Hocus Pocus
Loddon Brewery in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.55
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4.6% Draught / 5.0% Bottle
Brewed using the ever popular English Goldings with the addition of Fuggle Hops, pale and dark malts, with a small amount of invert sugar, combine to form a rich, smooth traditional dark ale.
Brewed using the ever popular English Goldings with the addition of Fuggle Hops, pale and dark malts, with a small amount of invert sugar, combine to form a rich, smooth traditional dark ale.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask pint in my local Wetherspoons on 8th Jan 2016. Deep chestnut body with a decent head that gave some impressive lacing: malts rule the brew throughout. Semi-sweet with a dry finish. Didn’t pick up any ’old ale’ style flavours and aromas. Decent enough even if it didn’t feel like an ’old ale’.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2016
at 08:21
6/10
Tried
on 23 Jan 2015
at 18:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
A limited edition according to the pump label. Deep golden in colour, slight head. Fairly sweet aroma, not a high bitterness but a lovely texture.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2013
at 13:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Bricklayers Arms, Putney. It pours clear amber with a medium off-white head. The nose is wood, leather, dried fruit and touch of toast. The taste is wood, leather, leaf, red berry and subtle varnish, with a long dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A pretty tasty and well-integrated old ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2013
at 12:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear, dark amber with a foamy, tan head. Leathery fruits on the nose, suggestions of burnt leaves. Light to medium sweet flavor with more dry, leathery fruits, berries, earthy and leafy bitterness, some toasty brown bread. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Dirty, earthy bitter finish, more dried fruits, purple grape skins, berries. Decent offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2013
at 07:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits. Reddish brown pour with a thin broken tan head. Weak malty, slightly metallic aroma. The flavour is bitter, malty and sticks to the palate. Some bitterness hangs around for quite a while. A most agreeable ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 12:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared from John. Pours clear reddish brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, dark fruits, and nuts. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 12:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle courtesy of JMGreenUK. Thin white head. Clear burgundy pour. Pretty nice aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in London with Lyoli. Pours clear brown with a soft, frothy white foam. Aroma is lightly toasted, doughy malts with hints of toffee. Flavor is medium sweet with some dry, leathery fruits, toffee, burnt sugar and, oddly, a hefty dose of grassy bitterness. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet finish, somewhat bland, with mild notes of toffee, dried leaves, toasted grass, mild dough, dark sugars, hints of dark fruits. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2012
at 10:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
7th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, a little dry. Very mild toffee malt. Whisper of sulphur. Insipid orange hop. Dry finish. Meh!
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, a little dry. Very mild toffee malt. Whisper of sulphur. Insipid orange hop. Dry finish. Meh!
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2012
at 09:18