3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Not a great amount of aroma but a nice gentle bitter start with peach like flavours. Moves into a nutty malt profile which is cleaned up with gently bitter hops. All together a more complete beer than the Stella hop version, without the gaps in the flavour profile. This is the type of ipa I like, with the bitter and resinous characters present without being huge.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A pale yellow with a frothy head. A bit light on the flavour but the fruity Summer hops come through with citrus and some stonefruit. It’s very light on the bitterness and a little watery. Not bad, but the other single hops from Bridge Road are tastier.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pretty good session ale this one. Very easy to drink whilst still having some easy going flavours. Personally I would rather a little more kick and flavour.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Golden appearance and a small head.Gentle hoppiness which lingers. Quite subtle and refreshing but could have done with more hops.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle- Pours adark copper color with a good head that fades slowly to lacing. Aroma of citrus, fresh grain and a bit of malt sweetness. Taste of citrus, a bit tart with a bit of malt sweetness. Sharp bitterness and a dry finish. Medium body, crisp and refreshing. Nice balance. Interesting IPA that fits the hot weather very nicely.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
There is a strong aroma of pine on the nose, together with a little lemon, peach and marshmallow, making for an inviting introduction. Unfortunately, this is a little too simple on drinking, with mainly citrusy hops concentrating on the middle of the palate. It’s not very long, but it certainly does no harm on a warm Summer night (squealer from Prince Wine Store, Essendon).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle, 4.8%. Hazy dark yellow with giant foamy white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, spices, and a little earthy. Flavour is malt, little sweet, hop, little citrus, little earthy, spices and a little bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Cloudy golden beer with a strong white frothy head. The aroma is gently hopped with some dryness. The flavour is hopped with dryness at the finish, but with a watery quality. Overall a reasonable but fairly basic hopped beer.
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2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Produces top heavy with a big and lasting two layers of froth and foam atop a muddy pastel orange body. Sea monkeys are dead in this one and sink to the bottom to bob about in odd spurts . Hop heavy, heady, pine forest nose; camphorous, plastic, rough and bleached by a bitter, green mango hit. A pine forest of hard to digest on the palate. Finishes awkward, woody, dry and phenolic (band-aid?). Fizzy upfront, biting and medium-light in body. Malt is suppressed. So much pine I swear I was going to be charged acreage. Raspy and not altogether enjoyable. If this highlights Summer as a hop I vote Winter. Not at all a runnin’ for these guys single hop ales! (33cL, no date stamp, Cellarbrations Carlisle)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Botella. Hazy golden colour. Fruity hoppy citrus piney pleasant aroma. Good mouthfeel. Fruity citrus piney nicely bitter flavour.
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