OHanlons Royal Oak

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

Serving: 16.9 oz bottle. Appearance: A very slightly hazy amber with a large, fluffy, off-white head. Aroma: Earthy hops, caramel, cotton candy, and a bit of dirt. Okay, but a little on the sweet side. Taste: Lots of caramel paired with a dry earthiness and a little soap. Light floral notes. Definitely more interesting than the average beer! Mouthfeel: Medium, slightly aggressive carbonation with a medium-light, very dry body. Medium-short, dry finish. A bit on the over dry side if you ask me. Overall: While it is a bit on the dry side, it was very mellow and smooth. I wish there were more beers produced in the U.S. like them. Maybe there are and I just haven’t found them yet. Let the search continue. Would I buy it again: Probably not. The price was a little high for the quality, but I am guessing that had something to do with having to be shipped over the Atlantic. If you can find it for less than $5 a bottle, it would be worth considering.

this is a very nice bitter ale, due to bottle condition i think. murky copper colored with a thin, regular off-white head. aroma: yeast, malty, bit caramel, citrus and flowers maybe. taste: yeast, citrus(grapefruit), roasted malt, gooseberries, sourish and bitter. finish is quite long and bitter. thin/medium body. nicely balanced, tasty ale.

Appearance: Orangy brown. Cloudy. Little bit of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Some berries. Taste: Quite hopsy, then malt. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 28/1-2007, 137/500

Not much in the way of aroma. Body has a nice hop bite to it with a somewhat light body. Pretty much to style and a good session brew.

Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Jean-Marc G. De couleur ambrée rouge et semi-voilée. Nez de houblon terreux et légèrement herbeux, malté de caramel aux notes terreuses et rôties, légèrement fruité (léger de pommes et d’agrumes, traces de cerises), léger de fumée de cigarette et de biscuits ainsi que des notes de noix et boisées (fût de chêne). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement bas et une texture crémeuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon terreux (présent toute la gorgée), légèrement fruité (léger de pommes, notes de cerises, de pêche et d’agrumes) et avec un goût de tabac de cigarette et des notes boisées (traces de fût de chêne) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût un goût malté de caramel légèrement rôti et terreux ainsi qu’un léger goût de biscuits puis en finale, le goût de houblon reprend le dessus en étant plus herbeux et est accompagné d’un léger goût de noix asséchant ainsi que des notes d’alcool très doux. Post-goût moyen et légèrement sec, moyennement amer de houblon terreux et herbeux, avec des notes de fumée de cigarette et de fruits (notes de zest d’agrumes) ainsi que des traces métalliques.

"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."

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.

Deep amber orange/red. No head. Smell apple peel, sweet malt, a little hops bitterness. Nice bitter beer. Has some stout qualities, chocolate bitterness in there. Nice. Leads to a grapefruit peel flavor as well.