madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Hüll Melon from Hopmonster 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
6th July 2016
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Hazy gold beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Light malts, modestly sweet. Hops are mildly floral bitter with a light generic fruit. Very mellow melon on the end. Light semi dry finish. Such a subtle hop.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Rochford Banshee Porter from Hopmonster 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Handpull cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Dark brown with only a suggestion of translucency. Full of natural carbonation. A thin, tight beige head. Coffee, liquorice and slight metallic scent. Not much smoke... in fact not any in the aroma. Sweet taste and... yep, there’s a bit of smoke. Sweet with a bitter/sour hop balance in the long finish, underlaid by a gentle smoky note. Seawater, peanut and chocolate in the aftertaste. Very nice.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Rochford Banshee Porter from Hopmonster 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Hop Monster Rochford Banshee ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, smoke, plastic. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, smoked, plastic, yeast - UK yeast - belgium yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the 2016 NWAF, The Roundhouse, Derby. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Chocolate and licorice toffee aroma. Licorice and chocolate flavour. Not bad.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Rochford Banshee Porter from Hopmonster 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
17th February 2016
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival at KEGS. Cask. Clear deep brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and finely crisp. Light caramel malts, not that sweet. Ripe fruits and bruised fruits. Little floral bitterness. Smoke? Not much of it! Light and fairly dry finish. Fine.
Tdtm82 (4807) ticked Rochford Banshee Porter from Hopmonster 10 years ago
Brilliant porter. Leather, licorice, grains, velvet. Maldon sea salt, chocolate, prunes and figs. Super soft malts.
Tdtm82 (4807) ticked Goldings from Hopmonster 10 years ago
Strained yeast. Eggy texture. Awful.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Seven Cee’s and Rye from Hopmonster 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
10th July 2015
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and dry with modest fine carbonation. Tangy unsweet malts. Bitter floralness turning spicy. Trace of sulphur. Dry spicy finish. Hard work!
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Ella Black IPA from Hopmonster 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
25th June 2015
The Sun Inn summer beer festival, Kelvedon. Cask. Light haze on this deep red amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry with modest fine carbonation. The dark malts are light in bodt but bring decent roast. Touch of coffee. Modest dark fruits and red berry fruits. Trace of hop spice. Hop bitterness kicks in before a light dry finish. Bitter linger. Flavoursome.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Topaz from Hopmonster 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the bow bar. Pours clear amber, nose is cheesy toffee, pine, taste is similar, sweet.