Young Henry's Real Ale
Young Henry's
- From:
- Young Henry's
- Australia
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 16.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 04, 2017
- Added:
- May 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 375ml can, pours a reddish brown colour with a small off white head.
Aroma caramel, biscuits, stonefruit.
Taste caramel, malt, toffee, toasty. It's ok.
Sep 07, 2016Aroma caramel, biscuits, stonefruit.
Taste caramel, malt, toffee, toasty. It's ok.
Reviewed by rjimlad from Australia
3.02/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.02/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap into pint glass. Nice deep amber with a clean white head. Nit much nose, a bit bready. Flavour is toasty, black tea, fuggle-like. Not much on the middle palate. A bit thin. Good mouthfeel but pretty uninteresting ale.
Aug 22, 2016
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.27/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.27/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Time for some Young Henry's Real Ale, and boy (girl/superstar DJ’s) am I excited, not for this beer but for the newly restocked fridge and the beers I have on offer in my future reviews... oh and this review will be good too... eh, who am I kidding? I had Real Ale 3 weeks ago at the Young Henry’s mini tap takeover at The Durham [spoiler: not as good as the Hop Ale]. Let’s do this so I can crack on with my next review... actually the one after, I’m not so excited about the next beer I have to review... just skip reading that one.
Poured from tap into a nonic pint.
A: Hazy amber body with a thin white head that shrinks into oblivion fairly fast - not great, less inspiring than the Hop Ale, with a “ho” and a “hum”. 5/10.
S: Fruity Fuggle-like* hop aromas with a solid toffee malt base. Très Anglais or “Very English” said in French the language English people most admire. One thing I did annotate is how muted the notes are - I know it’s practically a mid-strength at 4% ABV but there are plenty of well-endowed mid-strength aromas out there, and this isn’t one of them. 6/10.
T: Fruity hops combine with citric note and follow through to a light toffee malt base. Finishes with the sort of lea leaf characteristic you would find in a classic English IPA and the flavour is a step in the right direction, though it is still leaving me wanting more. 7/10.
M: Mid to light bodied, borderline watery in feel with a thin UK pub carbonation. Close to style but a touch “meh”. 6/10.
D: The easier Ale to drink but overall more of a boring English cousin to the Hop Ale’s brash almost obnoxious American personality. These days I do tend towards bigger beers, nothing insane - just more flavourful, so I really wasn’t awestruck by Real Ale and went straight back to the Hop Ale afterwards. As far as this brew goes though it is a decent effort for an Australian brewer to make a beer this English and a throwback to a bygone era where men wore Alan Whickers and Syrup of Figs. 7/10.
Food match: In Cockney - Dead and sneeze or a nice and mild Ruby Murray.
*They probably are Fuggles hops, as the saying I just made goes “Where there’s Fuggles hops, there’s fruity aromas”.
Apr 17, 2015Poured from tap into a nonic pint.
A: Hazy amber body with a thin white head that shrinks into oblivion fairly fast - not great, less inspiring than the Hop Ale, with a “ho” and a “hum”. 5/10.
S: Fruity Fuggle-like* hop aromas with a solid toffee malt base. Très Anglais or “Very English” said in French the language English people most admire. One thing I did annotate is how muted the notes are - I know it’s practically a mid-strength at 4% ABV but there are plenty of well-endowed mid-strength aromas out there, and this isn’t one of them. 6/10.
T: Fruity hops combine with citric note and follow through to a light toffee malt base. Finishes with the sort of lea leaf characteristic you would find in a classic English IPA and the flavour is a step in the right direction, though it is still leaving me wanting more. 7/10.
M: Mid to light bodied, borderline watery in feel with a thin UK pub carbonation. Close to style but a touch “meh”. 6/10.
D: The easier Ale to drink but overall more of a boring English cousin to the Hop Ale’s brash almost obnoxious American personality. These days I do tend towards bigger beers, nothing insane - just more flavourful, so I really wasn’t awestruck by Real Ale and went straight back to the Hop Ale afterwards. As far as this brew goes though it is a decent effort for an Australian brewer to make a beer this English and a throwback to a bygone era where men wore Alan Whickers and Syrup of Figs. 7/10.
Food match: In Cockney - Dead and sneeze or a nice and mild Ruby Murray.
*They probably are Fuggles hops, as the saying I just made goes “Where there’s Fuggles hops, there’s fruity aromas”.
Reviewed by charlatan from Scotland
3.71/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Brewed at Banks's for 'spoons festival. Drank half pint at 'spoons in Motherwell. An amber coloured beer with a slightly offwhite head which sticks around, leaving lacing in its wake. It has a wonderful citrus aroma with a na ccent on sweet grapefruit. The taste is all citric: orange and grapefruit. Great nose, great taste, could be a little bolder, a little seeter, a little less watery, but nevertheless a grand beer.
Apr 13, 2014
Reviewed by Kenee from England
4.17/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
1/3 pint in JD Whetherspoon's in Edinburgh Airport. Part of the British brewer collaborations so not the pure brew. Labelled a classic best bitter - 4%.
Classic best bitter copper colour. Looks quite thin.
Really surprising fruity smell. Much lighter and more citrus than a normal uk best bitter.
Lovely taste! Quite refreshing, good astringency. Clean, citrus, light.
Apr 10, 2014Classic best bitter copper colour. Looks quite thin.
Really surprising fruity smell. Much lighter and more citrus than a normal uk best bitter.
Lovely taste! Quite refreshing, good astringency. Clean, citrus, light.
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.82/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.82/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Long-neck enjoyed with a meal at Bloodwood Newtown.
Coppery red colour, lacking head a bit, just a rim, but leaves some vibrant off-white lace around. Not a bad looking real ale.
Smells English mostly, toffee malt and crispy caramel. I was thinking crystal malt but maybe not, with some sweet notes and mild passionfruit seed from the Galaxy hops, maybe a slight grassy hop note as well. Really quite pleasant.
Taste is very malt-driven, with strong caramel notes throughout. Toffee and a touch of milkiness to it. Crystallised sugar late-mid and finishes with slight spice and herbal hop finish. Clean, fairly austere and extremely drinkable.
Fluid, maybe a touch thin. Leaves a decent after-taste and feel.
The southern hemisphere hops work a treat with the English malt base. Perfect accompaniment to meats and risottos, as well. Tasty.
May 21, 2013Coppery red colour, lacking head a bit, just a rim, but leaves some vibrant off-white lace around. Not a bad looking real ale.
Smells English mostly, toffee malt and crispy caramel. I was thinking crystal malt but maybe not, with some sweet notes and mild passionfruit seed from the Galaxy hops, maybe a slight grassy hop note as well. Really quite pleasant.
Taste is very malt-driven, with strong caramel notes throughout. Toffee and a touch of milkiness to it. Crystallised sugar late-mid and finishes with slight spice and herbal hop finish. Clean, fairly austere and extremely drinkable.
Fluid, maybe a touch thin. Leaves a decent after-taste and feel.
The southern hemisphere hops work a treat with the English malt base. Perfect accompaniment to meats and risottos, as well. Tasty.
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