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

Local Distribution

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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."

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

kbjames (244) - Utah, USA - SEP 2, 2004

This was an interesting beer that had lots of really good flavor to it. Not sure why its classified as a ESB on this site but it was pretty darn good. The rating on this is a bit low I think,

3.7

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20

Sammy (5888) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 5, 2007

UPDATED: DEC 6, 2007 This is the same as the pale ale, as it’s labelled in the US, to appeal to that market. It is a bitter, and a very good one. A fruity tasty bitterness, greapefruit from Challenger and Goldings hops and lots of good comlex malting. Smooth, great lacing. Strong on the palate.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Jan Primus (160) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 2, 2008

Amber colour with a generous, rocky head. It is malty and slightly grapefruity bitterness. Very pleasant beer.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Schroppfy (2319) - Łódż, Warsaw, Poland; Michigan, Ohio, USA - APR 16, 2004

This is very floral, very orangey, very sweet in the aroma, and very fresh. I love it. Cloudy bronze. Great massive head. It is a tad watery, but the bitter flavors mix in with the orange rind, then there's some other fruit rind like watermelon, then, well, it's nicely balanced. I really liked this although it seemed fruitier than other bitters, with unusual qualities.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

Maria (7805) - Thisted, DENMARK - JAN 1, 2008

Deep amber with a nice, golden head and good lace. The aroma is perfumes and fruity and i get a note of resin. The mouthfeel is smooth. The flavour has notes of roasted malt, fruit (peach, lime and others), very light sweetness and a nice bitter finish. A really nice beer.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

tronraner (2431) - Walland, Tennessee, USA - SEP 18, 2005

Bottle. Pours an orangish iced-tea color with a fast-rising off-white head that eventually deflates to a reasonable size. The aroma is sweet, woody, and a bit floral. The flavor is wood and grapefruit up front, then a tour of various malts, then some floral honey sweetness, then a warm and smooth hop finish. Not the kind of thing I would drink for leisure, but this would be excellent with some good food.

3.7

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

Gethinbeer (1524) - Musky, Nova Scotia, CANADA - MAR 8, 2009

From bottle. Deep amber colour. Decent frothy white head. Nice malt aroma with hops and sweet brown sugar. Rich flavour of fruit. Wood, malt comes through. Tasty quality beer.

3.7

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

HogcliffeLenny (162) - Christchurch, Dorset, ENGLAND - JUL 22, 2007

Bottle 500ml. Pours a rich amber with a bubbly off-white head. Sweet aromas of dark fruits and malts, and a slight background metallic smell. Molasses certainly comes through in the flavour, along with plums, with a good hoppy kick. Reasonable carbonation, finished off by the bottle conditioning. Finishes on a long lingering bitter note. I certainly wouldn’t turn down the offer of another pint!

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