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Gales HSB (Can)

 (RETIRED)
Score
6876
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Gales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Horndean, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.26/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Can: Pasteurised. (Cask and bottle conditioned listed separately).
The cask version of Horndean Special Bitter (HSB) was first brewed in 1959.


3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beerandrugby (210) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - MAR 15, 2005
can (thankfully no widget!) hazy, yellow- orange appearance. very creamy palate...very fruity apricot element, sweet, nicely balanced. Good!

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
will1 (140) - Hampshire, ENGLAND - MAY 31, 2010
Bought canned from co-op May 2010. Poured with a fairly dense, creamy head and slight yeasty aroma. Quite dark in colour; flavours of roasted malts, hops and slight sweetness. Slightly syrupy, clings well to side of glass. Surprised this is listed as retired; very good for a canned beer.


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