Happy Goblin Strong Ale
Happy Goblin Brewery
- From:
- Happy Goblin Brewery
- Australia
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 2.85 | pDev: 4.21%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2011
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia
2.75/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.75/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Bomber - 7.7% ABV.
Pours a amber/gold erm, zero finger head, like it just died. Not good. 100% clear.
Aromas of caramel / toffee, no hops.
Taste is massively sweet, cloying from the get-go. This is not good as I bought a bomber, intending to share, but there you go. No hop bitterness. hmmm.
Alcoholic on mouth, more so than could be. Zero carbonation, so sweet and cloying.
Shame. Bugger. I live next door to these guys, and I really, really wanted to like this. Needs a balance of hops/bitterness to round out. I got thru the bomber but i think the alcohol helped, it was touch 'n' go at one point :-)
Comparison point :- sweet Coopers ESVA
Jul 08, 2011Pours a amber/gold erm, zero finger head, like it just died. Not good. 100% clear.
Aromas of caramel / toffee, no hops.
Taste is massively sweet, cloying from the get-go. This is not good as I bought a bomber, intending to share, but there you go. No hop bitterness. hmmm.
Alcoholic on mouth, more so than could be. Zero carbonation, so sweet and cloying.
Shame. Bugger. I live next door to these guys, and I really, really wanted to like this. Needs a balance of hops/bitterness to round out. I got thru the bomber but i think the alcohol helped, it was touch 'n' go at one point :-)
Comparison point :- sweet Coopers ESVA
Reviewed by vancurly from Australia
3.01/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
3.01/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
a) Glowing burnt orange/amber, slight haze, good bubbling and thinning offwhite head
s) Massive caramel & DME hit. Some subtler notes of milk lolly. Can't discern anything hoplike.
t) Rich & sweet. Very lightly hopped, so there's a faint herbal/seed note, but next to no bitterness. A joy for pale malt lovers, but not for hop lovers.
m) Luscious, almost syrupy. Hint of alcohol heat/tingle. Definitely not a lawnmower beer.
d) A winter warmer-cum-dessert beer. Sweetness and lack of bitterness makes it a good match for sticky date pudding.
Apr 07, 2010s) Massive caramel & DME hit. Some subtler notes of milk lolly. Can't discern anything hoplike.
t) Rich & sweet. Very lightly hopped, so there's a faint herbal/seed note, but next to no bitterness. A joy for pale malt lovers, but not for hop lovers.
m) Luscious, almost syrupy. Hint of alcohol heat/tingle. Definitely not a lawnmower beer.
d) A winter warmer-cum-dessert beer. Sweetness and lack of bitterness makes it a good match for sticky date pudding.
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
2.78/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.78/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
I saw these all over the place, I'm surprised this is the first review. Bottle indicated an abv of 6.8%.
a: Slightly hazy coppery brown. Poured with a large off-white head.
s: Sweet overall and slightly warm. Brown sugar, flowery banana, and a little raisin.
t: Even sweeter than the smell, sugary with faint banana and raisin notes. Becomes drier at the finish with some floral heat.
m: Medium body and actively fizzy carbonation.
d: Sweeter than I like, almost corny.
Nov 03, 2009a: Slightly hazy coppery brown. Poured with a large off-white head.
s: Sweet overall and slightly warm. Brown sugar, flowery banana, and a little raisin.
t: Even sweeter than the smell, sugary with faint banana and raisin notes. Becomes drier at the finish with some floral heat.
m: Medium body and actively fizzy carbonation.
d: Sweeter than I like, almost corny.
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