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4BEERS: H

HADRIAN & BORDER

Centurion Best Bitter (4.5%), Farne Island Pale Ale (4%), Flotsam(4%), Gladiator (3.8%), Legion Ale (4.2%), Reiver's IPA (4.4%), Secret Kingdom (4.3%), Vallum Bitter (3.6%)

HAMPSHIRE

Good King Censelas (5%): A strong tasting winter ale which maintains a good hop/malt balance, but lets the malt slightly take the limelight, as it should, to my mind, in such a brew. Plenty of good fruitiness. (DN)
Pride of Romsey IPA (5%): This poured well from the bottle (mind you it had been settled in the cupboard for the best part of four weeks, which is possibly the longest I have been able to leave a pint of beer up to now!) and came up with the most delightful creamy head. This is robust proper IPA with a good strong hop and subtle citrus notes, grapefruit particularly to the fore. (DN)

HANBY ALES

All Seasons Ale (4.2%), Cascade Bitter (4.5%), Cherry Bomb (6%), Drawwell Bitter (3.9%), Golden Honey (4.5%), Green Admiral (4.5%), Nutcracker Ale (6%), Rainbow Chaser (4.3%), Wem Special (4.4%),

HARDYS & HANSONS

Kimberley Mild (3.1%), Kimberley Bitter (3.9%), Olde Trip (4.3%)

HARVEYS

Armada Ale (4.5%), Bill Brewer (1%), Blue Label(3.6%), Bonfire Boy (5.8%), Christmas Ale (8.1%), Copperwheat (4.8%), Elizabethan Ale (8.1%), Imperial Russian Stout 2000 (9%), India Pale Ale (3.2%), John Hop (1%), Kiss (4.5%), Knots of May Light Mild (3%), Nut Brown (3%), Old Ale (3.6%), Porter (4.8%), Southdown Harvest (5%), Sussex Best Bitter (4%), Sussex Mild (3%), Sussex Pale Ale (3.5%), Sweet Sussex (2.8%), Tom Paine (5.5%)

HARVIESTOUN

Bitter & Twisted (4.2%): Champion Bottled Ale of 2004 and deserved so. This is a perennial favourite in a draught form at my local and epitomises the care and dedication which most Scottish brewers are putting into their beers these days. This refreshing ale combines aromatic Hallertau Hersbrucker and spicy Challenger hops in the brew, with the addition of some Styrian Golding towards the end to produce a taste sensation which hits that fine balance between subtlety and over-complexity. (DN)

HEATHER ALE

Alba (6%), Ebulum (5.8%), Fraoch (4.1%), Grozet (4.5%), Kelpie (4.4%), Pictish Heather Ale (5.4%)

HIDDEN

Hidden Depths (4.6%), Hidden Fantasy (4.6%), Hidden Old Sarum (4.1%), Hidden Original (3.8%), Hidden Quest (4.2%), Hidden Pleasure IPA (4.9%), Hidden Potential (4.2%), Hidden Spring (4.5%), Hidden Strength (3.4%), Hidden Treasure (4.8%)

HIGHGATE

Dark Mild (3.4%), B-Fuggled Bitter (6%), Bee-Zone Honey Beer (3.8%), Davenports Original (4%), Davenports Premium (4.5%), England's Glory (4.3%), Fox's Nob (4.4%), Highgate Chaser Stout (6%), Highland Whisky Ale (4.6%), India Pale Ale (4.4%), Old Ale (5.35%, November-January)
Old Ember (6.5%): A winter beer that will warm cockles deep within. Complex malts and a touch of honey make a smooth-drinking ale with a hint of fruit.
Saddler's Premium (4.3%), Special Best Bitter (3.8%)

HIGHLAND BREWING CO

Dark Munro (4%), Highland Best (3.8%), Orkney Blast (6.2%), Scapa Special (4.2%), St Magnus Ale (4.5%), Strong Northerly (5.5%)

HOBSONS

Best Bitter (3.8%), Manor Ale (4.2%), Mild (3.2%), Old Henry (5.2%), Steam No 9 (4.2%), Town Crier (4.5%)

HOGS BACK

Advent Ale (4.4%), Autumn Seer (4.8%), Friday 13th (4.2%)
Gardener's Tipple (4.2%): Brewed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003.
Hair of the Hog (3.5%), Hop Garden Gold (4.6%), TEA — Traditional English Ale (4.2%), OTT (6%), Rip Snorter (5%), Santa's Wobble (7.5%), Spring Call (4%), Summer This (4.2%), Xhibition Stout (4.5%)

HOOK NORTON

303AD (4%), Double Stout (4.8%), First Light (4.3%), Haymaker (5%), Hooky Bitter (3.6%), Hooky Dark (3.2%), Old Hooky (4.6%), Twelve Days (5.5%)

HOP BACK

Crop Circle (4.2%)
Entire Stout (5%): If you love traditional stout and the wonderful roasted malt aroma and taste (it’s like bonfire night in a pint glass), I urge you to try some when you can. (DN)
GFB (3.5%), Odyssey Best Bitter (4%), Summer Lightning (5%), Taiphoon (4.2%)
Winter Lightning (5.5%): As its name suggests it's a light beer, but with a strong taste. Good hop notes, bit of citrus in there too, and a gentle suggestion of bubble gum. (DN)

HOUSTON

Barochan (4.1%), Blonde Bombshell (4%), Champion (4%), Formakin (4.3%)
Jock Frost (4.5%): You guessed it - a winter brew. Although quite pale in colour, it packs a spicy punch with good notes of cinnamon which provide distinctiveness without dominating. (DN)
Killellan (3.7%), St Peter's Well (4.2%), Teuchter (4.8%), Texas (4.5%), Warlock Stout (4.7%)