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Hanoi (1998) reviewed Mean As from St. Ives Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Nose is herbal, lime. Taste is herbal, floral, leading to wheat and a citrus pith finish.
Fine.
Hanoi (1998) reviewed Right Here Right Now from Tiny Rebel 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can. Nose is mango, pineapple, perfume. Taste is peach, orange, pear, hint of grape leading to a spicy pithy finish. Mouthfeel is thickk.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2
Can at a startlingly low price from Aldi. Nose is dusty wardrobe, malt, homebrew. Taste is malt, acidic, sour, hint of dough.
It's really awful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle. Nose is outrageous, fruit cake, figs, port, almonds, brandy, brown sugar, cherry, hints of red wine, lightly nutty. Taste is boozy, brandy, almonds, fruity, hints of cherry, cough syrup, touch of pear drops, a little spice, stewed fruit Christmas cake. Its a sweet, brandy and fruit finish.
The barrel is very prominent, but it works so well. This is an outstanding beer.
Hanoi has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 20 for England ticks with a total of 1000 from this country.
Off Piste Campfire S'mores from DEYA Brewing Company was the one that did it!
2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Nose is chocolate, marshmallow, a little bubblegum. Taste is very sweet, marsmallow, chocolate, milk chocolate, wafer, vanilla, leading to roast malt finish which stops it being cloying.
I've had a couple of similar beers this year which have been among the worst stouts I've ever drunk, so my expectations were low. However this is really quite nice. It's sweet without being cloying, and has some complexity of taste rather than just a load of artificial flavouring.
Hanoi (1998) reviewed Thomas Hardy's Ale (2025) from Hepworth & Co 2 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Bottle no #00916. Nose is sherry, hint of blasamic which quickly fades, stewed fruit, raisins, spice, fruit cake. Taste is honey, spice, hint of summer fruits, caramel, leading to stewed fruits, pear drops, almond, faintest hint of marzipan, more caramel, hint of dough in the finish, touch of fudge and then a slight balsamic / sherry note in the finish which stops it being cloying.
This is even better than I remember the 2024 edition. Genuinely brilliant beer, best I've had in a very long time. Subtle well balanced, bursting with complex flavours. Exceptional.
Hanoi has a new beer style achievement
Level 1 for Non Alcoholic / Low Alcohol - Pale Ale / IPA ticks with a total of 5 ticks of this sub style.
Less Is More - Mosaic from RedWillow Brewery was the one that did it!
3 months ago
Hanoi (1998) ticked Less Is More - Mosaic from RedWillow Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg. Nose is herbal. Taste is floral, herbal, slightly mineral really good
Hanoi (1998) reviewed Lager Beer from Asmara Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Nose is sweet, plasters, corn. Taste is corn, nauseating, metallic, corn.