Arbor Single Hop IPA Galaxy

Brewed by Arbor
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bristol, England

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.

Light unclear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, fruity, rubber notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, hoppy, fruity, orange - mandarin. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504]

Bottle at home ... golden amber ... nice white head ... zezty oily orange and pine .... very juicy nose ... bitter bitter peel front ... some orange ... oily again ... mosty too bitter for me

Bottle from Grape & Grind, Bristol. Slightly hazy gold in colour, with a decent white head, and plenty of small bubbles. Grassy, pineapple and grapefruit aroma with a hint of caramel. Flavour had more tropical fruit, with a solid malt base and long, bitter finish, with a whiff of pine. Very good.

Bottle. Slightly hazy golden with bubbly white head. Aroma is slightly pissy, sloghtly musty, fruity, sharp, grapefruit and a little peach, smells like a kernel. Taste also a bit pissy but not unpleasant, fruity, apricot, some caramel. Slightly oily with a bitter finish. Decent

Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012 (6.5 % version). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, grassy and also some mild caramel and alcohol. Flavour is fruity, floral, spicu and a bit sweet pine and honey wax.