Hobsons Brewery Green Hop Challenger

Green Hop Challenger

 

Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Special Out of Production
Score
6.21
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 10
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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home, possibly thanks to Jezza, 10/08/19. Clear golden with a decent white cap of bubbles. Nose is light citric peel, grass, airy pale malts, light breads. Taste comprises lemon rind, light floral notes, grains, faint bread, airy malts, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2019 at 14:34


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

500ml bottle from Appleyards, Salop. Pours clear pale gold, thin white dissipating head. Aroma is very light malt. taste is lightly spicy, crisp.. finishes with a peppery bitterness, very mild sour. Not diggin this.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2016 at 16:13


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

50cl bottle. Pours clear golden colour with a small white head. Aroma of mild bitter hops, pale malt, floral hops, grains. Taste of bitter grassy hops, grains, corn, high drinkability.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2016 at 15:06


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Bernie’s Real Ale Off Licence, Shirley. Poured a crystal clear medium to light amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is fresh grassy hop, light toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a light fresh citrus peppermint hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2015 at 15:40


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale amber, nose is sweet, floral, taste is sweet, dry, floral. --- Beer merged from original tick of Green Hop (Challenger) on 24 Feb 2015 at 07:38 - Score: 5. Original review text: Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale amber, nose is sweet, floral, taste is sweet, dry, floral.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2015 at 17:01


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Craig’s house. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - floral and light grassy. Taste - custard and green herbs. Palate - light bodied with a creamy yet zingy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - slight wild yeast thing here.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2015 at 16:56


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

bottle at home .. golden amber ... thin white lacing ... soft geasy fruit nose ... soft fruit ... dull fruit .. soft grasy fruit...

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2015 at 16:53


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden with a thin white head. Aromas of grass, light lemon. Taste is watery. Finishes thin.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2015 at 16:53


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham. Golden in colour with a billowy, white, head. Juicy hops, crisp malts, a hint of green herb and a moderately bitter finish. An enjoyable beer.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2015 at 11:59


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Second beer in my random tasting night on 5th Dec 14. 500ml bottle: BBD 3rd Jan 16. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard: Light golden coloured body, mini-haziness, lovely white crown on top. Crisp, sharp and hop led (as the name suggests) in both the aroma and taste. A bit one dimensional maybe, but a very pleasant beer none the less. Slightly oily texture from the green hops (un-dried in kilns) and although I have had issues with single hopped beers before I really enjoyed this one.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2014 at 11:43