2015: 500ml bottle BBD 30th Nov 2015. Poured into a UK pint sleeve at home. Clear light amber body, thin blotchy white head. Semi-sweet malty molasses in the nose tempered with a fruitiness which leaned towards an apple aroma. Taste also malty and semi-sweet, again with a fruity nature. Mild toffee apple flavours come to mind as the beer warms a little. I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 18:58