Gales

Commercial Brewery in Horndean, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1847

Closed in 2006

Contact
The Hampshire Brewery, Horndean, PO8 0DA, England
Description
Founded in 1847 the brewery was bought by Fullers in 2006 and closed down. Some beers continue to be brewed by Fullers.

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared in High Wycombe - thanks to Paul. Pours clear copper with a slim head. The nose has light caramel, oxidation, ripe fruits, dates. Medium sweet flavour with more gooey caramel, ripened fruits, dates, old leather, light tang. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming in the finish with more toffee, caramel, dried fruits, berries, some oxidation. Pretty good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2016 at 15:05


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Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 15:05


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tasting at Alex’s (thx, for sharing it, Alex!). Vintage 2005. Pours a hazy opaque brown with no head. Aroma is cherries, chocolate, woody. Taste is same with no carbonation at all. Pleasant.

Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 21:59


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

1982 vintage in 2014 at Kulminator. A bit oxidized but still holding up good.

Tried on 07 Oct 2016 at 07:34


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

27,5 cl bottle @ Tammela vintage tasting
No BBE or bottling info
Aroma has raisins, sweet malt and toffee. Flavour has tart oud bruin tones, some caramel and toffee. Finishes sour and tart with green apples and more caramel. Red wine is strong with this one. Not sure what to think about this; not good but not bad either.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2016 at 08:31


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle at Travlr’s DC Departure RateBeer Tasting. Dark amber with no head. Aromas of dark fruit, spice, caramel. Tastes of salt, dark fruit, woody notes. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 22:48


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3

From a bottle at the RateBeer gathering 9/9/16. Vintage 2002.it is a cloudy Amber color with a scant head. The Aroma is sweet toffee. The taste has hints of molasses in it rather thin

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 19:56


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From a bottle at the RateBeer gathering 9/9/16. Vintage 2002. Pours a cloudy mahogany with a scant head. Aroma of toffee. Flavors of kerosene.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 19:21


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle courtesy of maniac, thanks! Cloudy reddish color. Aroma of tannic plums. Aroma of boozy heavy spice, tons of tannins. Weird.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 18:22


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of caramelized malt and some raspberry. Lots of basement flavor and some oxidization. Amber pour with decent head and lacing. From 2002? Very old. Bottle thanks to maniac.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 18:19