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Brewed by Hambleton
Style: Bitter
Ripon, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 61   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available in pasteurised bottle.
In a class of its own, there is no denying the pedigree of this beer. National award winning brewer, Nick Stafford, has created a recipe of subtle bitterness and aromatic finish that will be repeated for generations. This wonderfully smooth drinking beer began life as an 'Autumn Special'. It was immediately the most popular special we had produced. Aroma hops give a delicacy and subtlety to the robust full-bodied flavour. Straw coloured.


1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
MesandSim (7108) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 26, 2008
A Mes rate: gravicask at GBBF.
Yellow gold with a thin bubbly rim. Diacetyl ridden and full of bready malt. Shocking stuff and well out of order.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 25, 2008
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is vanilla, nectar, mild oak and caramel. Flavour is dry wood, caramel and nectar. Pleasant and actually quite refreshing.

3.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Sigmund (3495) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - AUG 18, 2008
Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, minimal head. Lovely strong aroma of butterscotch and caramel. The flavour has notes of butterscotch and malts, but is still fairly dry, with a reasonably hoppy finish.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - AUG 9, 2008
Cloudy golden with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hints of caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel and floral hops. Ends bitter.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Christian (8043) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 6, 2008
Dark golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma with a caramel touch. Dry and fruity flavour with some hop.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
cgarvieuk (7985) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUN 23, 2008
Cask at cloisters ... Golden orange ... hoppy and orange peel ... smooth fruity orange ... quite sweet and floral ... juicy and a bit herbal.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bov (7098) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - JUN 16, 2008
courtesy of Toni Flükiger - hazy bronze-amber colour with a poor and irregular foam; resiney hoppiness; moderate malt body with a subtle carbonation and a fair bitterness; more resiney notes in a quite short finish - subtle

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
NosirIwont (1537) - Aalborg Vestby, DENMARK - JUN 3, 2008
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a white head. Sweet hops in the aroma. Malt and faint notes of yeast in the background. Dusty. Bitter flavour. Hops and malt. Feels a bit thin. Remote acidic/vinegarish touch. Metallic notes appear as it warms. Dry finish with malty notes and a lingering bitterness. Okay, but could do with some more flavour. 04-06-08.


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