O’Hanlon’s Royal Oak

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Brewed by O’Hanlon’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Exeter, England

Serve in English pint

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

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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."

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3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JAN 14, 2005

Amber colour with foamy off-white head. malty nose with a hoppy touch. Flavor starts malty, finishes with an average bitterness.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

Radek Kliber (5171) - Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), POLAND - JAN 21, 2007

Bottle 500 ml, Smokeless Joe
Light haze, amber brown, creamy medium head, and good lacing 3+.
Aroma: creamy, spiced by hop touches, fruity finish with gentle woody strikes.
Medium bodied, woody, slight smoky even nutmeg and hazelnuts. Bitter hopping at edges. Light, clean well rounded ale. Long lasting finish.

2.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

Ernest (5118) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - MAR 28, 2004

Head is initially large, frothy, rocky, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy medium amber, bottle conditioned. Aroma is lightly hoppy (flowers, orange), lightly malty (cookie), lightly yeasty (dough). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Rather basic and uninteresting, really. Quite average.

3.2

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Hildigöltur (5107) - København, DENMARK - JUN 30, 2004

Brown coloured. Nice fruity aroma. Fruity flavour with some bitterness in the finsih.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

JPDIPSO (4957) - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA - DEC 3, 2004

Copper color with a large light beige head. Sweet pipe tobacco aromas with raisins and hazelnuts. Mild fruit (raspberry and mild mango) with dry caramel flavors. Finish is mildly earthy and mild hops stick in the linger. I enjoy this from a more traditional ale point of view.

2.8

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

gnoff (4830) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 22, 2006

Draught - real ale - at Bishops Arms (Avenyn) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Red and brown color with a small brown head. Faint fruity scent and a fruity taste.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

HogTownHarry (4809) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - DEC 11, 2007

Bottle (500ml). Hazy deep amber with a large foamy lasting tan head. Sweet, Pretty standard sweet grain aroma, bready with lightly funky herbal hop bitterness; standard. Tastes more bitter, there’s an iron/peat tang to it - still nice and malty, but the finish is fairly long and bitter. Average chewy body, dry and astringent, a bit of a hash aftertaste, and ultimately pretty sour. Odd.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

heemer77 (4754) - Urbandale, Iowa, USA - OCT 10, 2008

Bright copper colored body with a light khaki head. The aroma has rich caramel and oranges. There is also some milk chocolate rabbit. The taste is largely milk chocolate with hints of apple. There was also some rich bread crust. A nicely made brew with a roasted finish. Hints of iced tea start to come through as it warms.

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