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

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Trappist (279) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - JUL 1, 2002
This is a very good Bitter. It is also hard to find. If you can locate on do get it, because it is worth trying at least one time! Also if you like Bitters as I do this will not dissapoint. Mine was in a can, and I am sure if it taste that good out of a can out of a bottle or tap would have been ten times better.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
mkobes (2121) - paramus, New Jersey, USA - JUN 9, 2004
Nice orange color with a white head. Carmel fruity aroma. Fruity aroma with some hops too. Full flavored beer. The hops linger throughout the beer. Good.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
MaiBockAddict (1498) - Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA - JUN 8, 2004
0.5 l can. Nice orange with a whitish head. Carmel fruity aroma. Some hops too. Full flavored carmel hop palate. Hops linger. Lots of flavor for a light beer. Too bad Boddington’s isn’t this good.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
morty99 (371) - Maryland, USA - SEP 15, 2002

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
beerguy101 (4825) - Newark, California, USA - SEP 23, 2002
Medium brown color, large head. Toasted malt flavor, nicely hopped. Good balance. Nice flavor, large body. Mouthfeel is full and round. Smooth taste, somewhat dry. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is malty and full, very slight bitterness.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
legion242 (1838) - Richardson, Texas, USA - OCT 21, 2005
Ruby brown. Fluffy and sustained head. Nice mild hops with more malt coming forth. Very satisfying.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
will1 (107) - 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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Drinkingdan (371) - East Norriton, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 30, 2002
Full bodied and a great amount of bitterness. Very hard to find. A very good English Bitter Ale.


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