Hambleton Stud

Brewed by Hambleton
Style: Bitter
Ripon, England

Serve in English pint

(Bottle 50 cl) Hazy amber with an off-white head leaving laces. Slightly fat, malty nose. Medium-body with a sweetish, lightly caramelish malt base with a vague - but refreshing - citrusy edge. Quite light and very quaffable. 140706

Cask (handpump) at the Carlton Arms, Cambridge, May 2006. Rather sparse notes I’m afraid as I thought (wrongly) that I had rated this before. Golden colour. There are clearly some flowery hops trying to burst out in the aroma but that was rather compromised by an unwelcome touch of buttery diacetyl. On the palate its light and fruity with some citric notes. Perhaps finishes a touch too sweet for my taste. Nonetheless pleasant and easy drinking. But the diacetyl was a bit of a spoiler for me.

Cask at The Carlton Arms during the afternoon break at Cambridge Beer Festival 2006. Golden. Thin malt with a dry finish, some hops. Rather boring. The commercial description made me laugh.

Slightly soapy looking head sits atop a clean golden body, the head spoils its appearance and not surprisingly it doesn’t last long either. Everything else about this brew is great tho! From the fresh flowery hops bursting through on the nose, to the gentle sweet, smooth malt of the palate. A gentle citrus fruit slowly creeps across the tongue on the considerable finish. Truly a quality beer, spoiled by the awful looking head...it was a clean glass with no trace of detergent...as far as I could see! Asda, Harrogate.

Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Straw colour with a small white head. Swweet fruity aroma. Fruity flavor with some hints of apples. Dry bitter finish.

(Cask) Pours golden amber, with discrete beige head. Low carbonation. Massive floral and fruity notes in the beer. Soft and creamy mouthfeel. Very plesant!

Golden colour with a small off white head. Fairly sweet aroma with a fruity and floral note. Malty, light caramel sweet flavor with a faintly hoppy finish.

Bottled. Clear yellow coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma with notes of fruits, hops, malts and pine needles. Flavour of malts, hops and pine needles with notes of caramel.