3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/2033cl bottle from Morrisons. Golden amber with a ring of white head; the aroma is spicy and malty, with traces of raw alcohol; the body is sweet and malty with some orangey fruit; the hops are definitely there but do not make much of an effort, adding some boiled cabbage before a dry and lightly spiced finish with a touch of citrus. Good to see a major brewer experimenting like this, but they are someway off the mark.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisO Snow Tasting.
Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dusty hops, malty, grain, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130120]
6-3-6-3-13
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
Clear medium to dark yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet butter - toffee, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120808]
6-3-7-3-13
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber pour. Medium white head. Some lacing. Big aroma of pine. Some grapefruit and some malt. Sweet cereal and malt flavor. A slight pine in the mouth as well. A slight bitterness in back. Nice beer.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Not sure why others have rated this so highly! The brewer not only claims that this is an IPA but also that it is "Inspired by the ’IPA revolution’ across the pond"! Rubbish. I’ve been to the West Coast US and I can tell you that this doesn’t even come close, where are the hops? The brewer has either never downed a true American IPA or hasn’t the skill to recreate it. I will never get the £2 or 20 minutes back that I wasted on this insipid rubbish!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Amazing Beer if I may say so myself. The aroma is punchy and full of vitamin C hop tones with the clarity of the beer looking like a classic clear American Style IPA. Taste doesn’t disappoint either with citrus grapefruit and lemon peel hop flavours combining with a lovely biscuit malt undertone.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle at Praha, Tampere. Clear deep golden color, smooth white head. Aroma is hops, fruits, some yeast. Malty body, dry hoppy touch, hint of alcohol? Different ipa, lot like apa. Not bad.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Vihreä Haltiatar
Pours clear golden with almost no head. Aroma is herbs, berries, citrus and hops. Flavor is mostly same. Decent one.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber colour with a thin head and lacing on the glass. Tastes of hops with a hint of flowers. Aroma of perfume, oak and citrus. Was dry and bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Mild hoppy nose. Pale head. Clear golden color. Hops and malts in the taste. Not very sweet. Fruity and some lemon and peach too.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Tesco. Poured a dark amber with a thin white head. The aroma is malty and a little hoppy leading to a medium bitter flavour with lots of hops and a nice bitter palate. Deserves a higher rating IMO.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK.
Thin creamy white head. Clear golden blond pour. Subtle hoppiness. Nice brew.
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