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Invite a Hobgoblin into your home this Halloween

Advantages: Smooth, malty and delicious, with a lovely deep red colour
Disadvantages: Nasty hangover if overindulged

...I’m quite partial to a pint of ale once in a while, and I thought today I’d share a few words with you on the subject of a cheeky little number called Hobgoblin, brewed by the Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire. I’ve sampled this beer on a fair fe ...

skybluecat 25.10.2009 · Read full review
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What's the Matter Lager Boy?

Advantages: Tasty, dark and full of flavour.
Disadvantages: A bit on the common side. Not as strong as the bottled version!

While STILL waiting for Ciao to add any new products to the Food & Drink Category, I am STILL retracing old steps and reviewing some classic beers. This one is a strong beer that is well worthy of a review. In fact, I’m not sure why I haven’t written ab ...

tange 15.09.2004 · Read full review
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Be enchanted by the Goblin

Advantages: Taste, bottle, price....and a free t-shirt
Disadvantages: Not available on tap in SE london :(

I don't know why I picked up this particular ale in Threshers one day last Autumn, perhaps it was the fairy tale loving child in me which was compelled to the large clear bottle with the large hobgoblin on the label, perhaps it was the '2 for £3 offer', ...

ElizaF 25.09.2003 · Read full review
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Afraid you might taste something?

Advantages: One of the best tasting beers I've ever drunk
Disadvantages: Difficult to find on tap

..."What's the matter, Lagerboy," goes the advertising slogan, "afraid you might taste something?" And it hits the nail on the head. Created, rather than designed, for a one-off occasion, Hobgoblin was produced by Oxfordshire's Wychwood brewery (a tradema ...

temporalbandit 17.04.2006 · Read full review
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Do try Hobgoblin

Advantages: Fantastic taste
Disadvantages: None

...With Hobgoblin we are talking about real real ale No worries about the antecedents of this particular brew. It is produced by the Wychwood Brewer of Oxfordshire, a brewer of some exceptionally fine real ales. Hobgoblin looks the part. Dark, yet not too ...

Martinscholes 25.09.2004 · Read full review
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