20110628:
Josh was deciding between the Hobgoblin English Ale and the Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar. The server said the Rogue was sweeter, and so Josh decided to get the Hobgoblin.
I wrote: "The Hobgoblin is not as aromatic as Josh's other beer. It tastes good, but not as good as Josh's first beer. It's less bubbly and a little more bitter. Supposedly the Rogue would have been sweeter. In any case, both are brown ales, a category which Yard House descibes as being 'Malted - Roasted - Nutty'. I would agree that the Hobgoblin is nutty."
Yard House:
7.0% Drink Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
5.2% Drink Hobgoblin English Ale
5.2% Drink Young's Double Chocolate Stout
5.3% Drink Alaskan Amber
9.0% Drink North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
*I'm pretty sure this is a Hobgoblin. I took this picture during the same minute as the Young's Double Chocolate. The glass has a different condensation and the head wouldn't have yet dissipated. The second picture in the Young's Double Chocolate still has a good layer of head. I can't entirely go by color, because that can change by camera angle.
[20110704]
Hobgoblin English Ale
Relevant Links:
Wychwood Website DD MM YYYY
Hobgoblin | Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd (BeerAdvocate.com)
Wychwood Brewery - Hobgoblin (Wikipedia.org)
Wychwood Hobgoblin (Cask) (RateBeer.com)
Wychwood Hobgoblin (Pasteurised) (RateBeer.com)
Website Information:
Josh was deciding between the Hobgoblin English Ale and the Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar. The server said the Rogue was sweeter, and so Josh decided to get the Hobgoblin.
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| Hobgoblin English Ale* |
I wrote: "The Hobgoblin is not as aromatic as Josh's other beer. It tastes good, but not as good as Josh's first beer. It's less bubbly and a little more bitter. Supposedly the Rogue would have been sweeter. In any case, both are brown ales, a category which Yard House descibes as being 'Malted - Roasted - Nutty'. I would agree that the Hobgoblin is nutty."
Yard House:
7.0% Drink Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
5.2% Drink Hobgoblin English Ale
5.2% Drink Young's Double Chocolate Stout
5.3% Drink Alaskan Amber
9.0% Drink North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
*I'm pretty sure this is a Hobgoblin. I took this picture during the same minute as the Young's Double Chocolate. The glass has a different condensation and the head wouldn't have yet dissipated. The second picture in the Young's Double Chocolate still has a good layer of head. I can't entirely go by color, because that can change by camera angle.
[20110704]
Hobgoblin English Ale
Relevant Links:
Wychwood Website DD MM YYYY
Hobgoblin | Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd (BeerAdvocate.com)
Wychwood Brewery - Hobgoblin (Wikipedia.org)
Wychwood Hobgoblin (Cask) (RateBeer.com)
Wychwood Hobgoblin (Pasteurised) (RateBeer.com)
Website Information:
Hobgoblin
Legendary Ruby Beer
Traditionally craft brewed with Chocolate & Crystal malts and a bled of Styrian, Goldings & Fuggle hops to produce a full-bodied, Ruby beer that delivers a delicious chocolate toffee malt flavour, balanced with a rounded moderate bitterness and an overall fruity, mischievous character.
Goes with
...Hobgoblin is the perfect beer to drink with meat stews & Steak & Ale pies, Sausage & Mash, Burgers & BBQs; roasts; & char-grilled vegetables. Ideal for Halloween!
Deliciously Dark. What's the matter Lagerboys...Afraid you might taste something?
ABV: 5.2% in bottle | 4.5% in cask
Hops: Fuggles and Styrians
Malt: Pale, Crystal and Chocolate
Taste: Toffee, dry, biscuit
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 3
Allergens: Barley
Bottle & Can: 500ml
Cask: All year
See: Dark Ruby
Smell: Toffee, slight citrus, chocolate
Style: Ruby beer
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