Gales

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

Established in 1847

Closed in 2006

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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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5.8/10 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

7.1/10 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

10/10
Amazing.
Tried at Gueuzelife HQ on 25 Aug 2016 at 19:01

10/10
Incredibly oily. Soy source. Thick and meaty. Port. Tar. Balanced. Brilliant.
Tried at Absolut Liquors on 25 Aug 2016 at 18:41

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle@Himmeriget, Copenhagen (29/07/2016) - Amber pour with almost no head. Aroma and taste is very sweet malty, rather oxidised, light vinegar, dried fruit, brown sugar, as it is now its just about OK, but would of loved to try this some years back.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2016 at 16:26

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
15th January 2016
That’ll be me 20K then @ ChrisO’s. Thanks to Paul. Almost clear amber beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles. Palate is light, dry and has modest carbonation. Dry malts, tangy caramel. LIttle dust. Mild dried fruits. Light semi dry finish. Aged but okay.
Tried on 26 Jun 2016 at 06:58

4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
15th January 2016
That’ll be me 20K then @ ChrisO’s. Thanks to Paul. Hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Nose of glue and apples! Palate is light, dry and has decent fine carbonation. Flavour, unfortunately, follows the nose. Mild spice. Cream crackered!
Tried on 26 Jun 2016 at 06:56

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Kenny 20K, thanks to Bropey, 15/01/16. Amber orange colouration with no head. Nose is musty, soy sauce, oxidised, carmel. Taste comprises sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits, soy, umami, oxidised. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not great.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2016 at 10:21

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle split at Kenny 20K, thanks to Bropey, 15/01/16. Clear amber to chestnut brown with a moderate light beige head. Nose is marker pen, spice, biscuit, toffee, dark fruits. Taste comprises oxidised tunes, papery, light caramel, apple orchard, dark fruits. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. This one has not aged gracefuly.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2016 at 10:19

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle split at Cotts Convention II, thanks to BIK, 05/03/16. 2005 Vintage. Murky brown with a moderate beige cap. Nose is soy sauce, cocoa powder, dark fruit peel, light spice. Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, soy, papery notes, oxidisation has crept in for sure, musty. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Hasn’t aged particularly gracefully considering it’s only 11 years old but still sippable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2016 at 08:27