jjsint (8631) reviewed Marillo from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask at the Tobie Norris, Stamford. Light gold, clear, with little head or lacing. Lemon, grapefruit and vanilla pod aroma, with a slight astringency. Sweet with a floral vanilla note, with more bitter citrus on the end of the sip. Bitter hops and botanicals on the finish. Different than most goldens, and all the better for it.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Shacklers Best from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Hopshackle Shacklers Best ].Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, caramel, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]
Garrold (11394) reviewed Simmarillo from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask. Sheffield Tap. Clear, pale gold. Film of sticky, white head. Kid next to me stinks of expensive, but shit, man perfume. At 5pm. Why? Where’s he going, other than home? Fucking reeks. His mum presses his shirts and he has trolley bags growing out of his arse. Beer has lost, big time.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Vertigo "VC" from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home, 03/04/16. Murky amber orange with a moderate off white covering. Nose is bitter orange, dusty hops, orange marmalade, caramel wafer. Taste comprises sweet malt, candied fruit peel, jiucy hop, mandarin, light mineral strokes, caranelised sugar. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with a sweet finale, moderate hop bitterness and a boozey kick. Not bad to be honest and considering the age, easy going sipper.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Black Mule from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Hopshackle Black Mule ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate to light heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, dark malt, grapefruit, hops bitter, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160217]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Simmarillo from Hopshackle 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hopshackle Simmarillo ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, grape notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, grape - pineapple, fruity, refreshing. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Red Ale from Hopshackle 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Hopshackle Red Ale ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, caramel, apple, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet zith a average to long duration, caramel, hay - straw, light sour malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Hopshackle 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hopshackle ESB ].Clear medium to dark orange amber color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, grass - hay, light nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Vespa from Hopshackle 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hopshackle Vespa ].Clear light medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus - grass, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, citrus, sweet malt, grassy notes, light earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
fonefan (84534) reviewed Humopolus from Hopshackle 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hopshackle Humopolus ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, fruity, pale malt, dusty malt, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]