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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.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Enjoyit (2721) - Vadum, DENMARK - MAY 7, 2008
Clear golden of color with a nice off-white head. An aroma of citrus, hops, bisquit and a malty nose. A flavor with bisquit, malt, grass, hops and citrus.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JAN 27, 2008
Cask in Blackfriars. Aroma is caramel slight butteryness, biscuity and cornish note. Taste is similar buttery caramel too, honey and floral notes.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
beervis (223) - People’s Republic of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JAN 26, 2008
Pour light hazy amber with small head, aroma earthy and malty. Pleasantly bitter on palate, some hoppy bitterness, overall fairly subtle but a solid pint. Not bad at all.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Fin (5483) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 24, 2007
Bottle, picked up by dad, had this 23-12-07 Pours standard brown colour, a nice if unremarkable beer but still it was quite tasty. Light bitterness and some earthy characteristics are the key attributes, quite nice.

2.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
OStreetBrewery (120) - Wellington, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 31, 2007
Bottle: Pours a light yellow white whispy head. Aroma features preserved candifruit, hints of ripe stone fruit, a touch of woody oak. On the palate the woody note is pronounced with a light fruity whisky character. The mouthfeel is decididly light almost thin with a slightly hollow finish. This reminded me of a scotch on the rocks thats been left till the ice has melted. Very interesting beer, , Id love to know where the oak/whisky character is coming from.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dedollewaitor (9254) - Odense, DENMARK - SEP 27, 2007
Cask at C4, Odense: Pale golden with creamy white head. Hops & malts in the aroma. Smooth light watery texture. Bitter hops in the end. Clean & crisp. OK Cask & OK bitter!

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
KnutAlbert (4377) - Oslo, NORWAY - SEP 6, 2007
Keg, guest ale at Babbity Bowster, Glasgow. A rather boring and run of the mill English bitter. Some hops, sure, but having this as a guest ale in Scotland is a bit of a waste.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
StueyD (590) - King’s Lynn, Norfolk, Norfolk, ENGLAND - JUL 4, 2007
A mid amber orange coloured beer with a weak white head. A light hoppy nose, lemony citrus fruit aroma that leads to a honeyed smell. a dry citrusy fruit taste, lemony, grassy but a sweet honeyed taste balances the final flavour. The finish is dry. (Cask - The Ouse Amateur Sailing Club, King’s Lynn, Norfolk).


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