Advantages: Classic bottle and label design, full-bodied and flavoursome taste, Widely available in the UK Disadvantages: Not especially good with food, Does not export much yet
...later we now have the Wychwood Brewery turning out 30,000 barrels of varying fermented beverages annually. And not just that insipid lager you find all too often these days, either; proper beer brewed with English hops and other fine ingredients, and recognised for its quality by the Campaign for Real Ale. In fact, the Wychwood brewery has picked up a grand total of 20 different awards since its launch, which isn’t bad going at all.
The Wychwood ... ...bottle is typical of the Wychwood desire for independence and originally, having the brewery logo proudly embossed on the chunky bottle, above the fantastic label depicting the Hobgoblin itself. If you are unfamiliar with the famous label at all, you can take a look at it here:
www.wychwood.co.uk/images/New_Hobgoblin_bottle_label.jpg
-The pour
Settling myself down with a bottle of Hobgoblin last night, I levered off the metal cap to be greeted ...
Collingwood21 18.01.2003
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Advantages: Tasty, from a well known recognised brewery. Disadvantages: Can't seem to find it on draught, that picture of the goblin scares me.
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It's produced by Wychwood brewery. This brewery calls itself ' fiercely independent ' and this can be seen written on all of the bottles of their brewed ales. The brewery itself has won many accolades in the world of alcohol, round about 20 to date. Is this a sign of a good brewery? I think so. Wychwoods also produce ales such as 'Goliath' , ' The Dog's Bollocks ' ' Alchemy Gold ' as well as the one in question ' Hobgoblin Ale ' As you can see ... ...things. You can contact wychwood at the following address:
Wychwood Brewery Co. Ltd
Witney, Oxfordshire
0X8 7AZ.
Unfortunately their website www. wychwood.co.uk appears to be unreachable, I'm not sure whether it is unavailable at present or whether it no longer exists but I've tried for the past three days to log onto it with no luck.
--- THE ALE ---
This ale is the best selling ale of Wychwood Brewery and not surprisingly it, like the brewer, ...
justme 08.07.2003
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Advantages: good, solid ale with a bottle that makes an interesting talking point when left casually on the coffee table Disadvantages: Dire in the pubs (in my experience!), nothing to get too excited about
...that is the symbol of Wychwood brewery, it’s apparently named after the forest of Wychwood in the Cotswolds somewhere, and brews many occult-sounding beers, of which this is their flagship ale. So what is it actually like?
Well, for a start it is a premium ale of 5 ½%, so a few of these and you’ll notice it. It is a brown ale, the colour is strong and rustic, and the brownness extends to the considerable head you get from the bottled version. It ... ...to Somerset, bearing a big Wychwood sign and suitably gothically decorated. However, at the risk of brandishing any other Wychwood pubs with a bad name, this student pub served me a suspiciously watered-down Hobgoblin, with a flat head, that tasted nothing like the bottled beer I was used to. Several other Wychwood varieties tasted similarly off-hand and when I woke up in the morning I felt very dodgy indeed. Maybe I had a bad experience, but I for ...
peppermint 26.11.2001
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Advantages: Interesting flavours, very drinkable Disadvantages: Hard to find on draught
Brewed by Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire, this English ale is 5.5% alcohol and is brewed using a combination of strongly-roasted pale malt with a touch of chocolate malt. The Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, England began life in a small way in 1983. These days it is a well established brewery, still small but growing in stature daily. They now produce around 600 barrels of beer a week. Their beers are brewed with local water from the river ... ...additives are used in any of their products. Enough of that....what about the beer. ~~~~~~~~
The Pour ~~~~~~~~
Hobgoblin pours to a dark, coppery, ruby-red colour - rather like a tawny port. More like a brown ale than a pale ale, it is medium-to-full bodied, is lightly carbonated and settles with a good but light head at the top of the glass. The aroma is of hops with definite chocolate overtones and a little fruitiness - somewhat smoky. ~~~~~~~~~
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proxam 25.06.2002
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Advantages: Drunk the ale, read the label, worn the T-shirt. A strong bitter mahogany red ale. Disadvantages: Bitterness a little overdone for my taste
...Hobgoblin, the second of my Wychwood Tryptich. SOME MORE BACKGORUND.
I did say last time that I would try my hardest not to repeat myself and I shall resist the temptation. Suffice it to say that Wychwood Breweries are a “Fiercely Independent” (their mantra) company is based in Witney in Oxfordshire.
They take great pride in brewing a number of character ales – many of them from organic ingredients. They have come up with some quite innovative ... ...bitter for the winter.
Wychwood ales have been winner awards and medals at championships at home and abroad on a regular basis since the company was started in 1986. A variety of the labels are also exported to countries all over the worlds (including the USA and Canada, Scandinavia, the Far East and the Middle East). They even have an agency in the Lebanon!
So what do the brewers think of Hobgoblin? “Hobgoblin is a powerful full-bodied copper ...
Newfloridian 03.04.2003
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Advantages: colour, taste Disadvantages: not a summer beer
...I tis produced by Wychwood a fairly new brewery since they only came into existence in 1983, based in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. The brewery although new has had much success with its ales and has won many awards. Hobgoblin is their most successful ale to date. The beer can be bought in any reputable supermarkets and off licences and can be bought for about £1.50 for a 500 ml bottle. Art 5.2% it is quite a strong beer.
The appearance.
On pouring ... ...am used to beers being golden in colour. This one is much darker. At first it looks almost as dark as Guinness but on holding it up to the light the ale changes to a wonderful dark red colour. The nearest thing I can describe the colour of this mysterious brew is that it is like blackcurrant juice. It poured very nicely and did not have too much of a head once it had settled. I also noticed it was not over carbonated either so it was easier to drink ...
duskmaiden 08.12.2003
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Advantages: Lovely taste Disadvantages: No discounts on bottles
Hobgoblin is a well advertised beer with its own pubs etc, this would normally lead me to dismiss it.
However the bottled beer has a strong mellow taste which you could drink anywhere and surprisingly the canned beer tastes the same.
I am crying out for for an offer with a glass but this doesn't seem to be in line.
Hobgoblin is a beer well worth buying and would be enjoyed buy all members of the family, even a lager drinker!
If you had a day ...
Hank11 09.06.2009
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