Ol Bessie
Hillsborough Winery & Brewery
- From:
- Hillsborough Winery & Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 8.93%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 30, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.06/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Can purchased at brewery a couple weeks before consuming:
Pours medium brown, maybe a slight lean to the light side. Head isn't much to look at, but isn't evaporative or anything. Unfortunately, the nose seems to be a different story, as I can't get much of any aroma at first. Eventually an oddly astringent toasted malt scent comes out, not one I am a fan of.
This is a light brown ale, at most medium light overall, with moderate carbonation. The taste starts out fairly generic, but with some warmth, a little toasted note comes in. There's also a little tang in the finish that evokes fruit in a very generic way that also makes me think a little bit of a Vienna lager. This is a neutral beer that has hints of what I expect from a brown ale, but is more amber-ish in nature. I want to say it leans in the direction of today's Newcastle, but I haven't had one of those in a while, so it's an imaginary comparison.
Mar 30, 2024Pours medium brown, maybe a slight lean to the light side. Head isn't much to look at, but isn't evaporative or anything. Unfortunately, the nose seems to be a different story, as I can't get much of any aroma at first. Eventually an oddly astringent toasted malt scent comes out, not one I am a fan of.
This is a light brown ale, at most medium light overall, with moderate carbonation. The taste starts out fairly generic, but with some warmth, a little toasted note comes in. There's also a little tang in the finish that evokes fruit in a very generic way that also makes me think a little bit of a Vienna lager. This is a neutral beer that has hints of what I expect from a brown ale, but is more amber-ish in nature. I want to say it leans in the direction of today's Newcastle, but I haven't had one of those in a while, so it's an imaginary comparison.
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