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Brewed by Hops Hollow Brewery
Style: Bitter
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 1   MEAN: 3.8/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.15   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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This beer is my all-time favourite. A lingering spicy hop character on the back of the palate balances the clean malty fullness on the front of the palate. This is combined with fruity estery overtones from the original Whitbread yeast strain. The aromatic floral hop character is the consequence of the late addition of unprocessed Styrian Goldings leaf hops imported from the UK. True to the British brewing traditions, this ale is fermented at warm temperatures using a top fermenting yeast. Old Bull tends to bring back memories of the pints of traditional bitter ales enjoyed at the local English Pub. I designed this beer to have a mouthful of flavour yet be relatively low in alcohol, so that it can be enjoyed all evening without the drinker having an extreme personality change. There is nothing so enjoyable as a pint of Old Bull ale on the stoep of Hops Hollow while viewing the day's light fade over the valley towards Mount Anderson. Man, life is tough in Africa.


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   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
omhper (15964) - Stockholm, - NOV 30, 2005
Bottled. Brownish amber, non-existant head. Grapefruity hop aroma.Sweet, roasty and light bodied with plenty of lychee-like hop flavour. Medium bitterness. A good, very aromatic ale.


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