About
Brewery started in 1984 as Hoskins and Oldfield. During 2001 the brewery became inoperable, beers are being brewed by them at Lloyds Country Beers Ltd and Belvoir Brewery Ltd. The brewery was renamed to Hoskins Brothers in March 2002. Beer was by September 2002 being contract brewed at Tower Brewery. During the second half of 2005 brewing moved to Winchester Arms and Buckland Brewery and subsequently at Monstex.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Ale Wagon, Leicester. Flat looking amber beer with a light aroma and a thin flavour with hints of caramel. Overall a typical warm English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2005
at 16:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very dark beer with a light head, malty and light aroma and a sweetish dry flavour. Overall a good beer.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2005
at 08:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Stoutish appearance with a red to orange head!!! which stains when spilt. Vanilla/sour cream aroma, with a hopped and slightly toffee like flavour which is thick on the palate. Overall an unusual beer that you would not want to spill on anything valuable.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2003
at 15:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Flat looking mild with virtually no aroma and a watery flavour. Has a slight bitterness about it but overall very watery.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2003
at 15:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 5
Standard ale appearance with virtually no aroma, but lightly hopped. Very weak malty hopped flavour. A disappointing strong bitter.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2003
at 14:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
The appearance is a mixture of a lager and a pale ale,and the flavour and aroma is mainly hopped rather than wheat beerish. A nice refreshing hopped ale, hardly anything like a normal wheat beer.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2003
at 14:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black beer with a slightly brown head. Light coffee and watery flavour accompanies a light coffee aroma. Overall a pleasant drink with a light but not overly deep stout flavour.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2003
at 16:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Lightly hopped aroma and a standard lightly hopped English bitter flavour. An easy drink, with very plain qualities.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2003
at 16:46