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London Homesick Ale
Oasis Texas Brewing Company
- From:
- Oasis Texas Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 13.68%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 26
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Ratings by ckeegan04:
Rated by ckeegan04 from Texas
3.83/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 20, 2015
3.83/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Apr 20, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Slightly hazy deep golden brown in color, with a modest, fine-beaded white head, which quickly fades to nothingness. Sparse patches of foam adorn the glass walls.
Aroma: Pleasant aroma of biscuit malt, caramel, and slight herbal hops.
Taste: The taste is dominated from start to finish, by moderate earthy hops. Restrained notes of caramel and biscuit malt are present in a supporting role. Finishes with a long and lingering, but mild bitter hop note.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, and pleasant, with slight carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: Nothing really stands out,but decent for the style.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce aluminum can, servd in a South American-style Pilsener glass.
Sep 23, 2018Aroma: Pleasant aroma of biscuit malt, caramel, and slight herbal hops.
Taste: The taste is dominated from start to finish, by moderate earthy hops. Restrained notes of caramel and biscuit malt are present in a supporting role. Finishes with a long and lingering, but mild bitter hop note.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, and pleasant, with slight carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: Nothing really stands out,but decent for the style.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce aluminum can, servd in a South American-style Pilsener glass.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.54/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Slightly foggy amber with a moderate khaki head settling to a bubbly ring and disappearing film.
Smell is pear, apple, graham, grape and light wood.
First impression in flavor is semi-sweet red fruit, with red apple, tangy grassy hops and toast.
The crisp, full body has a very lightly semi-dry finish. Easy drinking and quenching.
Dec 23, 2017Smell is pear, apple, graham, grape and light wood.
First impression in flavor is semi-sweet red fruit, with red apple, tangy grassy hops and toast.
The crisp, full body has a very lightly semi-dry finish. Easy drinking and quenching.
Reviewed by jkrich from Florida
3.52/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
English bitter is not a style you see brewed in the USA very often. How will this one compare to the versions in Great Britain? Poured from a freshness dated 12 oz. can: slightly hazy, deep golden with reddish-orange highlights. The foamy white head quickly dissipated leaving a lot of intricate lacing.
Tasted cold right after the pour, the ale was rather disappointing; let this one warm a little and you can appreciate the subtleness of flavors. Fruity with nice hints of marmalade and lemon, this ale does in fact remind me of some the English bitters I have tried from Great Britain. According to the brewery, an English ale is used along with English challenger hops. I only wish the malt profile was more evident.
The mouthfeel is soft and well-rounded with restrained carbonation and a pleasant lingering fruit flavor on the palate.
This is a good interpretation that could use a little more flavor. Worth seeking out if you like this style.
Sep 24, 2017Tasted cold right after the pour, the ale was rather disappointing; let this one warm a little and you can appreciate the subtleness of flavors. Fruity with nice hints of marmalade and lemon, this ale does in fact remind me of some the English bitters I have tried from Great Britain. According to the brewery, an English ale is used along with English challenger hops. I only wish the malt profile was more evident.
The mouthfeel is soft and well-rounded with restrained carbonation and a pleasant lingering fruit flavor on the palate.
This is a good interpretation that could use a little more flavor. Worth seeking out if you like this style.
Rated by Mindsculptor from Texas
3.75/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Definite lawnmower beer. Not much flavor, but it is refreshing.
Jul 07, 2017Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas
3.94/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. can poured into tight nonic
(12/29/16 born-on date printed on can)
L: clear yellow-gold, no amber, pushes up short head of white foam, about one finger, no sticking or lacing ... has a slight mistiness to it, but it's 98% clear; keeps a thin but steady collar of white foam; light activity in the glass
S: peach glaze, fruitcake ... super sweet with some bread malt under the fruity notes
T: hop juicy with only a small bitter bite ... hops mixing with the malt give it a sharp apricot flavor, cilantro, some bread dough; first swig is super sweet, peachy, then the palate adjusts and a slight bitterness helps balance -- hop bite is earthy; there's one main flavor note I can't place that I've not run into in any other beer ... it's almost like habanero with no spice or heat, or pumpkin rind doused in parsley ... it's earthy, almost dull, but it's not a dirt-hop flavor ... interesting (a peak at other reviews suggests it might be tea ... simple English breakfast tea leaves)
F: nice all around, a light ale slickness backed by plenty of carbonation
O: very good brew; nothing overly fancy or complex, just a good pale ale with some tasty notes and a super fruity sweet nose; having tried few authentic bitters, it's hard to say how good a facsimile this one is, BUT there's no doubt Oasis loaded up this sucker with plenty of malt, and the growing pinch of bitter bite is a good nod to the English inspiration; sorry I waited so long to try this, and I will be drinking this one again and again; at a month old in the can, it has the look, feel, smell and taste of a beer that will hold up much longer
Jan 31, 2017(12/29/16 born-on date printed on can)
L: clear yellow-gold, no amber, pushes up short head of white foam, about one finger, no sticking or lacing ... has a slight mistiness to it, but it's 98% clear; keeps a thin but steady collar of white foam; light activity in the glass
S: peach glaze, fruitcake ... super sweet with some bread malt under the fruity notes
T: hop juicy with only a small bitter bite ... hops mixing with the malt give it a sharp apricot flavor, cilantro, some bread dough; first swig is super sweet, peachy, then the palate adjusts and a slight bitterness helps balance -- hop bite is earthy; there's one main flavor note I can't place that I've not run into in any other beer ... it's almost like habanero with no spice or heat, or pumpkin rind doused in parsley ... it's earthy, almost dull, but it's not a dirt-hop flavor ... interesting (a peak at other reviews suggests it might be tea ... simple English breakfast tea leaves)
F: nice all around, a light ale slickness backed by plenty of carbonation
O: very good brew; nothing overly fancy or complex, just a good pale ale with some tasty notes and a super fruity sweet nose; having tried few authentic bitters, it's hard to say how good a facsimile this one is, BUT there's no doubt Oasis loaded up this sucker with plenty of malt, and the growing pinch of bitter bite is a good nod to the English inspiration; sorry I waited so long to try this, and I will be drinking this one again and again; at a month old in the can, it has the look, feel, smell and taste of a beer that will hold up much longer
London Homesick Ale from Oasis Texas Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
104 ratings
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