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Royal Oak
Hanlons Brewery
- From:
- Hanlons Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 11.78%
- Reviews:
- 59
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2004
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jwc215:
Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
3.9/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.9/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Best before 05/23/08:
Pours hazy amber with a thick off-white pillowy head that descends to a lasting creamy cover. Some traces of lacing stick.
The smell is of a cherry-like fruitiness and spiced bread. Caramelish graininess mixes in in the back.
The taste is of sweet cherry-like fruitiness with lightly spiced caramelish breadiness. Fairly balanced sweetness in the finish. Taste is a bit more muted/softer than the aroma.
It is smooth - with a push from the carbonation - and medium-bodied.
I thought, from its name, that it would be oaky. But - it's not. It refers to a story of King Charles II (wonder if his friends called him "Chuck 2" ? ;) ) hiding from Oliver Cromwell (Ollie?) in branches of an oak tree - as described briefly on the label...
Anyway - it is "sessionable" - easy drinking...Would have been nice had it had more bittering hops - would still be "balanced" - even more so I'd say. Nothing especially notable, but it does have a nice appearance and aroma and a high drinkability level, and taste isn't bad - though not much higher than typical for style.
Dec 10, 2007Pours hazy amber with a thick off-white pillowy head that descends to a lasting creamy cover. Some traces of lacing stick.
The smell is of a cherry-like fruitiness and spiced bread. Caramelish graininess mixes in in the back.
The taste is of sweet cherry-like fruitiness with lightly spiced caramelish breadiness. Fairly balanced sweetness in the finish. Taste is a bit more muted/softer than the aroma.
It is smooth - with a push from the carbonation - and medium-bodied.
I thought, from its name, that it would be oaky. But - it's not. It refers to a story of King Charles II (wonder if his friends called him "Chuck 2" ? ;) ) hiding from Oliver Cromwell (Ollie?) in branches of an oak tree - as described briefly on the label...
Anyway - it is "sessionable" - easy drinking...Would have been nice had it had more bittering hops - would still be "balanced" - even more so I'd say. Nothing especially notable, but it does have a nice appearance and aroma and a high drinkability level, and taste isn't bad - though not much higher than typical for style.
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Royal Oak from Hanlons Brewery
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
82 ratings
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