wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Restoration from Hopshackle 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
[Bottle from brewer’s own stand at the Chilterns Festival of Food, Great Missenden] Deep amber-brown. Sweet with hints of banana and honey. Flavours are weak considering the strength. A disappointment. Agree it should be a Belgian strong and not a tripel.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Hop And Spicey from Hopshackle 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[Bottle from brewers own stand at the Chilterns Festival of Food, Great Missenden] Chestnut colour with a beige head. Despite being bottled, this actually had the mouthfeel of a good cask-conditioned ale, so well done on that. Good rich, smokey malt, a hint of ginger and earthy bitterness in the dry finish. Excellent stuff.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Vertigo "VC" from Hopshackle 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Pre-ZBf ... (2nd rating need to find my first one from Cropredy 09) ... hazy amber ... sweet pine hop nose ... juicy hop ... bright and zezty ... tasty.
Fin (18365) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Was very kindly given a few bottles of the VC, VF and VB as trial beers July 2009 by Nigel (Mrhopshackle) and also some more in February 2010 when picking up some beer from Hopshackle. Pleased they have now been officially released. Rating taken from notes August 2009 when consumed with Craig (cgarvieuk) at Cropredy Festival and March 2010. Pours light amber this is really well balanced. nice sticky toffee from the outset, soft in the mouth and pleasant warmth from the alcohol, there is a good tang and the sweetness is well compensated for by the hoppy presence, in fact I like this more so than the Cascade version which surprised me. Cheers Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Fin (18365) reviewed Vertigo "VC" from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Was very kindly given a few bottles of the VC, VF and VB as trial beers July 2009 by Nigel (Mrhopshackle) and also some more in February 2010 when picking up some beer from Hopshackle. Pleased they have now been officially released. Rating taken from notes August 2009 when consumed with Craig (cgarvieuk) at Cropredy Festival and March 2010. Pours orange amber, this is a big IPA and at times veered towards barley wine territory but the hops were showing well here, although I did note that the aroma was slightly cheesy. Good warmth from the alcohol, and like Lea I noted a disctinct spicy/pepperiness, the hops showed well thoughout though with a good citrus sting noted, in fact looking back at my notes from Aug 2009 I suggest that the bitterness is a ripper, though it did rapidly subside, to leave a good hoppy tang. This beer demands respect and there is a lot going on with this. Very enjoyable beer, big thanks to Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Double Momentum from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask. Pours an almost clear deep amber golden with a rough off-white head. Very sweet aroma of peach and caramel. Quite full-bodied, flat, lots of peaches and sweet berries. Comes with a warming alcoholic finish. Excellent. 170110
Fin (18365) reviewed Merton Muckle from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival 05-02-10 Pours very dark brown and as the description suggest there are pockets of rubyness glinting away when caught by the light of the window. Some sour maltyness in the mouth and an almost fizzy lactic sourness though it has to be said that this is quite restrained and not overdone. Nicely lipsmackingly tangy with some dark soured fruit juices starting to shine through, there is a bit of liquorice there as well. Really nice stuff. I wish I’d have had a little more time at the other side of the bar as ’Bobinlondon’ stood chatting merrily sipping on this and said it just seemed to get better and better, would have been nice to have had a bit more, though as it was I rather enjoyed this. A6 A4 F8 P4 Ov14 3.6
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Double Momentum from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and strong notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of fruits - especially peaches, but also a perfumy note.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Historic Porter from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml.[ Trade by Fin ]. Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark chocolate, smoke - peat. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090821]
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Special Bitter from Hopshackle 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at the Live and Let Live, Cambridge. Gold with a thin cream head; musty hop aroma; rich chewy, slightly spicy, malt flavour; lightly bitter finish. Average.