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Adnams Explorer (Cask)

Score
4978
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Adnams
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Southwold, England

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unknown

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available

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RATINGS: 79   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Introduced in 2004 as a summer seasonal in East Anglia and London; became a regular beer from February 2006.
A golden bitter suffused with the aromas of a grapefruit grove. The massive citrus attack will burst on your palate allowing all the flavours of the imported New World hops to deliver their fruity bitterness. Adnams is “Exploring” new ground by sourcing interesting new hops from the USA that add different characters to the beer. By using the hops, not only in the copper but also in the cask, the drinker enjoys a mix of the traditional brewing quality that has become synonymous with the Adnams name, but also the contemporary flavours of the New World.
Ingredients: Pale malt. Columbus and Chinook hops; Columbus in the copper and Chinook in the cask

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerViking (849) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 17, 2012
Cask at the Royal Oak, Brentford. Deep gold with a lasting mid-coarse white head. Nice citrus-and-fruit hoppy nose. Initial malty and faintly sweet body expands with dry and peachy-floral-bitter hops and a touch of dried grass, before a dry grapefruity finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - NOV 11, 2011
Light malthoppy aroma. White head hazy golden . Nice fullbodied taste. Med bitter med sweetness . Medium body. Nice drinkable stuff. Hope that app works

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tombyars (685) - Saltcoats, SCOTLAND - SEP 29, 2011
Tasted this in the Courtyard, Earls Court, London. Cask handpump dispense. Cloudy straw in colour with a tight thin white head. Tart lemon drops in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Citric overtones to the pale malt base with lemon peel, fresh cut grass and gooseberry notes coming through. Peppery hops add a resiny bite to the aftertaste. Finish is sweet and dry. Another decent addition to the Adnams portfolio.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joe19612 (1113) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - JUL 26, 2011
Cask at the Orange Tree Loughborough. Golden pale amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is citrus hops, malts and a hint of melon. The taste is grapefruit with a mild malt with a rounded bitterness, finishes dry.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
EdKing (772) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 19, 2011
Colour is dark hazy hazelnut brown. Nose is nice caramel malt with a bit of fruit. Head is soft white creamy and smooth. Taste is very well balanced bitter. Good caramel malt, fruit hops and creamy texture. Very smooth and very well balanced session bitter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Cuso (1485) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - JUN 7, 2011
April 2011. On tap at Castle Inn, Cambridge. Golden color with small white head. Floral aroma with fruity hints. Taste, slightly fruity with some hops. Light bitter finish. Drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rlgk (5238) - Skövde, SWEDEN - MAY 12, 2011
Cask at Bridge House, London. Pale golden color, small head. Toffee and gape aroma. Hoppy grassy flavor, floral, some fruity notes, toffee.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
planky84 (1170) - , Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 24, 2011
Cask at the Bridge House, Tower Bridge Road. Gold pour with a white head. Fruit filled nose. Buttery hop flavours with a light citrus bite. Bitter finish.


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