Hopspur
Redemption Brewing
- From:
- Redemption Brewing
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.52 | pDev: 15.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Arjen from Netherlands
3.46/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sampled from cask at Borefts 2019. Pours a slightly hazy amber color, and a small frothy off white head. Aroma's: caramel malts, hops, along with some fruit retronasal. Flavor is moderate bittersweet. Light bodied. Low carbonation. Finishes with a short firm bitterness, ashy, dry.
Oct 20, 2019
Reviewed by Wer34truh from Minnesota
3.78/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Murky amber color with quite a bit of lacing.
A lot of hops present in the nose. Also toffee, caramel, and slight notes of apple. The taste follows suit but with some elements of wheat. Body is medium-to-light and the carbonation is quite present.
This is fine. Just fine.
Feb 03, 2017A lot of hops present in the nose. Also toffee, caramel, and slight notes of apple. The taste follows suit but with some elements of wheat. Body is medium-to-light and the carbonation is quite present.
This is fine. Just fine.
Reviewed by jonb5 from England
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
Half pint at the Euston Tap.
A: Pale amber, bronze, cloudy, kept a lid of film, lots of lacing.
S: Apples on the turn.
T: Earthy, burnt toffee, some wheat and fruit slightly on the turn.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Decent enough but fell between being a session beer and something
really memorable.
Oct 31, 2014A: Pale amber, bronze, cloudy, kept a lid of film, lots of lacing.
S: Apples on the turn.
T: Earthy, burnt toffee, some wheat and fruit slightly on the turn.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Decent enough but fell between being a session beer and something
really memorable.
Reviewed by ExMachina1 from Tennessee
4.25/5 rDev +20.7%
4.25/5 rDev +20.7%
This was a favorite of mine while staying in London. It's not just an "English Bitter" more like an English IPA (or somewhere in between)
A: Copper red with a sticky head of foam that coats the glass as the drink is emptied. Lovely
S: Hops! (I think EKG; definitely not Fuggle). Flowery and solidly present. I noticed that the hop aroma became less prominent as the pint went on, with more of the crystal malts coming through. A very nice experience in the glass
T: Crystal malts with a hint of hop flavor on the finish
M: Served on hand pump so carbonation was low; body was medium and very very drinkable.
O: Highly recommend this for it fresh hop freshness and drink-ability.
Oct 25, 2014A: Copper red with a sticky head of foam that coats the glass as the drink is emptied. Lovely
S: Hops! (I think EKG; definitely not Fuggle). Flowery and solidly present. I noticed that the hop aroma became less prominent as the pint went on, with more of the crystal malts coming through. A very nice experience in the glass
T: Crystal malts with a hint of hop flavor on the finish
M: Served on hand pump so carbonation was low; body was medium and very very drinkable.
O: Highly recommend this for it fresh hop freshness and drink-ability.
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
3.98/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
...I am not yet of Percy's mind, the
Hotspur of the north; he that kills me some six or
seven dozen of Scots at a breakfast, washes his
hands, and says to his wife 'Fie upon this quiet
life! I want work.' - Shakespeare, 1st Henry IV, II.iv
Gravity halfpint at the London Drinker festival.
A: Crystal clear chestnut body topped by a finger of fine tan froth. Good retention for a gravity pour, and some lace as well. Very nice indeed.
S: Caramel malt and resinous hops, with the latter coming through more with each sniff. Pleasantly balanced.
T: Follows the nose: herbal hops up front, with lots of sweet malts following behind. Long bittersweet finish. Very tasty.
M: Light and smooth; very low carbonation.
O: Quite a nice bitter - it's quite flavorful, delivering classic English flavors on both the malt and hop sides of the spectrum.
Cheers!
Mar 29, 2012Hotspur of the north; he that kills me some six or
seven dozen of Scots at a breakfast, washes his
hands, and says to his wife 'Fie upon this quiet
life! I want work.' - Shakespeare, 1st Henry IV, II.iv
Gravity halfpint at the London Drinker festival.
A: Crystal clear chestnut body topped by a finger of fine tan froth. Good retention for a gravity pour, and some lace as well. Very nice indeed.
S: Caramel malt and resinous hops, with the latter coming through more with each sniff. Pleasantly balanced.
T: Follows the nose: herbal hops up front, with lots of sweet malts following behind. Long bittersweet finish. Very tasty.
M: Light and smooth; very low carbonation.
O: Quite a nice bitter - it's quite flavorful, delivering classic English flavors on both the malt and hop sides of the spectrum.
Cheers!
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.69/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.69/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Served from the cask into an imperial pint glass in London, England. Reviewed from notes.
A: Pours a one finger head which is thin, devoid of cream, and of bad retention. Another casualty of the recklessness of Camra's misguided movement. Semitransparent copper colour. Appealing in a general sense.
Sm: Caramel, cream, and slight bittering hops. A mild strength aroma.
T: Caramel, cask watery notes, and nasty bittering hops that feel out of place. Simple, crap build, and ruined balance on part of the bittering hops.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Not complementary of the flavours at all. The coarseness of the bittering hops is unwelcome and forced.
Dr: It'd probably be better on draught. The bittering hops are wretched, making it difficult to drink. It's expensive to boot. Every CAMRA member should have to drink this once to realize not every beer is better merely by being served on cask.
Sep 15, 2011A: Pours a one finger head which is thin, devoid of cream, and of bad retention. Another casualty of the recklessness of Camra's misguided movement. Semitransparent copper colour. Appealing in a general sense.
Sm: Caramel, cream, and slight bittering hops. A mild strength aroma.
T: Caramel, cask watery notes, and nasty bittering hops that feel out of place. Simple, crap build, and ruined balance on part of the bittering hops.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Not complementary of the flavours at all. The coarseness of the bittering hops is unwelcome and forced.
Dr: It'd probably be better on draught. The bittering hops are wretched, making it difficult to drink. It's expensive to boot. Every CAMRA member should have to drink this once to realize not every beer is better merely by being served on cask.
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