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Butcombe Adam Henson’s Rare Breed

Score
5182
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Butcombe
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Bristol, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 38   MEAN: 3.15/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask & bottled; Regular.
Adam Henson’s Rare Breed combines a shared passion for farming and brewing. Cotswold farmer and TV presenter Adam Henson has worked in partership with Butcombe Brewery to bring together the finest West Country ingredients - Maris Otter malting barley, aromatic Herefordshire hops and Mendip spring water, to create this distinctive, refreshing, and clean-tasting golden ale.


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
oops (20) - - MAY 22, 2013
500 ml bottle from Brighton. Really nice beer. Small white head. Clear amber. Smell is fresh and fruity hops. Fresh and bitter taste. Would like it to be with smaller/less bubbles. It’ll get the thirst away ;)

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
tampierre (369) - Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAR 20, 2013
Cask ; Devon ; UK ; Malty,caramel,floral and herbal aroma ; Golden color with minimal head ; Lighter sweet and medium to heavy bitter taste ; Refreshing ; Pretty good.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Finn (3090) - Tromsø, NORWAY - JAN 3, 2013
Crosse Keys, Bank 5 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Gyldenbrun. Lavt skum hvorav litt fester seg til glasset. Lite aroma. Smaken vassen. Aprikos & druer. Svakt syrlig ettersmak.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
martinrumsam (401) - BARNSTAPLE, Devon, ENGLAND - DEC 10, 2012
cask light amber with small white head aroma is citrus and yeasty taste is light fruity and nice hoppy bitterness - quite refreshing a decent example of its genre

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - DEC 2, 2012
Festival cask ale at Crosse Keys, One third pint. Clear amber body, bubbly edge at the top. Mid-fresh fruity hops to the nose. Juicy malts in flavour with fruity bitterness creeping in towards the ending. Clean and fresh in the mouth. Nice bitter thirst quencher (London, 05.11.2012).

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
sic1314 (959) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - NOV 16, 2012
Poured a plae gold with minimal head. Aroma is of zesty citrus hops. Medium bodied, flavour of grapefruit and floral hops with a lingering astringent finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
yespr (26042) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 11, 2012
From cask at The Hengler’s Circus. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light toasted malt. Light hops fruity. Mild butterish, bitter, grassy and towards herbal hoppy. Dry, light toasted malt base and classic UK hops herbal/bitterness. Ends dry and bitter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
leaparsons (7074) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - NOV 9, 2012
Cask, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Oadby. Golden amber with an off white foam. Aromas are stewed apple with mellow lemon and dusty yeast. Woody with apricot and base caramelmmalts. Flavours are dry biscuit with bittersweet lemon and spritzy yeast. Dry with a light fruity bitterness to finish. Not bad.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (11024) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 5, 2012
cask at Sorder ... golden ambefr .. creamy white head ... soft dry toffee malt nose ... soft fruits ... light creamy lemon ... dull peach fruits ...

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
scotty (959) - SCOTLAND - NOV 4, 2012
Well hopped blonde(ish) beer, slightly sweet malts with lots of citrus hops on the palate. A flavour packed brew...nice!


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