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Hobsons Brewery

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Hobsons Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
+3 ratings needed
Avg:
3.35 | pDev: 8.36%
Ratings:
7 | reviews: 5
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Dec 31, 2020
Added:
May 13, 2012
Wants:
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Gots:
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Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Spike from England

3.55/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle. A super smooth, lightly citrus golden ale. Bitterness is leafy and refreshing. Easy-drinking, low in alcohol, and enjoyable, if not memorable.
Dec 31, 2020
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.75/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cask drawn. The Feathers Ludlow.
Clear straw. Thin head.
Floral aroma.
The malt and hops balance quite nicely. A toffee apple sweetness leads to a mild astringent finish.
Easy drinker.
Oct 29, 2016
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Reviewed by gutbucket2 from England

3.47/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
500ml, bottle-conditioned. Pours gold with subsiding white head. Aroma: floral hop. Taste: noble hop. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Mouthfeel: light bodied, thin. Overall: pleasant pale ale. Polish lubelski is the aroma hop.
May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BillRoth from Maryland

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by windypete from England

Jan 27, 2014
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

2.92/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
500ml Bottle: slightly out of date when poured into my Abbot Ale tankard @ home on 29 Dec 2012 (BBD of 25 Nov 2012).

Very palegolden yellow and hazy with a thin white head.

Again not really impressed (as I wasn't with the cask pints I've had): citrus notes in the taste and nose but lacks real flavour and anything of interest.

The worst beer I've ever had from Hobson's?
Dec 30, 2012
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Reviewed by Timadae from Ireland

3/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours with a light frothy head that quickly fades, colour reminds me of a cloudy larger. The nose offers slight malty citrus notes. On the palate it is medium weight and dry with a nice refreshing citrus bite that finishes with a biscuity hint. I enjoyed this and would probably drink more as a session beer.
Jul 15, 2012