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Finchley’s Ales India Pale Ale

Score
3226
OVERALLStyle
Aldi
Brewed at Batemans
Style: Bitter
Atherstone, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 17   MEAN: 2.82/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.8   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Specially produced for Aldi Stores.
Previously known as Aldi XB English Ale - renamed February 2010.
The finest Maris Otter barley and Lincolnshire malts are combined with oven roasted wheat, rye and oats from the Fens, along with specially selected aromatic hops from the English Teme Valley. Brewed by Batemans in their 130 year old Lincolnshire family brewery.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 11/20
ralphdot (506) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - DEC 5, 2011
4.5% amber colour with a thin head, aroma of hops, a refreshing malt and hop taste, if you like hops you will like this one.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - JUL 25, 2011
bottle, light hoppy aroma, little bit fruity but not so much, amber, clear, white foam, medium bitterness, light sweetness, slick feel, bitter, long finish, for market beer very good. But why the hell is called India pale Ale? ...

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
greenmanalishi (418) - Leicestershire, ENGLAND - APR 30, 2011
Bottle. A bit flattish and short. Not really a definitive IPA taste, with a butterscotch sweetness to it. Decent, if uninspiring.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
tommann (1224) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - FEB 13, 2011
500ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is ever so slightly perfumey and maybe some pepper. Bready malt start and a pepper/spicy hop finish. Same as the other Finchley beer, boring but cheap.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Gary (1014) - London and Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - OCT 20, 2010
(Bottled as Finchley’s India Pale Ale.) Bought from a Lidle store : This was very ordinary . The malt was gloopy and hentch , with fat touches of butterscotch . Hops unfloral . Not enjoyable.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
AndrewC (256) - Canterbury, Kent, ENGLAND - SEP 11, 2010
Badged as, "Finchley’s India Pale Ale". Copper brown colour. Smells of shoe polish. Very light in the mouth with a thin body and a fast finish. Quite good mustard & nettle hops. Not unpleasant but the lack of body lets it down.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
tkrjukoff (2284) - SWEDEN - JUN 20, 2010
Pours clear amber with off white head. Weak aroma of malts and fruits. Flatish hoppy and crisp flav. is or. Weak on palate. Finish is bitter hoppy

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - AUG 3, 2009
Bottled A mid brown coloured beer with a whitish head. The aroma is a little malty with a slight cardboard note. Dry and fruity in the mouth with a little bitterness and hints of straw. Not too bad


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