Hertford Castle
McMullen in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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ianwelby (4686) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear, lively golden beer with a decent frothy head. Light hoppy citrus in the aroma. Flavour is mellow, floral and citric. Feels a touch watery in the mouth. The flavour is nice but it’s a pity it doesn’t have a touch more ’oomph’ to it.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle (500 ml) at home, gift. Somewhat hazy amber-orange with lots of carbonation and a smallish white head. Aroma of leaf fall and light honeyed fruit. Also in the aroma is that harsh metallic tinge peculiar to supermarket bitters. The taste is sweet and malty, with a tinge of acridness at the end. The palate is buoyed up by the carbonation. It’s ok but there are a lot of flaws that keep it from being a good beer.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from local supermarket. Amber coloured beer with a small white head. Aroma of malt and caramel, with a slightly sweet metallic finish.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
18th March 2012
Clear amber beer, short pale cream coloured head. Crispy and semi dry palate. Reasonably well balanced - mild creamy malt and bitterish hops with light citrus. Trace of banana ester. A little minerals rounds off making a fresh tasting and drinkable beer.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 500ml. @ ChrisO Snow Tasting.Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, malt, straw - bread notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130120]
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at ChrisO Snow tasting, thanks to Ian, 20/01/13. Lightly hazed golden amber with a thin white head that clears to the edge. Nose is light soap, some fruits, plastic, subdued and non descript. Taste comprises pale malt, light fruit, not great. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light bitterness in the finish. Sub par stuff.
Fin (18365) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Asda, Wheatley, 02.02.12 consumed 05.02.12 Pours gold, superb clarity, with a white head, looks great. This will probably benefit from being consumed shortly after the Leila Cottage Ale ale as it is clearly streets ahead of the former. Reasonably bitter, crisp, refreshing with some citrus, lingering bitterness, not bad at all. A6 A5 T7 P3 Ov13 3.4
Scopey (25115) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Leighton’s Aug 11 tasting. It pours clear golden yellow, with a thin, foamy white head. The nose is bread, hay, straw and sweet tangerine. The taste is sweet tangerine, lemon, dough, white bread, hay and straw, with a light bitter finish. Light body and average carbonation. So-so.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at a tasting. Pours clear, shining gold with a small, white head. Rindy citrus nose, some straw or hay. Mild sweet flavor, lightly sweet, mild toast dough, bit of straw bitters. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Clean finish, alright balance, subtle caramel and dough. Easy drinker, crisp.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Hertford Castle from McMullen 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
50cl bottle from Tesco in Hemel Hempstead, ABV 5%. Amber with a thin tight white head; stewed malt aroma and flavour with some caramel and rather plain, herbal hops with a metallic edge to them. Not particularly pleasant.