Gluten Free Ale
Hambleton Ales
- From:
- Hambleton Ales
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.5 | pDev: 7.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2012
- Added:
- May 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
2.33/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.33/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Sept 2011, so it's well out of date. Picked up cheaply from a webshop. The label describes it as a tawney ale made using sorghum and brewing sugars.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A clear orange-amber colour with good carbonation. Forms a thin layer of white foam that disappears rapidly. Aroma of slightly fruity malt with a sweetish, somewhat 'cooked' character and a hint of citrus. Solventy notes in the background.
Tastes of dry, fruity malt with a stewed bitterness. Notes of sugar, caramel, tart apples, solvent and a hint of citrus hops. A cooked, slightly harsh flavour upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is tingly but thin and watery; also rather slick. Quite astringent - dries the palate. Aftertaste of fruity malt with a harsh bitter note.
Not brilliant. I appreciate what Hambleton are trying to achieve, but the end product isn't great. The underlying character has a sugary flavour instead of malt, and strange off notes (possibly higher alcohols?). Aromatic hops are present but not enought to rescue the flavour. Bitterness is unpleasant, with a harsh, dry finish. Unbalanced and a chore to drink. Unless you are actually gluten-intolerant, I'd give this a wide berth. And if you are, drink something else!
Feb 13, 2012Poured into a tulip pint glass. A clear orange-amber colour with good carbonation. Forms a thin layer of white foam that disappears rapidly. Aroma of slightly fruity malt with a sweetish, somewhat 'cooked' character and a hint of citrus. Solventy notes in the background.
Tastes of dry, fruity malt with a stewed bitterness. Notes of sugar, caramel, tart apples, solvent and a hint of citrus hops. A cooked, slightly harsh flavour upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is tingly but thin and watery; also rather slick. Quite astringent - dries the palate. Aftertaste of fruity malt with a harsh bitter note.
Not brilliant. I appreciate what Hambleton are trying to achieve, but the end product isn't great. The underlying character has a sugary flavour instead of malt, and strange off notes (possibly higher alcohols?). Aromatic hops are present but not enought to rescue the flavour. Bitterness is unpleasant, with a harsh, dry finish. Unbalanced and a chore to drink. Unless you are actually gluten-intolerant, I'd give this a wide berth. And if you are, drink something else!
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.68/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is the companion beer to Hambleton's GFL, and is 4.8%, not the purported 4.4% of "Toleration Ale", which I've not seen nor found evidence of on Hambleton's website. I had it out of a 500ml bottle in the Bull & Castle, Dublin.
A: Pours a three finger head of fair cream and thickness, but of moderately poor retention. Colour is a dark yellow, strange for an ale.
Sm: No real smell except (ironically) maybe faint wheat.
T: Open and finish contain decent cream. Caramel notes in the body alongside other hops. Light grapefruit on the finish.
Mf: Adequately wet and smooth, but a bit syrupy.
Dr: I wouldn't have it again, especially at six quid selling price, but it's alright for what it is, and as far as gluten free beers go may be a good choice.
May 10, 2011A: Pours a three finger head of fair cream and thickness, but of moderately poor retention. Colour is a dark yellow, strange for an ale.
Sm: No real smell except (ironically) maybe faint wheat.
T: Open and finish contain decent cream. Caramel notes in the body alongside other hops. Light grapefruit on the finish.
Mf: Adequately wet and smooth, but a bit syrupy.
Dr: I wouldn't have it again, especially at six quid selling price, but it's alright for what it is, and as far as gluten free beers go may be a good choice.
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