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Hampshire Californian Red


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Formerly brewed at Hampshire
Style: Brown Ale
Romsey, England
Serve in Dimpled mug

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RATINGS: 4   MEAN: 3.22/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.09   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - October. Has appeared occasionally at other times. Has also been availlable bottle conditioned.
Deep ruby colour heralding a feast of caramel and roast malt complexity. The restrained use of American high alpha Nugget hops gives a clean bitterness and the late addition of aroma hops adds to the chocolate and spice, with hints of spruce.


3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - OCT 28, 2003
Not as much flavour and complexity as for some reason I expected. Reddish appearance with a hint of fruit and bitterness.Not the real thing but not a bad attempt at replicating it.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
SilkTork (4737) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - AUG 7, 2003
Cask, Dog & Bone, Gillingham Copper coloured. Served slightly warm. Oak aroma. Strong flavour of juicy red apples. Flat watery finish with a nutty quality - no bitter hops at all. Not impressed.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rauchbier (3205) - Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND - MAY 7, 2003
Bottle conditioned. Chestnut red colour, good but thin white head and moderate condition. Aroma started with chocolate malt and caramel before an unusual earthy woodland note took over. Chocolate again in the mouth but with a sneaking suspicion that someone has dumped some tree bark in my beer. Mascerated twigs and moss in the aftertaste. Ooh look, a rabbit! Weird, highly drinkable and English, how bizarre.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
leaparsons (6329) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - NOV 26, 2002
Brewed to celebrate California’s craft brewers. This is a deep red beer with a light fruity aroma. Sweet malts are followed by pine needles (!). This beer doesn’t quite cross the "over bitterness line". Good.


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