3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’10. Gold with white head. Had this whilst working at the gate and I was a touch disappointed. Probably the quickest selling beer on the first night it was a little thin and sweet for me. I was looking for lots of citrusy hop and it didn’t deliver sadly. Light and a little underwhelming.
2.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask by handpump at Three Judges, Glasgow (9 Feb 12) - very slightly hazy amber ale with pleasant citrus hop aroma, tropical fruits initially with a prolonged bitter aftertasted
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Robin Hood, Bristol 18/02/2012. Amber with a slight white head. As other have noted, hops were not evident here. Sulphury aroma with a touch of fruit. Flavour of sweetish malts, with a yeasty, stoned fruits edge and bitter finish. Ok.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask at Bar Fringe. Pours a blonde colour with a thin white head. Aroma of apple, pineapple, yeast and caramel. Yeast flavour is quite prominent with caramel and biscuity malt and a dry finish. Mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask Conditioned Handpump Wig & Pen Northampton. A light golden beer with a white head and lace. Not a hop monster at all. Little by way of aroma; just a touch of fart. Yeasty in the mouth with a tiny lemony bite. Ordinary. The second beer called Hop Monster I’ve drank in four days. The one brewed by The Brew Company was far far better.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Unclear golden colour, white head. Aroma is slight malted, a bit of ash. Flavour is malted, ash, little hoppy. Fairly bitter and dry, but not really a hop monster. Enjoyable anyway.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Stillage from the Festival Bar at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston 10/07/2010 (As Hop Monster Extra)
Hop aroma. Golden coloured hazy in appearance hoppy and fruity with a hint of dryness and bitterness in a grainy finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask in the Market Porter. Alround rating: Citrusy, very bitter, grassy hop, dry finish. Soo dry i cant find the malt.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: gravicask at Ealing beer festival.
Slightly hazy dark orange gold with a thin bubbly head. Big fruity hops and lots of honey. Some tea and very green all round. Nice and dry, decent bitter finish. Not bad.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at cloisters .. amber ... light musty hop ... huge bitterness that kills any real flavour ... quite disapointing... i couldnt seee past its bitterness
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