Leighton (34941) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared at the Scopey 5K tasting. Picked up at Kris Wines way back when. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Dried fruits on the nose with sturdy, bready malts as well. Medium to big sweet flavor with rich malt structure, lots of ripe fruits, dates, bread. Full bodied with fine carbonation and lightly oily texture. Moderately warming on the finish with rich and bready malts, heavy sweet fruit cake, toffee, aged fruits. Lovely. Great balance. Has aged quite well.
Fin (18365) reviewed Ballast from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask, gravity at Derby, Roundhouse, NWAF, Saturday 22nd February 2014 in company of Loz, dad and Pauline. Pours straw/light gold clear as yer’ like. Little bit of malt and interestingly a little touch of cheesiness. A tickly gentle bitterness its a bit malty perhaps but very fresh. Nice little tang at the end, its little dry, a nice beer. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4
jjsint (8631) reviewed Black Mule from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Gravity cask at the CAMRA NWAF ’14, Derby. Very dark brown, almost translucent with a wispy beige head. Scent of astringency, malt of seawater. Taste is sweet with a bitter interloper burrowing through the taste buds. A crisp and refreshing strong ale.
Fin (18365) reviewed Black Mule from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask, gravity at Derby, Roundhouse, NWAF, Saturday 22nd February 2014 Pours black with barely a bubble to be seen. Really chocolatey, really chocolatey but good quality dark Belgian chocolate. Wonderfully hoppy with a great bitterness thats tempered by the chocolate. Nigel has done another cracker here, great beer. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
jjsint (8631) reviewed Double Momentum from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ NWAF ’14, Derby. Dark gold. Grassy, sweet shop (barley sugar) aroma. Heavenly sweet taste punctuated by alcohol. Nice sticky palette. This is a tasty beer that’ll knock you out and is well worth the state it’ll put you in.
Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
275ml bottle [#918 of 1300]. Clear, reddish, dark copper colour with late awakening, small to average, creamy, fairly lasting, ochre-beige head. Moderately sweet fruity aroma, notes of raspberry and other red red berries, cherry, background-ish caramel and toffee. Taste is moderately sweet malty, notes of caramel, toffee, fruity interludes with hints of plum, cherry and red berries; soft, sticky palate, oily texture. A wonderful sipper with flattering sweetness and softness. Would have stored some more if I’d had the chance - and if I’d known duly.
TBone (30139) reviewed Restoration from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled 275ml PBFVIII vintage 2009
Hazy ruby color, small white head. Some toffee aroma, light cellar. Medium-bodied. Toffee, alcohol, light bitterness. Nice dessert beer. Oy?
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Imperial Stout from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
bottle thnx to the brewer bottle 451/1600 pours black, good grey head smell is bitter ( chocolate ? ) very good, heavy yet balanced, elegant taste roasted malts, chocolate, bit coffee, bit bitter , very drinkable, good carbo . reminding at black albert, , but more elegant .
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Restoration from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle no 434/1600 bottled 2010 Gift by the brewer - thnx man ! Pours rather clear , dark brown . Almost no foam Smells sweet earthyness Light carbo . Fresh , bit hoppy , earthy , bit bitter This is redicolously good , with a hell of an aftertaste ! Damn . The guy told me it would be good , but this is better than good
cuso (17193) reviewed Imperial Stout from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Botlle courtesy of Scopey as part of European local swap II. Production date January 2009. Bottle No 1480. Almost black colored beer with small beige head. Roasty aroma with coffee, cocoa bones, vanilla, alcohol, lot of alcohol. Taste, roasted malt, coffee dark chocolate, plums, licorice, ash, wet wood. Strong coffee bitter, alcoholic finish. Tasty beer, however little bit boozy.