Elf And Hoppiness
Hop Back Brewery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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Pale chestnut coloured, easy drinking Christmas brew with juicy hops and seasonal spices to get you in the celebratory mood.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Sultan, South Wimbledon on 15th December 2023. Clear copper with almost no foam or lace. Spiced malt aroma. Malty in-mouth with leafy hops and sweet spices. A bittersweet finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2023
at 21:29
6/10
Tried
on 27 Dec 2015
at 13:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On taporo piuttosto limpida discreta schiuma leggera nota maltata buon amaro finale quasi zenzero speziato poco corpo leggera nota terrosa
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2014
at 11:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Victoria, Rugby - 12/12/12. Clear mid golden with a decent white head. Excellent lacing follows. Nose is a little muted, light fruit, hops, touch of soap. Taste pretty much marries the nose, light mineral tones, touch of mandarin. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Drinkable but most certainly in the Whelmning bracket !
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2012
at 02:44
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
2nd December 2008. Clear amber beer, no real head. Semi dry and slightly spicy with some lightly bitter hop. Suspiciously like hard work.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2010
at 13:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. Copper with a thin off-white head; roasted malt aroma; lots of deeping roasted malt flavour with touches of nuts, toffee and red fruit; leading to a spicy bitter finish. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2010
at 05:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Orangeish golden colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is wood, mild nectar and some slight herbal notes. Flavour is mild fruits, some wood and nuttyness as well as herbal notes. Mild grassyness in finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2009
at 06:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Marble Arch, Manchester M4, UK. Clear dark amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, spicy, moderate hoppy, herbs, lemon, moderate ginger. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (180108)
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2008
at 14:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 19/12/07. Amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma of ginger, cardomon and grassy hops. The flavour had some sweet malt, red fruit and a ginger finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2007
at 18:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[i] Cask at The Woolpack, Banbury, 15-12-07 [/i] Poured amber colour with white head. Nice spicy floral nose, lovely hoppy kick, tasty refreshing, I kept looking at this beer and thinking how impressed I was with a pint that had a winter feel to it and yet came out as a session strength pint, really lovely beer that I should have had a few more of. This is the best newish Hop Back beer that I’ve had for some time.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2007
at 10:46