Headless Dog
Hilden Brewing Co. in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
5.82
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A pale amber ale from our oldest local brewery using Cascade hops and Munich malts this is a beer that enjoys wonderful balance between hop bitterness and malt presence and is named after the graffiti image of a headless Labrador on the old brew-house wall.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle at home. Slightly hazy deep amber pour with a fluffy off white head that lasts. Nose is bready and biscuity malt with piney hops. Flavour is so well balanced between the biscuit malt and the hop flavour of pine and grapefruit. Balanced mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 19 Apr 2025
at 18:33
6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2023
at 19:27
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Bottle online from KWM Wines, Northern Ireland. Pours almost clear pale amber with an off-white cap. Aroma: sweet grains, light toasty. Taste: light to moderate sweet and bitter, malt, grains, earthy, light caramel. Medium body with soft carbonation. The munich malt gives this a bit of character, it's fine.
Tried
from Bottle
from KWM Wines & Spirits
on 06 Dec 2022
at 21:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
As Hilden The Headless Dog. Amber beer, small head. Aroma is malt, amber, sweet, hops. Taste is the same, bitter, sweet, malt, hops. Ok
Tried
on 26 Sep 2022
at 19:31
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2022
at 17:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Pours hazy gold with a tall white head. Aroma is sour berries, malt and phenols. Taste is light sour, berries, malt. Light bitter finish. Very strange and nothing that I expected. Probably a bad bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2021
at 05:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
@home poured into a pint glass. Almost clear pale amber colour, tall frothy white head, dissipating slowly, heavy lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, wort bit roasty. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, bit roast, grain, caramel, earthy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, some roast, grain, very nice.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2021
at 19:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2020
at 15:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from KWM Wine, as Hilden Headless Dog. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 131119
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 20:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from random Tesco in Belfast. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops, flowers and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2019
at 20:27