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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7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Roebuck, Burton on Trent – at 5%. Pours a bright reddish brown with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s a vaguely fruity aroma but nothing major. In the mouth, it has a creamy texture with flavour of autumn fruits (mushy ortting apples mainly – but in a good way). There’s traditional hops in the mix as well. It gets hoppier the more you taste it – leading to a bitter finish. This is quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2022
at 17:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rocky light brown left a creamy cover on a chestnut coloured body. Malt, spiced fruits & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, lively on the tongue with a cloying back. Spiced, berries, toffee & lightly hopped tastes with a bitter finish. That's a great pint.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2022
at 16:39
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
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