4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bomber from The Bruery Provisions on 6/29/11. hazy orange pour with a 1/4" white head. citrus hop nose with big notes of oranges and pineapple. medium body with more citrus hop notes (big orange zest) and spice. smooth, well carbonated with light malt tones. dry crisp finish with more citrus bitterness and sweet malts. really nice big hoppy pale ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Brewdog Bar Aberdeen. It pours golden yellow, with a light haze, moderate carbonation and a thick foamy white head. The nose is grapefruit, hay, biscuit, grass and pine. The taste is hay, butter, biscuit, bread, metal, pine, grapefruit, lemon and lime, with a moderate bitter finish. It is light, drinkable and sessionable.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from craft beer outlet. into a tulip. Golden, slightly hazy pour with thin white head. Aroma of citrus, floral hops, and caramel malts. Flavor of mild citrus, pine, floral fresh hops, and caramel malt.
A really spectacular blend from a great company.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours clear golden with a big creamy snowy white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, passion fruit and grapefruit. Taste is crisp and fresh, fruity and flowery hops with a solid malty body underneath. Lively carbonated, which helps bringing the fruity hops to the surface, this is a lovely APA, with that "moreish" feeling.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy golden color with a medium sized, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of grass, floral, citrus fruits, and toast. Taste of grass, citrus, light pine, toast, light toffee, and light bitterness in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Received in trade from TexIndy, thanks for the opportunity.
Pours a light golden color with a huge fluffy white head that persists forever. Smells of citrus right off with some lemon, bread, and a spicy earthy aroma in there as well. Nose is reminiscent of SNPA. Taste is lemony with a modest bitter hop bite some sweet bread malt holds everything together. Carbonation is over the top. At first pour this thing looked like champagne there were so many bubbles. Light to medium body, crisp mouthfeel. Decent APA that would be great if the carbonation were toned down a bit.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours clear dark gold with an average, fizzy white head, medium-short retention with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (cookie, meal, toast), heavy hops (citrus, herbal, floral), and average esters (fruity) with notes of lemon. Flavor is light malt with a moderate hop flavor and subdued bitterness. Light body, low warmth, medium carbonation and a dry finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, shared with and courtesy of Palme at my 1000-rating tasting, 16th of May 2011. :-) Pours a hazy dark honey color with a big white head. Aroma is like a fruit basket: I get kiwi, apricot, strawberry, melon, lemon, green gooseberries and some subtle floral notes. Really good. Taste is more mellow, with light citrusy notes, kiwi, lemon and near-tart fruity flavors save for a rather discreet pale malt sweetness in the back. Body is light and refreshing. A world-class APA from AleSmith here; complex enough to be entertaining and straight enough to just knock back! :-)
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