Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14 as AK Hopburst. Lightly hazed golden amber with a moderate off white covering. Nose is orange squash, light pine, caramel malt, red grapefruit. Taste comprises juicy citrics, orange pith, grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the close. Decent amber - bitter NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the 2014 GBBF. As AK hopburst. Aroma is piney, resin and citrus. Orange hazed, thin white head. Flavour is resinous pine, jammy fruits, orange peel. Palate is nice medium sweet with moderately high carbonation. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Sampled @ GBBF as Hogshead AK Hopburst. Clear orange color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, nicely hoppy, a bit lemonade like, lightly bitter. Average body and carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask - Sweet citrus hops and caramel. Hazy gold with no head. Pale malts and some nice citrus and pithy hops. Easy drinking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask gravity at GBVF 2014. It pours clear golden amber with minimal head. The nose is soft, fruity, tangerine, apricot, peachy, grain and marmalade. The taste is bitter-sweet, bitter, grapefruit, astringency, straw, pine, oily, peachy and apricot with a lingering bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Decent.
notalush (7339) reviewed Downtown Julie Brown from Hogshead Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap - once again, Hogshead makes a brown that I not only find drinkable, butreally enjoy - combines a nice toffee sweetness with a balancing mineral bite, moderate mushroomy earthiness, a touch of leather and smoke - moderate bitterness and toasty malts - lightly peaty finish - excellent brown.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Divine Right Imperial Stout from Hogshead Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown, light chocolate character, touch of almost crackerlike malt. Very sweet, extra chocolatey, a lot of alcohol too. A big rich beer, ok, with no real nuance.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Cook Lane Strong Pale Ale from Hogshead Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Golden-amber with a little bit of haze. Lots of blueberry on the nose, something I don’t normally associate with EKG. Light touch of caramel in the malt signature. The palate is light, sweet, not that much character actually. Would like to try this w/o the sparkler. A bit heavy for cask, though.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ye Old Burton Extra from Hogshead Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Hazy dull tan. Aroma is really fruity, lots of pear, light apple, too. Sweet, a bit syrupy, quite estery, Honestly I’m not sure what to make of that one. Odd brew.
Ferris (26026) reviewed East India Porter from Hogshead Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft - Light roast and an earthy hop. Jet black with a rich beige head. Roast and leafy hops. Mellow and rich with a smooth finish. Nice and hoppy cask.