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Humpty Dumpty The King John


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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Humpty Dumpty

Norwich, England

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92.49/5.02.53/5.04.5%14.6English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask & Bottle Conditioned, Occasional;
We are just launching our newest beer, The King John, an amber IPA at 4.5%abv. It's a full-bodied ale with lots of late-hop goodness to it. Our artwork for this one is another image from railway artist John Austin. King John was a 6000-class ("King") locomotive on the Great Western Railway. All of the locos were named after English Kings. King John was launched in 1930 and ran the London-Plymouth-Taunton line in passenger express service until 1962 when the King class were replaced by diesel hydraulic locomotives. The King John will be available in pubs from February 2007, and bottle-conditioned by March. Ask for him by name!

 Papsoe (11076), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
Oct 20, 2008  
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small white head. Distinct Brett aroma. Medium body, citrusy tart and stringent. Dry and bitter finish. Quite nice, but again I doubt that the Brett is intentional. 230808


 fonefan (5581), Ulfborg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 1, 2008  
<b>Cask &#40;handpump&#41; &#64; Victoria, Earl Soham, England IP13.</b><br />Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffee, buttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Bitternes is shell harsh - butter bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. &#40;010808&#41;


 yngwie (3762), Kristiansand, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Bottle, shared by fonefan. A clear golden beer with a minimal off-white ead. Slightly sour on the nose, but mostly citrusy and fruity. The sourness is present in the mouth too, but in a nice brett-ish way. Surely not intended. Fruity too, but not much maltyness going on. Dry, slightly astringent mouthfeel and a sourish finish. Nice in a way, but sure gone bad. &#40;080823&#41;


 faroeviking (4589), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/57/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Botella. Unclear golden with a nice white head. Fruity and yeasty bit sour. aroma. Fair mouthfeel. The flavour is sour and sweet with yeast and malt. Que mala&#033;


 plovmand (777), Helsinge, Denmark
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/56/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Bottle at Ulfborg RB tasting. Thanks fonefan&#033; Poured hazy golden with a fine white head. Aroma is citric but also brett like as if it was a bit infected. Flavour is fruity and citric but the brett is there again. Need to be rerated if possible.



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