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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.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Maria (7805) - Thisted, DENMARK - MAY 6, 2007
Nice head and a light golden color. The aroma is hoppy and the flavour is quenching and refreshing. It has lots of hops and light fruity notes. This stud should go into breeding ASAP!

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - MAR 14, 2007
Bottle. Clear light orange amber color with a small fair lacing white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, fruit. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter, finish flavor is light sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. A very good ale.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
faroeviking (8598) - Kongens Lyngby, FÖROYAR, FAROE ISLANDS - JAN 28, 2007
Bottle. Golden amber with a medium rather short lasting off-white head. Aroma of hops, fruity, sweet caramel. Flavour is fresh, moderate roasty maltiness, toasty caramel, nice moderate fruitiness. Bitter lightly fruity finish. A very good ale.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (11256) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JAN 13, 2007
Cask. Nice fruity aroma. The flavour is sweet and fruity with a bitterness which gets a bit acidic. Hazy golden colour, frothy white head. A bit of plastic in the flavour, too.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bager (2121) - Copenhagen N, DENMARK - JAN 8, 2007
Bottled. Hazy amber coloured with a medium sized head. Malty with notes of caramel, citrus and metal. A bit sterile with a somewhat hoppy finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
henrikb (1317) - Aarhus, DENMARK - OCT 29, 2006
Hazy golden orange body, creamy white head, laces; Deep and super citrus fruity bitter nose, citrus hop, very fresh unripe orange and strangely even freshly picked blueberry aromas; Soft textured flat body, very little sharp bitterness; Long finish with Gueuze aromas of young green apples, lemon, bitter lemon peel, later clear notes of Earl Grey. This is a very special beer, a little unbalanced because of all the fruity bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JonMoore (1573) - Loughborough, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 20, 2006
Bottle. Amber coloured with a large off-white head. Nice hoppy and malty aroma. Flavours are malts, caramel, fruity with citrus and some late bitterness in the finish. Light to medium bodied; drinkable stuff. Good.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Hansen (4228) - Assentoft, DENMARK - JUL 31, 2006
Amber colour, has a fine big head, mainly lasting. Fine hoppy aroma, reminds me of something microbrewed. Palate is a bit thin. Refreshing bitter flavor.


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Beer: Hambleton Stud Rating Avg: 3.07 No. of Ratings: 61
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