3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours copper with a nice white head. Smells of resiny hops, some citrus, pine, some sweet biscuity malt. Tastes of citrus and perfumy. Mouthfeel is full bodied with a crisp finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Semi hazy dark straw/copper pour with 1-finger off-white head. Nice crisp hop aroma plus some caramel malt. The hop flavor was also crisp, citric, very pure and fresh tasting, and well matched by a solid malt bill. Solid complexity. I’d buy this by the case if I could.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle poured a clear copper with a large lasting amber head. Aromas of earthy hops, light pine and carmel. Palate was light to medium bodied and slightly dry. Flavors of earthiness, carmel and light pine with a lingering bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden pour. Light head. Citrus and resinous hops abound! Flavor is bitter, hoppy, light caramel and bready notes. Good stuff.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Poured near-clear medium amber with a short-lived, but sticky off-white head. The aroma picked up sweet caramel spiced up by citrus and piney hoppage.. quasi-juicy, but it didn’t really pop.. no complaints, though. The flavor found sweet caramel again at the core.. a little more bitter than the nose indicated, showcasing pine needles and fruity notes.. lots of residual bitterness and a hint of oxidation on the finish.. OK feel and flow.. not bad, but not memorable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Peter (Mr Pitstop brewery) Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove Nr Wantage, many thanks to Peter for dropping these off at my work, consumed at Castleton campsite, Peak District, Derbyshire, 20.09.10 Pours amber with a clean white head, some carbonation. The aroma is hoppy but tinged with a sweetness. Some tasty steely hops start to show, clean, good bitterness, fine. A6 A5 T6 P3 Ov12 3.2
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from GBBF09 had at home. Alround rating: Biscuity pale malt, caramalt, big lychee and tangerine hoppy nose, good bit of pine resin. Excellent and very drinkable IPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head and light lacing, slight retention. Hoppy with plenty of malt as well. Piney hop tones up front, lighter grass and a hint of fruit, citrus like. Malty backbone with a medium body and a light malt sweetness. Decent.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 2, 2006 NABA ’04: Amber, lots of carbonation. Fizzy head. Aroma is hoppy with caramel malts. The flavor is malty, sweet, only lightly hopps. Finishes dry, lingering. Not bad. Update from the taproom: More hoppy and fresh this time with a nice creamy finish. Upgrade .2
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33 cl bottle. Golden copper color, huge tan head. Aroma of grass, butterscotch, light citrus. Taste is bitter start to finish, with pine and scotch. Medium body. Decent.
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