Old Crafty Hen (Cask)
(Batch of Old Crafty Hen)
Morland in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.23
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A distinctive malty taste with a satisfying, smooth raisin finish. This delicious dark amber ale is perfect for indulging yourself and your friends.
A blend of 10 - 14% Old 5X (aged up to 5 years in oak vats - and used in Strong Suffolk) and regular Old Speckled Hen.
A blend of 10 - 14% Old 5X (aged up to 5 years in oak vats - and used in Strong Suffolk) and regular Old Speckled Hen.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol October 2016. Amber in colour with a moderately sized, off-white, head. Aroma of red fruits, oak, booze and leafy hops. Flavour was sweetish with caramel, more fruit, chewy malts and a moderately bitter and warming finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2016
at 04:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Booking Office. Appearance - golden with a nice head. Nose - pale malt mostly. Some citrus. Taste - more citrus and pale malt. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - the sum of the parts etc, etc!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2016
at 07:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW - London. Pours clear copper with a lasting, creamy off-white head. Toasty bread in the nose, with suggestions of caramel and ripe berries. Light-medium sweet flavour with sturdy earthy bitterness, more bread, toffee, old leathery fruits, dates. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. A little sticky on the finish, with more ripe berries, brown bread, some fruitcake. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2016
at 13:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, sweet toffee, taste is chewy toffee, caramel, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2016
at 13:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask hand pull at the crosse keys Jdw. A reddy copper coloured pour with a lasting sticky speckled off white head. Aroma is sweet toffee, brown sugars, liquorice, jammy fruits, burnt toffee. Flavour is composed of medium sweet layered malts, unrefined sugars, burnt toffee and treacle. Some tangy fruit cake vibes. Palate is medium sweet, tangy, warming alcohol. Medium bodied. Lingering harsh. Solvent alcohol, rum.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2016
at 14:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Wharf, Aalborg, Denmark
Red amber color with small creamy head, nice lace. The aroma is very mild, malt and sugar. Soft and round mouthfeel; it has caramel flavor and correct bitterness, with light nutty/herbaceous touch and unfortunately some metallic feeling too.
Waste of the good 5X.
Red amber color with small creamy head, nice lace. The aroma is very mild, malt and sugar. Soft and round mouthfeel; it has caramel flavor and correct bitterness, with light nutty/herbaceous touch and unfortunately some metallic feeling too.
Waste of the good 5X.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2013
at 09:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Charlieโs Bar, Copenhagen. An amber beer with a fluffy beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and butterscotch. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, butterscotch, and spices, leading to a smooth finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2013
at 08:40
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Noticeably strong real ale but probably is its only defining characteristic.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2012
at 11:28
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
5th October 2011
Liberty Bounds Spoons. Clear amber beer. No real head. Smooth palate, no carbonation. A tad dry. Mild toffee caramel. Trace of estery pear. Some hop noticeable only by the bitterness it delivers in the semi dry finsh. Dull.
Liberty Bounds Spoons. Clear amber beer. No real head. Smooth palate, no carbonation. A tad dry. Mild toffee caramel. Trace of estery pear. Some hop noticeable only by the bitterness it delivers in the semi dry finsh. Dull.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2011
at 14:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Hazy copper with a small white head. Caramel and toffee dominate the aroma. Sweet caramel flavour with an apple peel note and a grassy finish
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 13:07