Hardys & Hansons

Regional Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Greene King

Established in 2006

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Description
In December 2006, The Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Brewery and all of its public houses were sold in a multi-million-pound deal to Greene King brewery. The surviving brands are now brewed in Bury St Edmunds.

Note: there is a seperate listing for the historic brewery before it was owned by Greene King

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
500ml bottle. Pours dark reddy brown with a small head. Aroma is dusty toffee and yeasty ribena. Taste has berries to start and a burnt caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2016 at 14:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
clear amber colour, minimal creamy off-white head; aroma of apple, caramel, toasted bread and floral notes; taste is the same; very smooth and easy to drink ale
Tried on 09 Nov 2016 at 16:38

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Aroma: fruity and malty sweet with spices. Flavour: malty sweet with notes of caramel, nuts and sweet berries. Aftertaste is fruity sweet and slightly bitter. Colour: reddish brown with a white head. From: Bottle @ Voldby Købmandsgaard Sept. 2016.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2016 at 09:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried at a bar in Leicester. Amber colour with a cream coloured head. Caramel and light fruity aroma with a similar taste. Medium body.
Tried on 04 Sep 2016 at 08:05

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle appeared one winter few years ago at a local Konzum store in Zagreb. Shared with Marko. Amber, diminishing whiter head. Dominating malty aromas. Strong caramel in the beginning, dry fruits. Light, some hops in the finish, dry aftertaste. This could be much better.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2016 at 11:35

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle from Aldi, Eccles. Reddish-amber with a glow and no head. Has an easy-drinking texture with a light sweetness followed by a small bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2016 at 17:05

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
50cl bottle. Pours clear dark amber colour with a mid-sized beige head. Aroma of red malt, red berries, nuts. Taste of mild bitter hops, red malt and berries, some nuts, okay!
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2016 at 14:36

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
On cask. Orange body, off-white head. Aroma and taste of grains, caramel and some sourness. Not so much in it for me.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2016 at 15:58

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
How: Bottle.
Where: SimCorp Pub, Copenhagen.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, malt, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, butter, hops, fruit, malt.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2016 at 03:39

4/10
Tried on 09 Jan 2016 at 17:42