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Oakham Bishops Farewell 3.49 90

Oakham Bishops Farewell

Percentile
87
overall
Brewed by Oakham
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Peterborough, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
903.55/5.03.49/5.04.6%99.5English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Cask & Bottle filtered; Regular.
Originally a one off special for the Peterborough Beer Festival, Bishops Farewell has become a permenant fixture in the Oakham family. Pale, hoppy & packed with flavour.
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 Ungstrup (15376), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/513/20
Apr 24, 2005  
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A hazy yellow beer with a fine white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and grassy. The flavor is sweet and very nicely hoppy and fresh, but the body is thin.


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/102/515/20
Oct 1, 2009  
From cask at Brew Wharf beer festival. Pours almost clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp hops fruity with a light grassy touch. Bitter, citrusy and crisp fruity flavoured. Nice one. Bitter and dry finish with a lasting crisp fruity note.


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2002  
Sampled cask conditioned at the White Horse, London.
Golden colour. Big fruity aroma (lychee!!)medium bodied with complex flavours. Slightly roasty, bitterish finish.


 fonefan (11852), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear golden color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.


 MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Cask at GBBF08. OK fruity aroma. Almost clear shiny yellow colour. Very nice fruitiness in the flavour, flowery and slightly sweet. Refreshing and nice.


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Cask@GBBF2007. Pale golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is nectar, wood and some sweet malts. Flavour is malts, hops and grass. Also slightly creamy notes. Nicely balanced brew.


 Oakes (8114), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2002  
Golden, hazy; hoppy, fruity (pear, berries); slightly chalky texture.


 DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 16, 2006    Updated: Jul 31, 2009
1. Cask Stillage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham 23/03/2002 Straw golden coloured and slightly pale. Sweet on the palate. Slightly bitter pleasant hop finish. 2. Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich 20/09/2003 Clear golden coloured sweet and fruity. Bitter hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Bartons Arms, Birmingham 19/04/2008 Hop and fruit aromas. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity with some alcohol present. A little bitterness in a crisp and slightly creamy dry finish.



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