Haka
Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Rotating|
Score
6.72
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Packed full of fruity New Zealand hops, including Nelson Sauvin. Aromas of tropical fruits give way to a unique grapefruit sharpness. Haka is a malty and smooth, full-flavoured, well-balanced pale ale.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Bower Inn, Bridgwater. Clear amber-gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Aroma has light citrus with a slightly vinous edge over bready malts. Flavourwise it's sour - citrusy and vinous.. Underlying honey and fruit sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pleasent if unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Bower Inn (Butcombe)
on 28 Mar 2026
at 20:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Clear amber gold with small white head. Pale malts, grape, kiwi, light floral hops. Very balanced fruity gold with definitive oceanic hops. The hops may not be punchy but its a cask golden ale really and this delivers on the sessionable level. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Lord Northbrook, Lee. Golden orange pour with a white head. Nose is grapefruit, winter berries, malts. Taste is grapefruit, bitter malts, touch of vanilla lurking in the background. Malty bitter action.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2023
at 15:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask, shared with Finn at Old Joint Stock. Clear golden body, spotty lacing from a film-type layer. Moderate lemony hops on the nose. Lemon and peaches to the taste character, cereal malty support. Mat-fruity finish. Pretty fair. (Birmingham 13.02.2023).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2023
at 08:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune.Gylden. Filmskum. Klar. Lett klementinaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken vanilje & plommer. Lett tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 20:25
22/03/2014. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 15:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle: BB 31st Aug 2020. Drank at home on 27th Feb 2020. Slight haze to the golden pour, short lasting white head that became a wisp after a minute of pouring. Citrus hop nose, bitter citrus taste on a malty base. A little harsh in the throat with a mini ginger heat rush, which I found a bit strange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2020
at 16:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Forest, Dorridge, winter beer festival 2015. Poured a clear medium amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is fresh grassy hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth light hop, light spicy palate and a soft fruity bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2015
at 17:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at foot of the walk. Pours golden amber, light and fruity, quite bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2015
at 06:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
part of my 2013 backlog. Deep gold colour with a white head. Aroma has malts.and tropical fruits. The taste follows this with a dry finish.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 13:40