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

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RATINGS: 1739   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle and can: Pasteurised.
Ingredients: Pale, chocolate and crystal malts; English Fuggles and Styrian Goldings hops.
Hobgoblin is a powerful full-bodied copper red, well-balanced brew. Strong in roasted malt with a moderate hoppy bitterness and slight fruity character that lasts through to the end.
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Fatehunter's rating

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fatehunter (754) - Corbett, Oregon, USA - OCT 23, 2012
Thin head. Dark and cloudy amber colored body. Rich caramel and bread smell. The taste starts strong, big malt, sweet, then it waters off ending with a slightly bitter, lemon taste. The sweetness sticks around though. Smooth, yet still fizzy. A stickiness to the body. A fine and enjoyable ale, but not amazing.


most recent ratings

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
zvsn (11) - ISRAEL - MAY 25, 2013
Bottle. Great appearance, cloudy and dark reddish brown color. Caramel and malts aroma. Taste is a bit sweet, with caramel, malt and fruity notes. Smooth with a nice full body. Liked it.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
The_Bish (874) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 24, 2013
Enjoyed this. My grandmother went to the marked and she bought a snake, a hermit crab, a budgie, a rabbit, a swan, some geese, a coot, a giant millipede, hissing cockroach and a punk rocker oozing testosterone.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Sevenlee (886) - Central Coast, NSW, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19, 2013
Pours a a deep cloudy brown with a light brown head. Aroma is lightly roasted malt, caramel, fruits and bready notes. Taste is medium sweet leading to a moderate bitter finish. Pretty good.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
k0mpsa (430) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 17, 2013
Tap at ruby and fellas, tampere. Clear dark reddish color, white head. Aroma is sweet malty hops. Smooth palate, hops, malts.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mR_fr0g (445) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - MAY 11, 2013
Bottle at home. Aromas of sweet caramel with a touch of raisin. Copper colour thin white head. Sweetish, softish roast in the finish. High is carbonation.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
FriarHop (112) - Long Beach, New York, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Dark copper in color with dense head. Fruity and malty, both take over the palate. Not bad, but not great either. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
burzzum (2) - hell, FINLAND - MAY 11, 2013 does not count
Great ruby beer with taste of chocolate, fizzy carbonation , medium body .

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SarkyNorthener (608) - Walsall (Yorkshire Expat), West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 11, 2013
Bottle. Dark ruby beer with residual head. Aroma of malts and toffee. The taste is the same malts and toffee with caramel, quite sweet. An OK bitter I have drunk many times.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Tide (723) - Espoo, FINLAND - MAY 8, 2013
Draught at bar. Dark brown color, beige head. Bitter taste with citrus, caramel, nuts, bread and earthy notes. Bitter finish with caramel and earthy notes. Very nice brew.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TURDFERGUSON (3574) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - MAY 7, 2013
A solid beer I guess but not really my thing. Has that metallic twangy tangy flavor that I get in many English beers, especially these pasteurised ones. I do hope someday to be able to drink English beers on a more real level.


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