Hunter's Brewery Full Bore

Full Bore

 

Hunter's Brewery in Ipplepen, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Honey Regular
Score
6.35
ABV: 6.8% IBU: - Ticks: 32
With the aroma of roasted malt Full Bore is made with Devon Honey to produce a warm full taste of caramel with a smooth bitter sweet finish.
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Pours clear red-brown with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee, caramel, faint herbs. Taste is nutty, light bitter, burnt toffee. Finish is a bit thin for the strength.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2016 at 17:44


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

14th January 2012
Hazy amber beer, small cream coloured head. Crispy and dry palate. A little brandyish alcohol. Mild dried fruits. Trace of caramel. Dry alcohol finish but no real alcohol heat. Not terrible but lacks finesse.

Tried on 09 Feb 2013 at 06:49


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle from Brewery this time last year (seems my original rating disappeared) - Hazy russett pour, lots of head, little bit of floating sediment which settles. Very grapey boozy nose, similar to a cognac without the harshness. Rich ripe body, long warm aftertaste. Great.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2012 at 16:09


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled@Chriso. Amber colour, big white head. Aroma is fruity and floral with some grassy notes. Flavour is bready, fruity, floral and some mild dry wooden and herbal notes. Pleasant. Hides the ABV very well.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 02:02


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

The brewery produce a beer called ’half bore’: this is twice the strenght! The beer is supposed to be served cool, so as I’ve only just plonked it down from my beer fridge I’ll write a bit more to allow it to change from a bit cold to cool. The label claims Goldings and Boadicea hops are used, the Boadicea being a late addition to give its ’high Alpha content’ a chance to make the beer have a smooth bitter finish. Hold on there is also local Devon Honey and Golden Syrup in the brew, so it might be a bit sweet as well? OK, time to crack open the bottle. This is a bottle conditioned beer, so I poured it carefully into my Abbots Ale glass tankard so as not to disturb any sediment. The beer poured a beautiful, clear, chestnut red, bright and shiny: on top a majestic crown of white foam, the head stayed and provided a lacing as heavy and thick as I’ve ever witnessed. The aromas where of un-sweetened molasses and yeast, some pine hop esters along with an alcoholic presence that is hard to explain but is clearly there with some beers. Not the nasty super lager alcohol over-hit, this seemed classier and more controlled if you can follow my thoughts. The taste is malts all the way: until the mouth begins to dry, then a hop bitterness arrives. Even during the bitterness stages of each sip a hint of sweetness (the honey and syrup) is never far away and the alcohol content doesn’t hide a great deal either. I really liked the beer, a little too much alcohol for the flavours maybe, but I’m being unkind, this is a great winters brew: A roaring fire and a few mates, this beer would go down a treat: as it did tonight as I drank it alone!

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2012 at 08:33


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ yespr. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2012 at 07:14


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

hazy light brown, small white head. mild aroma, caramelly. flavor is caramelly, flowery hopppy, fruity. weird.

Tried on 20 Mar 2012 at 11:45


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange brown with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic and dark roasted malty. Smooth caramelish and toasted. Sweet caramelish and light toasted. Smooth roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2012 at 11:43


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a huge beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a dry finish. The body is light - must have a low final gravity.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2012 at 11:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours amber with a slight haze and a lacing off-white head. Nose has caramel, a little hops and quite some booze. Solid body, quite some caramel and fruit with a tart, minerally edge. Ends with a little booze. 200312

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2012 at 11:35