Mighty Oak Cyclops Best

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		19 Jul 2025	Third night on and still bouncing just was this Essex bitter from Maldon! Head and lacing, poor, and lasting, very poor and veering to the invisible. A malty infused bitter first bite accompanied by its caramel-flavourings. A moderate bitterness rising and a maltiness prevailing. The odd dry hoppy note playing in its swan-song finale.
Hogan Sampling		18 Jul 2025	Second night on and still punching its flavours out was this Essex bitter from Maldon. Head and lacing, good. Lasting, fair, as the odd decant or two became necessary. A malty-infused bitter first bite. A caramel-infused maltiness rising up in its moreish bitterness. A malty note or two playing in its finale and a pleasantly dry hoppy bitterness lingering.
Philip Pirrip		17 Jul 2025	New cask on today. OK to good
Hogan Sampling		17 Jul 2025	Fresh on this evening and scoring all the right goals in my mouth was this Essex bitter from Maldon. Not had the pleasure of this one from Mighty Oak before. They have been nearly a quarter of a century on the scene in Maldon from 2001. They first set up in Brentwood, Essex, in 1996. Head and lacing, very good. Lasting, good. A malty bitter first bite. A caramel-infused bitterness pleasantly rising up. A hoppy touch scoring on my palate. A dry moreish bitterness lingering with its malty notes playing extra time and joyously stuck in the groove without question.