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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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Kings Arms, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Pours clear chestnut brown with a white head. Aroma: malts & caramel. Taste: moderate to heavy malty, light to moderate bitter, caramel, toffee, nutty. Light to medium body, average carb, malty bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2018
at 06:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - a touch of redcurrant, light malt bag. Taste - canned cherries, a hint of marzipan. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a dry crunchy finish. Overall - I like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2016
at 07:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Lord High Admiral, Plymouth 23 Sep 16. Mørk amber. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. God plommearoma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken balansert. Subtile smaksnyanser. Litt mandler & litt frukt. Blir tørr etter hvert.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2016
at 02:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half pint, cask ale at Lord High Admiral. Thanks to Finn for the treat. A clear copper coloured beer. Crocheted lacing from a diminishing beige head. Plain caramel aroma. Nuts and caramel to the taste buds backed by a touch of raisin. Smooth bittersweet tail. Medium bodied. Pleasant (Plymouth 23.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2016
at 01:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, 20/08/16 ... not a cellar aged ESB !!! Golden amber with a well appointed light beige head - a decent looker. Nose is biscuit malt, toffee, fruit cake, light spice, stewed dates. Taste comprises caramel, biscuit, toasted brown sugar, fruit cake, toffee, light nutty flavour. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light bitterness in a drying close. Decent well rounded ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 09:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at gbbf day 5. Mostly clear golden amber coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is caramel and toffee, mineral. Berry. And English hop. Flavour is composed of sweet toffee. Caramel and light apple. Palate is sweet, sugary, lowish carbonation. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 12:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask på Charlie´s bar, Köpenhamn. Kopparfärgad med lågt krämigt skum. Maltfokuserad lätt ESB med fina maltiga smaker med fudge och karamell. Len och krämig och lätt drag av blommig UK-humle. Bra balans, värmande och rejäl och ändå så lättdrucken. Så gott i gott sällskap :-)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2015
at 16:39