Hobgoblin Traditional English Ale

Pros: Nice complex flavors
Cons: High price; Tendency to spoil

England is known for making some fine beer and I enjoy quaffing an occasional English pint every now and then when the opportunity presents itself. One beer that I often find in taverns and in specialty stores is Hobgoblin, a product of ...

Pros: Interesting flavours, very drinkable
Cons: 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...

Pros: A tasty, strong beer.
Cons: A bit too common where I am.

Recentlt I have been 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 about it already! Today I am sampling Hobgoblin and, although I ...

Pros: Good flavour, a little different
Cons: Needs better distribution

This is a beer that I had never heard about until my mother picked one up at Trader Joe's for me.Brewed by Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire, England, Hobgoblin is an import and not one of those brewed under licence beers. The beer is classed as a ...

Pros: Fab taste, available in armpit Oklahoma
Cons: Clear glass can lead to spoilage, college town nearby thinks it is trendy

That’s what my wife calls Hobgoblin English Ale. And somehow it seems fitting. I have had several Wychwood Brewery creations, but Hobgoblin ale is my favorite by far. As with Newcastle, Hobgoblin is ...

Pros: A good example of an English premium ale
Cons: Bitterness a little overdone for my taste

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Pros: Great summer cooler, or with a spicy dish, great complexity and flavour
Cons: Clear glass bottle, price, hard to find regularly

I experienced Hobgoblin Traditional English Ale several years ago while stationed in the UK but this is the first time that I have had it since my return to the USA. Background notes I'll start off with a quote from the bottle.. "Full bodied ...

Pros: good tasting, stout, well made brew, different
Cons: a little too sweet; hard to find, need to go to specialty shop

This English ale is 5.5% alcohol and is brewed using a combination of strongly-roasted pale malt with a touch of chocolate malt. It is brown/ruby-red in color, with a light head and a sweet malty nose. The finish is complex: a mix of malt, chocolate...

Pros: complex multiple personality
Cons: pricy

Shhhhhh. School is in session

Hello class and welcome to Beer experimentation 101. I'm your instructor Mr.Dan2jezebel and today we'll be testing Hobgoblin Ale from the Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire, Jolly Ol' England....

Pros: A very good brew for lovers of malt and character; highly drinkable and satisfying
Cons: An expensive luxury

Hobgoblins and Brewers…Oh My!
The Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, England started in 1983 as a one-person operation. It is now a proper brewery, small in size, but increasing in stature among beer lovers. The small brewery now...

Pros: Big complex beer, widely available in the UK
Cons: Not for the faint hearted

Wychwood are one of the success stories of the smaller British brewers, benefiting from some of the larger supermarkets decisions to take quality bottled beer seriously. Both Hobgoblin and Fiddler's Elbow are widely available across the UK in bottles and...

Pros: Unique in my experience, absolutely delicious
Cons: Difficult to find, spendy

Hobgoblin Traditional English ale is a happy beer made with expertise and a devilish sense of fun. This warm tasting ale is best enjoyed at traditional ale temperatures (50-60F for the colonists among us), where the full bouquet and taste can be...

Pros: A nice, dark beer, sweet, pleasant aftertaste.
Cons: Hard to find, not something you'd want to drink all the time.

Hobgoblin is a nice, dark beer. Indeed, most of the drinks brewed by Wychwood are nice, and they make a wide selection of beers (including an organic one, so they cater for all beer drinkers!).

It's dark and sweet - very rich, almost caramely...

Pros: Good beer in a good bottle.
Cons: As far as I know, unavailable on tap.

Any beer which bears the Wychwood mark will be good, but this really is the pick of the bunch.

When poured, it's one of the most pleasing beers I've seen - a deep ruby red colour which makes the mouth water.

Taste wise it doesn't...