Fin (18365) reviewed Historic Porter from Hopshackle 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[i] [b] Cask at The Hop Pole pubs Easter Beer Festival, Aylesbury in the company of Loz, Chris O, Ruth, Barry, Lynn 21-03-08 [/i] [/b] This actually wasn’t technically on at the beer festival , it was on at the front bar. Dark brown in colour, a jolly nice porter with good dark fruits offer up plenty of tanginess and making just a bit more fruity than many others in this catergory, reasonable body and quite flavoursome even smoothning out towards the end. My first from this brewery and on this showing unlikely to be my last.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Hop And Spicey from Hopshackle 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, moderate to light heavy cardamom, notes of clove. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (170108)
fonefan (84534) reviewed Rufus Ale from Hopshackle 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear light to medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, dark fruits, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to short duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (170108)
fonefan (84534) reviewed Winter Ale from Hopshackle 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity filled jug) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium brown color with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, roasted, chocolate, light licorice. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (160108)
omhper (44752) reviewed Bitter from Hopshackle 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Peterborough Beer Fest. Copper colour. Caramelly and lightly ashy. Medium sweet with chewy malt and some burnt caramel. Surprisingly full bodied and with lots of character.