OHanlons Royal Oak

Brewed by OHanlons
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Whimple, England

Bottle conditioned and best before November 2005. This one poured a most attractive medium-to-dark copper colour, and it was quite hazy with a lot of sediment. Poured every bit of this into the glass, to. The head was almost no head, what there was being ivory in colour and it died away quite rapidly. Aroma was faint, maybe a hint of fruit. Taste was "odd", having perhaps some malt and hop but it was hard to determine what it really was about. Mouthfeel was thin and watery. A disappointing beer.

Poured out a deep burnt orange brew that was not entirely clear - probably due to my pour. I was pretty careful but got greedy near the bottom. The large super light brown crown is really thick and has amazing retention and lacing - an excellent looking brew, no doubt. The aroma is pleasant but quite mild. Found a bit of bread and caramel, the latter being the weaker of the two, fruit that comes from the darker side of the citrus family. Something faint a short that reminds me of chocolate milk powder...?? The more this warms the more the hop character comes out. The taste is really goo, so good that I’ve put another in the freezer. I’ve really gotten hooked on English bitters lately. Neat blend of malts - I know there’s some bread and some caramel but it all seems a mystery.... comes across dry. Tasty hops that come over the top of the malt but do not overpower the flavour. The hops really become more sour as I bottom my glass. It’s almost like this beer is layered. Something Xmas hard candy like in the spice. It might even taste like bark. Nears medium bodied. Smooth brew with a lengthy bitter and bready finish, more so later on. I think I’m in need of a blind English Bitter tasting and let these suckers battle each other to the death. Did I overrate this? I’ll have to hit it up again, me thinks.

(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 17 June 2009) Nut brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with dried fruit, toasty malt and orange peel. Malty, nutty taste with notes of dried fruit, almonds, hints of brown sugar and dusty hops in a bittersweet finish. Medium body, solid malt structure with some sweetness throughout. A nice and malty premium bitter.

Very nice drop. Odd cardboard driving taste through the middle. Excellent and my favourite ale.

"What a brutal pour I got 4” of beer and 8” of foam and its disappearing so very slowly hurry up dam it I want to drink you. The body appears dark honey brown and crystal clear. Aroma is not winning me over mild sweet wood some faint chemical smell and a touch of citrusy hops. Biscuty malts, mildly bitter hops, dried out grass and wood make up the light and dry flavor. Banana comes out in the flavor but only on the last few sips when the beer was room temp. Mouth feel was thinner then I would have liked it to be. Ok to drink but forgettable. My marks seem to low."

500 ml bottle at chacers pub in London Ontario Pours a nice dark copper with good sized head Nice malt and hop floral aroma The taste is a malty but a little thin would make a nice session beer for sure

Aroma is pleasant but not too prevalant. There is a great read hue to the brownness. Flavour is a bit malty but pretty nice and very smooth. The taste drops off nicely for a bit and then very sharply and slighty bitter with malts and hops. Pretty nice, but I’m not such a fan of ESBs.

Looks great in the glass, deep amber colour and a thin head. Aroma of yeast and a light hoppyness. Flavour is great, Bitter, but not over powering. Very malty with an almost chocolate finish. Fantastic mouth feel, light and creamy, with perfect carbonation, and great lacing. Very complex. This is a great beer!!!