Wychwood Hobgoblin (Pasteurised)

Brewed by Wychwood (Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Witney, England

Serve in English pint

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Serving: from bottle--purchased at Full Throttle Bottles. Aroma: light grain and soap. Appearance: very small, light-brown, initial head that completely disappeared within seconds. No lacing. Hazy, bubbly, dark-amber/light-brown body. Taste: moderately sweet, initial flavor and lightly sour, grape-bubble-gum and soap-like finish. Long duration. Palate: light bodied with watery texture, lively carbonation and light alcohol finish. Overall: I wouldn’t drink this again. It reminded me of a time when I was three years old and my mom washed out my mouth with a bar of Dial soap for swearing. That day I cried. I wish I could do that now since this beer was so disappointing. Maybe I’ll just swear instead.

I had this before on tap and it’s much better then from the bottle. But still, this is a very interesting, tastefull and uncommon beer. appearance: Amber/Red. Cream colored foam head. Not much visible carbonation. smell: Roasted malts, caramel and dried fruits - like figs, raisins and abricot. With a slight citrus finish in the nose. Taste: Caramel, hint of abricot, figs, nuts and citrus. Smooth, slightly creamy and not overly sweet. Has a dry, spicy but smooth citric bitter finish. mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Bit creamy. Light to medium carbonation. Dry finish. overall: I have to say. I fell in love with this beer from my local pub on tap. It’s a bit more light, fresh and an excellent summer beer. From the bottle it’s a bit more strong and flavored - and definitely not as good. It has more spice and bitterness to it - a bit metallic like. So I do prefer the tap version, but it’s still a very interesting and tasteful beer. I can’t really come up with a beer that’s like this one. It has some odd flavor combinations. Especially the more caramel / nutty / creamy / dried fruit combo together with some sort of citrus / citric freshness and spicy bitterness.

500cl bottle from Sainsburys.Ruby amber pour with medium sized off white creamy head.Caramel,nut,malt,toffee and hop aromas and flavours with a little background fruit too.Easy to drink and quite tasty

0.5 L bottle. Pours a clear brown with a small, beige head. Figs, biscuit, molasses, and butterscotch. Very sweet, with a little hop bitterness. Medium body, silky, and smooth. Overall, this is a nice beer, with a mellow, balanced flavor and good feel.

0.5l bottle. Clear ruby body with an off-white head. Aroma of toast and roasted malts. Tastes nutty, toasty with some toffee and floral hops. Pretty balanced a bit more on the malty side. I like it.

Aromen inleder med toner av karamell, smaken och kroppen är dock lite tam. Jag hade inga direkta förväntningar på den här ölen så jag lämnar den där jag hittade den, något oberörd.

Didn’t get much of a scent from it, but taste wise it’s nicely balanced and smooth with a bit of spicy kick. Very enjoyable.

Poured from a bottle, a brownish color with red tints. Not much on the nose, maybe some bread. Taste is smooth and balanced. Slight hops, but not really bitter. Somewhat sweet aftertaste. Easy to drink.

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It’s a bitter beer. the aroma was very faint and hard to get a strong smell on it. It was a dark hue with redish tinge with a bit of lacing. Bitter, yet smooth to finish little bit of burnt chocolate notes.