3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium orange yellow colour with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pepery spicy hops. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Very nice ;O) [20110803]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp hoppy and citrusy. Crisp hoppy, citrusy and nice peachy. Smooth and fruity. Bitter and lasting fruity finish. Ends dry and bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, fruits, wood, mild sulphury notes with a big time nectary/tropical fruity nose as well. Flavour is hops, fruits, wood, some slight sweet malts, tropical fruits and very refreshing and pleasant.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF 2011.
Clear golden coloured with a small white head.
Fruity aroma of grass, hops and pine needles.
Fruity flavour of grass, hops and pine needles.
Dry hoppy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, Ulfborg 2011. Pours clear yellow with a off white head. Pine and grape. Smooth. Low carbonation. Ends dry and bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grass, bread, straw, fruits, little caramel and hops. Nice bitter finish. Nice bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Wednesday. Clear golden - offwhite head. Ok hoppy, bitterness, tea, herbal, zesty, orange, toasted, grassy, light citrus. Nice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at home .. Golden yellow ... big big white head ... soft floral zezty lemon and lime nose ... little fizz .. juicy bright citrus fruits ... soft toffee .. very resinous pine ...some passionfruits ... truely wonderfull mouthfeel for a bottle ... craking
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
At GBBF 2011. Clear gold lasting off white head. Grapefruit hop aroma. Good ipa. If you didnt know it was English you would say it was usa. Hoppy as hell. Touch too sweet maybe and the alcohol is a little obvious and hot but the huge grapefruit lychee hop is amazing. God british ipa. Lively. Pink grapefruit is good. Very impressive american style ipa made in the uk
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 23, 2012 3rd August 2011
GBBF. Cask. Clear gold beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Bitter resinous hop. Grapefruit, tangerine, touch of pineapple. Grassy bitterness. Dry finish and the bitterness turns marmaladey. Nice English IPA - if this had been put on the US bar it would have blended in seamlessly.
22nd December 2012
Bottle - Very sweet pine, sweet fresh orange. Mango and peach. All notably sweet! Very nice IPA.
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