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Oakleaf Heart of Oak


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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Oakleaf

Gosport, England

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223.54/5.03.49/5.04.5%92 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned. Originally brewed as a Trafalgar bicentenary special but now regular.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar this exceptional ale that has been brewed in the finest Naval tradition. Initial strong, fruity hop flavours lead to a bittersweet aroma, balanced by a warm chocolaty finish

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 SilkTork (3853), Rochester, Kent, England
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/516/20

Jun 29, 2006  
Catford Beer Fest. Elderberry, blueberry and rabbit droppings. Tastes of licorice and tobacco backed up by black cherry and stars. Awesome.

 HogcliffeLenny (134), Christchurch, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle 500ml from Tesco, New Milton. Pours a a clear amber colour, with medium firm white head. Has a fruity boiled sweet aroma, with a hint of citrus. The fruitiness blends in to the background when it comes to the taste. The foreground is all about orange peel bitterness and flavours, and perhaps a touch of brazil nut. Full bodied with a long bitter aftertaste. I like it!


 downender (1510), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 22, 2008  
BCA. Pours a dark amber with a decent, off-white head that proved long-lasting. Aroma of red fruits, orange peel, caramel and spicy hops. Flavour started with some sweet malt, redcurrants, earthy hops and a long bitter finish. An excellent strong bitter.


 Garrat (1064), Suffolk, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Bottle.Dark brown with a good head,aroma of sweet malt and hops taste of fruit hops and chocolate.


 thebeertourist (1764), Oslo, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Bottle. Pours clear, deep amber with a huge foam. Grassy and piney hop aroma. Piney bitterness, some sweet maltiness, but still quite dry. Hint of oranges. A bit thin texture. Quite tasteful.


 hughie (2150), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Copper amber with a small white head. Sweet hop aroma with a background that was more pear than citrus. Fruity taste with a mid bitter finish. Nice pint.




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