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Oakham Delirium


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82
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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Oakham

Peterborough, England

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223.64/5.03.58/5.05.2%90.8English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Status uncertain.
A new addition to their everyday stable of ales, Delirium uses a new single varietal hop, bred in Japan, grown in Oregon and called Sorachi Ace. The lemony citrus nature of this hop blends well with the rich malt in this red-colored ale culminating in a firm, bitter finish.

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 TheCheeseMan (513), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20

Apr 5, 2008  
Cask at Redlight, Brent you rock. Not quite sure what to expect, but this one definitely exceeded all my expectations. Pours a rich orange color, with a voluptuous head. The aroma is unusual and fascinating, with a sweet citrus note dominating. The malt does come through, but that hop charecter is really nice, almost funky. The flavor is what i love about British beers, a near perfect balance between the hops and malt. This would be my everyday drinking, that is if I had a beer engine and an unlimited supply of casks.

 JK54B (385), Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Cask RA. Dark brown colour. Some licorice in the taste. Round spongelike taste.


 bhensonb (3010), Woodland, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/105/515/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Cask at the Magnolia in S.F. Light caramel aroma. Dark amber color with a little white head. Smoth, near medium in body, andno real carbonation. Starts with very well balanced lightly roasted malt and floral/fruit bitter. Finishes pretty dry, yet mildly fruity with fruit/floral hop. It’s good to be in England (in S.F.).


 mjs (581), Helsinki, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 26, 2008  
(Cask at Gallows Bird on 2008-01-26) Taste is a bit sweet but roasted malts and fuity hops balance it quite nicely.


 beastiefan2k (1120), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/514/20
Apr 13, 2008  
The color is a clear, dark brown. Aroma is fruity hops (not American), very strong, which creates a British hop juice sensation; very nice and original. It’s hoppy yet British. The taste is not as interesting, its a watery hop mess and the reduced carbonation just makes it seem bad. I would love to try this bottled and not on cask.
Cask @ Beer Table, British pint glass.


 cmillward (210), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Cask @ redlight redlight. Deep amber with a white head. On the nose, light citrisy hops with slight bready malts. Citrus hop bitterness leads, you can detect a subtle sweet malt backbone, and closes with a tangerine like hop finish. Very unique hoppiness, I hope to find Sorachi Ace hops in more of my beers. This was quite a good bitter, hope to have a shot at it again.



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