3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled (Tuulensuu, BB 02/2011).
Deep golden color, small white head. Fruity-yeasty-bready aroma. Grassy, kind of hayish-fruity flavor, some cat piss too. Quite simple strong ale. Ok, hops are there, malts are threre, but this is it.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottled) Clear copper with a small, firm head. Mild and aromatic, exotic-herby-hoppy, citrusy aroma with some stingy cat pee hints. Flavor is moderately toffee-malty, exotic-lemony-hoppy, slightly sweet, and somewhat less cat-peeish than the aroma. Alcohol is well hidden. Medium-bodied, very easily drinkable with medium, quite soft carbonation. A smooth and drinkable, reasonably hoppy and aromatic brew - but the hops are (for me) a bit too close to cat pee to be enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 50cl. [ Bottle #9421 ]. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].
[ Courtesy of chriso ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, moderate to heavy hoppy, sweet fruity, excotic fruits, sweet citrus, lemon shell, pine notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081230]
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at chris o’s teabag for 2009 tasting. Alround rating: Wow totally unexpected here. Great hoppy ale, citrusy, awsome stuff, and very very drinkable. I heard they are making more since we took to it so well, so thats good news, as id like more!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
500ml bottle #9421, from Adnams Cellar & Kitchen shop in Richmond. Best before 10 April 2009. Mid gold colour, with decent condition and a lasting of-white head. There are plenty of hops here, introducing a spicy orange zest and tropical fruit element to the aroma and a firm bitterness on the palate but they are refined rather than exuberant. Coupled with a modicum of fruity malt and biscuity overtones this produces a beautifully balanced and deliciously drinkable beer. Subtle but assertive is a difficult balance to strike but Adnams have managed it here. More than the sum of the parts and probably the best Adnams beer I’ve had. Shame it seems to have been one-off in bottle only. Wouldn’t have called it an IPA myself but what does it matter anyway?
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 6, 2011 Bottle # 740. A clear gold coloured beer with a minimal head. Easily the hoppiest beer I’ve ever had from Adnams, and really good for it. Delicious orange and grapefruit notes in the nose. and the same citricity in the mouth together with a gentle stinging spiciness and a good malt backbone and decent bottle. I don’t know if Adnams have ant intention of repeating this beer. They really should, although as Craig says, leave out the unnecessary cardboard packaging and drop the price a little.Score 4
Subsequent ratings scored 3.8 and 4.2. Score unchanged
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Golden with a small head. Aromas are sweet biscuit malts with tropical fruit. Floral with peaches. Some herbal, metallic notes. Flavours are sweet sticky tropical fruit mix. Herbal and flowery with a gently prickly grapefruit bitterness finish. Quite like an IPA in style.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear deep golden beer with a lasting white head, aroma is hoppy and the taste is sweet-ish with a hop finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 0,5l. Golden colored. An OK fluffy head that lasted. Strong aroma of hops & lemon. Extremely fruity flavor - almost like perfume. A fruity bitterness evolving. Refreshing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Light clear golden, little head. More when warmer.
Aroma: Floral and some hops. Quite fruity. Apricot.
Taste: Quite fruity and flowery. Some malt and hops. Nice.
Info: 500ml bottle, 5/2-2008
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