3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
I like to think that elements of this beer have come full circle in that the hops came from Motueka, been sent to Scotland and hve come back to the South Island of NZ for grateful consumption. Maybe I’m just a sad, soggy, sentimental sod. This is strangely golden in colur, clear and with a tight white head. A very good looking beer this. This beer has scent rather than aroma and it comes out citrus and resin rather than grassy. It smells somehow clean. Very attractive, a sexy blonde in a bar.
Again, lemon citrus leads the charge for flavourand then there’s a tangy bitterness that pushes through on the palate. Tasty and tangy, bitter and gorgeous. Thoroughly enjoyable. I’d love a pint of this.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 9 Aug 2008) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, mainly grapefruit. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit and resin. Long, bitter finish with pine needles, resin and grapefruit. Slightly brutal hop character makes it quite one dimensional, but for a hop head, this is a lovely dimension. Some sweetness follows through all the way. Above medium body. Lovely beer!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: OCT 13, 2011 Bitter, thin, super-hoppy. Smells like urine, and tastes pretty rough. I’m sure I used to like this very much because it had so much more hop flavour than other British beers I could buy. And yet, and yet... Score: 2
One year later: One of the most delightful beers I have had. I simply cannot fault it now.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours pale straw with loose white head. Very fresh and light aroma of lemons, dried apricots, nettles, lemon balm and ginger. Lightly spicy and herbal. Both american and english, and very fresh and elegant. Creamy and light to medium body. Very fresh citrusy with some sugary and caramelly sweetness. The finish is very dry and prickly. Hoppy, but more dry than bitter. Technically flawless.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Ølbaren. Clear amber - white head. Abrico, grape, peppery, nice fruity hoppy, caramel, sweetness, pineapples, grassy, fruity, spicyness. Nice.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
660mL bottle, Best Before: 07/07/09.
Light orange color, white foamy head. Aroma of fruit, sweet malts, and citrus. Flavor is a has a complex tropical fruit character, some barley malt sugars, followed by an earthy hop. A touch of toast and pine bark woodiness. An odd earth bitterness lingers on the palate. The most unique of American styled IPAs I’ve tastes so far. Finishes with a touch of chocolate.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Have had a rate for this in my phone since Nottingham Fest last year but this rate’s straight from a bottle I picked up at Uto, I had intended to pass this on at Zythos but never made it in the end so I’m drinking it...I imagine I’ll enter the previous one at some point...Clear gold with a fluffy white head that leaves a nice lace. Floral hops and fruits dominate but theres some appley malt lurking also. Reminds me of apple dishsoap. Taste is similar, bitter, mouthwatering hops with an array of fruits and a lick of malt rounding it off. Kinda soapy but overall a pleasant experience.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle bought in Systembolaget-Stockholm.
Appearance: golden color. Little to medium head, white and quickly collapse.
Aroma: dominated for the floral hops smells, hints of grass, ruta and eucalyptus. Fruity smells like mango and kiwi.
Flavor: ephemeral sweet-malty start, hoppy progress with medium to high dryness, some resinous and lasting. The hoppyness has reminiscences of flowers, chamomile, medicinal herbs and grapefruit skin.
Palate: light to medium body, nice rough texture and medium carbonation.
Remark: lovely hoppy taste. Refreshing beer, very advisable.
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