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Harveys Bonfire Boy (Cask) 3.33 17

Harveys Bonfire Boy (Cask)

Percentile
77
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: English Strong Ale

Lewes, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
173.54/5.03.33/5.0Autumn5.8%76English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - briefly, around Bonfire Night. Also available in pasteurised bottle.
Originally brewed to commemerate the gallant work of the Fire Brigade during the fire at the brewery in July 1996 and was originally called Firecracker. We now brew this for the Lewes Bonfire Celebrations each year. This is a Seasonal Ale and only available for a short period of time. Highly roasted Malts are used during the production of this beer to give a slightly burnt quality and a hint of smoke to this amber coloured ale.
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 thewolf (5828), Kolding, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 14, 2009  
Cask @ Charlies Bare, Cph.
Pours a nice caramel brown with a small, staying creamy, beige head. Aroma has sweetness, caramel, light chocolate and red apples. Low carbonation, fine fat mouthfeel. Flavour is rather vinoius (too much?) Fat caramel, light smoke, soft erathiness from the hops, perhaps. Fine aftertaste with dry chocolate and a bit of hops. Okay, but rather one-sided.


 Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 6, 2009  
(Cask at Royal Oak, Borough, London, 25 Nov 2009) Reddish amber colour with brief head. Fruity, malty nose with dried fruit, yeast, citrus peel, earthy hops and that slightly sulphury house character of the brewery. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel, earthy hops and a touch of yeast. Almost full body, fairly sweet. Potent and warming beer for a dark November evening. Very nice.


 joergen (8635), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 6, 2009  
Cask at Charlies. Clear orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, cookies and dried fruits. Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits and hops. Dry hoppy finish.


 NosirIwont (1186), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/59/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg. Pours a dark amber/brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is malty with notes of apple and acetone. Malty and a bit hoppy flavour. Slight notes of yeast and plastic. Finish is sweetish with alcohol, fruits and notes of melon. 27-11-09.


 yespr (12415), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 4, 2009  
From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden deep hazzlenut brown. Aroma is roasted and caramelish. Roasted smooth flavoured. Caramelish and sweet. Light bitterness and vague spice note with a little nutty note. Dry lingering malty finish.


 maeib (4768), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Nov 30, 2009  
Cask conditioned handpump Royal Oak London. A chestnut coloured beer with a small off-white coloured head. The aroma has some sweet fruit and toffee together with Harveys house character. Sweet and malty in the mouth with fruit and good hop levels. Lovely depths of flavour and a decent body. Pretty scrummy.


 bobinlondon (844), Harrow, Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Handpulled cask in the Garland in Redhill. Amber brown with an off white head. Malty with rich plums and rasins. I found it rather cloying for it’s strength.


 Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 16, 2009  
Cask in the royal oak. Alround rating: Very sweet, harveys typical mineral character is particularly in your face with even some sulphur thrown in there, herbal hop, again the mineral character balances what is quite a sweet drink to make it very drinkable. Good show!



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