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Brewed by O’Hanlon’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Exeter, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 282   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.34   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Occasional. Also available bottle conditioned, mainly for export to America.
Has been seen as Royal Oak Pale Ale and Royal Oak Traditional Bitter.
Ingredients: Optic Pale, Crystal, and Torrified Wheat malts; Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops.
"Royal Oak is a pale ale of noble character in the grand tradition of British country brewing. Classically deep amber, rich in malt and fragrant with hop aroma, it’s a rounded, soft ale of beautifully balanced complexity and lasting finish."


2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - MAY 12, 2008
Hazy dark amber with large beige head. Sweet fruity aroma with a touch of caramel malt. Sweet an fruity flavor with mild hoppy and caramel notes.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
radiomgb (2078) - Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 11, 2008
Copper in colour with a creamy white coloured head, good retention and excellent lacing. The aroma is of caramel malts, light citrus, biscuits and floral hops. The flavour is very light, some light citrus hops, light caramel sweetness, various fruits. Very lightly bitter mouthfeel, light body, medium carbonation. Finishes thin, bitterness starts to pick up, lightly sweet, lingering.

Sort of lackluster, lightly bitter, starts off slow but it picks up in the finish.

500ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on December 13, 2007.
Best before April 3, 2009.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DandyWolfFloyd (378) - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 13, 2008
A nice ending to International Beerfest in the Poconos. It’s a mid-dark amber, with acceptable head. It’s aroma is malt and hop. It flavor really shines with malt and hop excellently balanced. It has some bitter, but not enough to turn anybody off. It’s a great drinking brew.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
pintbypint (1481) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - MAR 21, 2008
500ml brown bottle. Orange brown colour with a rocky frothy beige cap. Aroma of sweet citrus hops. Flavour is fruity pale malts with citrus accents. Dry end. Medium body with relaxed carbonation. Good session ale.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Tmoney99 (6894) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAR 18, 2008
Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured hazy copper color with an average white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sweet hoppy aroma. Medium body with a slick texture. Medium sweet hoppy flavor with a smooth toasted bitter finish of average duration. Solid drinkable flavorful brew.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
presario (3977) - Stampede City, Alberta, CANADA - MAR 7, 2008
Bottle BB4 15/05/09. Dark orange-amber. Thick head settles into a scoop of foam and spots of lacing. Light aroma hints of fruit and spice and a trace of yeast. Flavour is fruity with a fair amount of spice. Makes for an intriguing combination. Traces of yeast. A hint of citrus and caramel.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Blasphemies (45) - Ontario, CANADA - MAR 5, 2008
Slight fruity aroma. Cloudy brown-copper colour. A bit bitter with some light sweet fruit taste. Very enjoyable.

3.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kempicus (355) - Bakewell, Derbyshire, ENGLAND - MAR 1, 2008
Really enjoyed this beer, i’ve been feeling like a west country beer for a while so this was extremely welcome. pours with a pillowy head and the nose on it is extraordinary, reminds me of stewed rhubarb and apples in a crumble, gorgeous! doesn’t look that great in the glass, i had a bit of trouble controling the pour and there’s a lot of sediment! I’ve had this on cask and this tastes very similar, it has the same astringent quality that balances out the malt presence. all in all a great beer!


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