Bishop's Farewell
Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap
- From:
- Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #10,450 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 10.42%
- Reviews:
- 29
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 25, 2021
- Added:
- May 02, 2003
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.79/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.79/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
L- Mid gold, slightly hazy, pours with 1mm white head that clears quickly.
S- Subtle, just a slight fruitiness to it.
T- Hoppier than expected for a 'trad looking' English pint. Hops are certainly the focus here.
M- It's hops-forward, but not entirely OTT. That said with such beers I can find it hard to register/ID much beyond the hops.
O- Too hoppy/dry for me. It should appeal to the hop-heads into the more fashionable styles. Probably better drinking in mid-summer than mid-winter.
Bought from Waitrose, Eaton nr Norwich. BB: 31/8/19
Jan 01, 2019S- Subtle, just a slight fruitiness to it.
T- Hoppier than expected for a 'trad looking' English pint. Hops are certainly the focus here.
M- It's hops-forward, but not entirely OTT. That said with such beers I can find it hard to register/ID much beyond the hops.
O- Too hoppy/dry for me. It should appeal to the hop-heads into the more fashionable styles. Probably better drinking in mid-summer than mid-winter.
Bought from Waitrose, Eaton nr Norwich. BB: 31/8/19
Reviewed by Spike from England
4.35/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours a clear, pale gold. Handful of escaping bubbles. One finger white head reduces to a thick cap with decent lacing. Looks like a golden ale.
S: Heather honey. Sweet meadow grass. Floral. Malt is far in the background for an English bitter.
T: Heaps of citrus, honey and grass. Lots of bitterness. Must be a combination of New World and English hops (google alert: looked it up, sure enough...challenger & cascade). Balance is exceptional.
F: Medium body. Rich, smooth, bitter. A little tang in the finish. Amazing drinkability.
O: Outstanding. I could drink this over and over again. Another reason for summer to arrive. This will be spectacular, drunk cold, outdoors, on a summer afternoon.
Mar 17, 2016S: Heather honey. Sweet meadow grass. Floral. Malt is far in the background for an English bitter.
T: Heaps of citrus, honey and grass. Lots of bitterness. Must be a combination of New World and English hops (google alert: looked it up, sure enough...challenger & cascade). Balance is exceptional.
F: Medium body. Rich, smooth, bitter. A little tang in the finish. Amazing drinkability.
O: Outstanding. I could drink this over and over again. Another reason for summer to arrive. This will be spectacular, drunk cold, outdoors, on a summer afternoon.
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.49/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From bottle, poured a golden yellow with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. Aroma had a light sweet earthy malt with some nice citrus notes. The taste was mildly sweet through a combination of the earthy maltiness and Floral notes. Buttery.
Sep 06, 2015
Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
3.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: Orangey with a small head.
S: Blossomy hops and woodiness. Lemonade.
T: Repeats the nose. Quite lemonadey. Fairly bitter. Boring mouthfeel.
O: I'd like a bit more whack for five percent although this is MUCH better on cask.
Apr 02, 2015S: Blossomy hops and woodiness. Lemonade.
T: Repeats the nose. Quite lemonadey. Fairly bitter. Boring mouthfeel.
O: I'd like a bit more whack for five percent although this is MUCH better on cask.
Reviewed by dcmchew from Romania
4.24/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours clear golden, one finger foamy head.
Very nice smell, with citrus and sweet tropical fruit, bit of pine, flowers and dry English hops, nice diversity and balance. A small sniff of toasted grains and biscuits too.
Bitter from start to finish, but with lots of other stuff popping around. Starts with some sweet tangerine, mango, faint lychee, apricot and pear. Mix of green and dried grass follows, dry petals (elderflowers?), grains, faint biscuity malts (cracker-like), with a flavor-enhancing saltiness. Finish and aftertaste have grapefruit, salted grains (what is up with that?! really like it), faint flowery perfume, dry tobacco-like hops, no sweet fruitiness lingers.
Medium body and carbonation, a buttery feel to it, smooth.
Great beer, really set apart from others. I'll be looking out for more Oakham, most of their beers surprised me.
Apr 21, 2014Very nice smell, with citrus and sweet tropical fruit, bit of pine, flowers and dry English hops, nice diversity and balance. A small sniff of toasted grains and biscuits too.
Bitter from start to finish, but with lots of other stuff popping around. Starts with some sweet tangerine, mango, faint lychee, apricot and pear. Mix of green and dried grass follows, dry petals (elderflowers?), grains, faint biscuity malts (cracker-like), with a flavor-enhancing saltiness. Finish and aftertaste have grapefruit, salted grains (what is up with that?! really like it), faint flowery perfume, dry tobacco-like hops, no sweet fruitiness lingers.
Medium body and carbonation, a buttery feel to it, smooth.
Great beer, really set apart from others. I'll be looking out for more Oakham, most of their beers surprised me.
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