Hunters Full Bore

Brewed by Hunters
Style: English Strong Ale
Newton Abbot, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Bottle at home ... copper ... thin white head ... soft metalic ... sweet fruit nose ... light biteter ... fizzy front ... dark sugers ... soft malts ... again a touch metalic ... but definite roast sugers ...hint of honey ... not my thing

The brewery produce a beer called ’half bore’: this is twice the strenght! The beer is supposed to be served cool, so as I’ve only just plonked it down from my beer fridge I’ll write a bit more to allow it to change from a bit cold to cool. The label claims Goldings and Boadicea hops are used, the Boadicea being a late addition to give its ’high Alpha content’ a chance to make the beer have a smooth bitter finish. Hold on there is also local Devon Honey and Golden Syrup in the brew, so it might be a bit sweet as well? OK, time to crack open the bottle. This is a bottle conditioned beer, so I poured it carefully into my Abbots Ale glass tankard so as not to disturb any sediment. The beer poured a beautiful, clear, chestnut red, bright and shiny: on top a majestic crown of white foam, the head stayed and provided a lacing as heavy and thick as I’ve ever witnessed. The aromas where of un-sweetened molasses and yeast, some pine hop esters along with an alcoholic presence that is hard to explain but is clearly there with some beers. Not the nasty super lager alcohol over-hit, this seemed classier and more controlled if you can follow my thoughts. The taste is malts all the way: until the mouth begins to dry, then a hop bitterness arrives. Even during the bitterness stages of each sip a hint of sweetness (the honey and syrup) is never far away and the alcohol content doesn’t hide a great deal either. I really liked the beer, a little too much alcohol for the flavours maybe, but I’m being unkind, this is a great winters brew: A roaring fire and a few mates, this beer would go down a treat: as it did tonight as I drank it alone!

Bottle @ yespr. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Bottle at yespr. Hazy orange coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, read, dried fruits and yeast. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, bread and dried fruits. Fruity finish.

Bottle, 50 cl. Very hazy light amber beer with an off-white head. Aroma is toasted, boozy, light nutty and little flowery. Taste is honeylike sweet, some butterscotch, flowery hops, leading to a light bitter finish. Medium to full body, quite alcoholic.

hazy light brown, small white head. mild aroma, caramelly. flavor is caramelly, flowery hopppy, fruity. weird.

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange brown with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic and dark roasted malty. Smooth caramelish and toasted. Sweet caramelish and light toasted. Smooth roasted finish.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a huge beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a dry finish. The body is light - must have a low final gravity.

Bottle at Papsoe. Pours hazy amber with a medium off white head. The aroma is heavy malty and caramelish with notes of ripe fruit. The flavour is sweet malty with notes of yeast, caramel, ripe fruit and some spices. Long malty finish.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours amber with a slight haze and a lacing off-white head. Nose has caramel, a little hops and quite some booze. Solid body, quite some caramel and fruit with a tart, minerally edge. Ends with a little booze. 200312