Hick's (prev. HSD Hicks Special Draught) (Bottle) 5%
(has 2 batches)
St. Austell Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.46
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St Austell’s most legendary ale, Hicks is fullbodied strong and Cornish, brimming with a kaleidoscope of flavours. Brewed with plenty of malt and lashings of English Fuggles and Golding hops, Hicks is truly a classic ale of considerable depth and complexity.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Seven Stars, Dartmouth, 28/08/21. Clear chestnut brown with a good sized light beige head . Nose is dried fruits, toffee, nutty, raisins. Taste comprises fruit cake, brown bread, dates, raisins, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close leading to a bitter edge. Decent cask affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2021
at 08:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish, Looe. Very dark clear amber with a small head. Very strong tasting, its alcohol content is very noticeable, however there's a nice traditional English malty bitterness to it as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2021
at 19:49
6/10
Tried
on 20 Oct 2020
at 18:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ 5% and not the 6% version which may still be doing the rounds. Ruby pour with small white head. Lighted roasted malt aroma. Quite sweet with a stewed stone fruit note that goes with the malt. Occasional chocolate notes comes through. Quite dry and bitter. Not bursting with flavour and abv to be a strong ale, yet has enough to not be a sessionable bitter. Not sure what to make of it except I'm not intrigued enough to buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 01:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - copper with a slightly off-white head. Nose - fruit loaf with malty edge. Taste - raisins, orange peel, brown bread. Palate - crunchy texture, medium bodied. Toasty bitterness on the finish. Overall - like this. Good traditional ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2020
at 16:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark red, fairly brilliant, with minimal foam. Aroma is malty, a little alcohol. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is balanced between sweetness and bitterness. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2020
at 20:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Bought whilst on holiday in Cornwall. Poured dark gold with an off-white head. Aroma of hop, malt, caramel, fruit and biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2019
at 19:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle; BBE Jul 2020. Drank at home on 4th Oct 2019. Copper bronze body, clear and clean, on top an off-white cloud of foam. Malt led aroma and semi-sweet taste, caramel notes to the fore.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2019
at 18:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
30/9/2019. Cask at Lord Aberconway, Bishopsgate. Pours golden amber with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of buttery caramel, biscuit, malt, hops and fruit. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2019
at 17:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
8th Sep 2019, The Atlantic in St Mary's, Isles of Silly. Hand-pulled half-pint. Mahogany/deep copper body, clean and clear; on top a beige foam blanket. Malty front with toffee esters and flavours to the fore, some bitter hop action gives balance to a beer I used to love when I lived in Cornwall back in the late 1970's. It's still a lovely beer.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2019
at 09:12