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Hambleton Ales
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Hambleton Ales, Nightmare (England) 
The Hambleton brewery is run by Nick Stafford, who is also a Director of SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers. This dark stout or porter-type beer has black colour with a hint of ruby, and cappucino-coloured head. The nose is all about caramel and honey, with a biscuity richness. On the palate it is smooth and very creamy-textured, with a flood of bittersweet flavours. There's a pungent hoppiness, but overlaid with dark chocolate and malt and a grippy, serious depth of flavour. With good length too, this is a fine, fine beer, Brewed in north Yorkshire, this is only available in local Asda branches. 5.0% ABV, 50cl, �1.68, Asda.  | |
Hambleton Ales, Thoroughbred (England)
This pours a medium gold colour with an off-white creamy head. It has a very sweet, untuous nose, with subtle, creamy, caramel aromas. On the palate it has a really mouthfilling texture, with a chewy chocolate and liquid caramel coating, and just a nice oily hop bite adding lots of crispness to the finish. Easy drinking, and with quite a bit of substance to it. Brewed in North Yorkshire, and only in local branches of Asda. 5.0% ABV, 50cl, �1.68, Asda.  | |
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