Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Entire Stout from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden, Summer BF 2006. Deep ruby/black beer with thin beige head. Attractive aroma of smokey chocolate and roasted malts. Smooth in mouth with creamy choc finish. Bit of dryness. Stunning stout. Even some sourness too.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. Slightly hazy, orange/golden beer with a small white head. The aroma is mostly citrus, with a dishwashing-soap like twist, but not in an un-pleasant way. The flavor is almost nothing but citrus. Thin and soapy mouthfeel and an astringent and slightly sour finish. Way too much citrus to suit my taste. Rating: 5-3-5-2-10-2.5. 060713
Bottle. A hazy, golden beer topped by a decent white head. Citrusy nose, citrus peel mostly, and a base of pale malts. The flavor has pale malts to support the citrusy bitterness. Some notes of blackcurrant chime in too. Good bitterness in the end. Medium body. Overall, a quenching and quite nice beer, but not my choice of hops. 091226
Fin (18365) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Cask at the Kings Arms Stoborough, Dorset, 22-06-06. Can’t believe that I hadn’t rated this before considerring that it has long been a favourite of mine. Pours aa it say’s quite straw coloured not an obvious aroma but some malt edtected with the more present hops. Great tasting beer that has good bitterness levels, hops that are ever present and for it’s strength it drinks far too easily. Great brew that has just celebrated it’s eighteenth birthday apparently.
GRM (7524) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown bottle, 500 ml, expiry date: 18 03 05; eye: golden, nice white head made up of compact bubbles that disappears progressively but leaves a nice circle around the ring of the glass, lacing present, particles floating (natural sediments); nose: madeira, hops, earthy; mouth: hops (bitterness), followed by malt, caramel, reappearance of a slight bitterness, finale where the madeira is wrapped with caramel, slightly sweet, medium boyd, texture both creamy and grainey, nice carbonation; overall: not so bad FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, 5 %, date de péremption : 18 03 05; oeil : doré avec des reflets jaunâtres, belle mousse blanche composée de petites bulles compactes qui disparaît progressivement mais qui laisse un cercle autour du verre, dentelle présente, très légère effervescence, particules en suspension (dépôt naturel); nez : madère, houblon, terreux; bouche : houblon (amertume), suivi de malt, caramel, réapparation d’une légère amertume, finale où le madère est enveloppé de caramel, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture crémeuse mais aussi granuleuse, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : pas pire
Svesse (15730) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Holly Bush, Hampstead, London 21 Apr 2006) Golden yellow colour, not much head. Fruity and hoppy nose with citrus (lemon, mandarin), a bit sweet. Taste is fruity with lots of citrus, starts rather sweet, but ends with a dry, sharp finish. Light body. Nice hops, but a bit thin.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Casked. Yellow golden colour, small white head. Barnyard, fruitish and malts in aroma. Grassy and fruity flavour. Aftertaste is fruity and candyish. The grassyness in it sucks. 5 3 6 3 11
Bottled. Golden colour, foamy mediumsized head. Vegetables, sweetness and otherwise weird aroma too. Juniper, hops and malts in aroma. Luckily a bit better flavour than aroma. More harsh overall than the casked version. (4 2 5 3 10)
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Taiphoon from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours pale golden with a slight haze and a creamy, white head leaving some laces. Vaguely citrusy nose - perhaps from the lemon grass? Rather light body with a malty touch and a dry finish. Not particularly spicy - more like your typical Golden Ale. 090406
TBone (30139) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask@HBF2006
Golden color, small white head. Light hoppy and yeasty nose. A bit sweetish hoppy, late bitterness. Balanced real ale, extremely drinkable.
caesar (10848) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Tap, Abbotsford, Edinburgh. Light yellow color, short head. Aroma of some hop, slightly sour. Bit watery.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Back Row from Hop Back Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Casked. Dark golden colour, mediumsized off-white head, which is foamy, but has "big bubbles" in it also. Fruity and wooden aroma. Flavour is sweet fruitish hops along with caramellish hints. Mouthdrying and a bit papery finish.