RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Pale Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Hand-pulled cask ale, half-pint, shared with Finn. Covering white head, clear warm golden body, dotted spots on the glass. Floral-fruity aromas with a citric twist. Citrus up front to the taste character joined by cereal malts and a note of biscuit. Rounded, mid-dry hop fruity end. Satisfying.
Third session at the 44th Liverpool festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Pale Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Cask at BoD, Alsager. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s malts and yeast in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off quite sweet with a little underlying bitterness, and gradually these tow exchange rankings. Flavour has traditional hops with corn and traces of honey and caramel. Bitterness lasts into the finish. This is reasonable but not wildly exciting.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Brown Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a clear copper-brown with reasonable beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, toffee and spicy British hops. Taste is the same with some earthy and grassy notes. Nice balance to this. Light to medium bodied, refreshing but not too thin. For the price point its a triumph.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Bitter Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Home Bargains. Clear golden-amber with some off-white fizz leaving a light spotted head. Aroma of toasted malts with hint of hedgerow like hops. Taste of malts with hint of caramel, some grapefruit and spice from the hops. A light easy drinking ale with a reasonable bitterness but very simple in flavour.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Golden Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Home Bargains. Clear bright gold with thin white head. Aroma has a basic biscuit like malt with light earthiness and citrus. Taste has more to it - malts come through quite well with biscuit, caramel and a slight earthiness. Hops are mostly there to give a decent bitterness in the finish but there is some citrus and a floral to grassy bite. Slick light to medium body. A bit better than I was expecting.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Golden Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Clear dark yellow colour with soapy head. It's got quite a lot of hop bitterness but is a touch skunky.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Bitter Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Copper colour with thin head. A simple Bitter. Basic but acceptable. Moderately bitter. Easy to drink.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Brown Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear chestnut brown colour with lasting head. Pleasant nutty malt and a touch of caramel. Moderately bitter.
Downender (11275) reviewed Bitter Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Home Bargains. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish, caramel and hedgerow fruit aroma with some leafy hops. Easy drinking, with more caramel, some ripe malts, leading to a gently bitter finish. Fine.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Brown Ale from Higsons 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from local Home Bargains store – drank at home. Pours a dark chestnut with a small transient off-white head. Malts to the fore in the aroma, plus some toffee and nutty hints. In the mouth there’s a battle between sweetness and bitterness with plenty of toasted malts and caramel sweetness, offset by some spicy hops. Overall a bit watery though Bitterness seems to win in the end leading to a slightly dry finish. Quite reasonable – plenty of flavour for the strength.