Colonel Blides Cask Ale
Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
- From:
- Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #124 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,521 - Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 12.19%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 58
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2022
- Added:
- May 31, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
5.5% ABV
31 IBU'S
31 IBU'S
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cask at the GBBF 2008, gravity dispense. ABV was 5.5%. Golden brown colour, no head. Fruity mild aroma and flavour, notes of blackcurrant and raspberry leaves. Low bitterness.
Oct 26, 2022
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
2.91/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.91/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Look: It pours amber with a fluffy off white head.
Smell: There are aromas of bread and moderate fruity esters.
Taste: The flavor is sweet with fruity esters, plums, dominated the flavors with a bready malt backbone.
Feel: It has a light-moderate feel with low bitterness. Overall, it is a highly fruity rather easy drinking beer.
Jun 17, 2016Smell: There are aromas of bread and moderate fruity esters.
Taste: The flavor is sweet with fruity esters, plums, dominated the flavors with a bready malt backbone.
Feel: It has a light-moderate feel with low bitterness. Overall, it is a highly fruity rather easy drinking beer.
Rated by Oakenator from Pennsylvania
2.5/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Wasn't feeling it with this one.
May 15, 2015
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
2.69/5 rDev -25.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.69/5 rDev -25.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
undated 12 oz. bottle with updated label (versus photo).
A bottled cask ale is an oxymoron; a point hammered home by the large head. But ignoring this ...
Poured moderately clear amber with a large, creamy tan head that had good retention and left patterned lacing on the glass. A thin coat of sediment remained stuck to the bottom of the bottle.
Aroma: earthy-herbal hops dominate, creating a dank, rather unappealing brew.
Flavor: mild and less hoppy than the aroma suggests. Modest complexity with hints of roasted nuts. Very mildly bitter.
Feel: Some cask ale character at last: Medium body with a smooth texture. But ample medium carbonation and a light astringency.
O poor. Drinkable but DNF.
Dec 11, 2014A bottled cask ale is an oxymoron; a point hammered home by the large head. But ignoring this ...
Poured moderately clear amber with a large, creamy tan head that had good retention and left patterned lacing on the glass. A thin coat of sediment remained stuck to the bottom of the bottle.
Aroma: earthy-herbal hops dominate, creating a dank, rather unappealing brew.
Flavor: mild and less hoppy than the aroma suggests. Modest complexity with hints of roasted nuts. Very mildly bitter.
Feel: Some cask ale character at last: Medium body with a smooth texture. But ample medium carbonation and a light astringency.
O poor. Drinkable but DNF.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.69/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
10/23....pours medium amber with a 1/2 inch white head of fluffy foam. Modest musty malt nose. Taste opens soft with a fast bitter wave that fades out. Tasty flavor profile. Nice beer. Does what an ESB expects to.
Nov 01, 2014
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