3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity Dispense at Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival 2012.
Clear dark amber with a medium sized bubbly off white head.
Hop forward nose combined with caramel malts.
Taste follows nose - hoppy with light tropical fruit tones.
Higher end of medium bodied with lowish carbonation.
Really enjoyable hoppy cask IPA.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Top beer. Great bottle conditioned. Bbf are knocking out some great beers at the moment.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 30, 2012 Updated Oct 12: I have increased my appreciation of this beer. Strong citrus flavours (not just grapefruit). I buy this beer regularly for £2.30 per bottle. Sept 2012: A perfectly acceptable beer taste-wise. Perhaps one-dimensional. There is strong grapefruit taste and nothing else. I prefer ’Gold’ by the same brewer.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
top shizzle from the boys in brizzle!
great orangey amber colour, small head.
super fruity and super bitter. loads of tropical notes: pineapple, mango, grapefruit...
bottle. wineways. harrogate
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle Conditioned, 500ml at West Country Ales, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset. Amber with full white head. Lots of hop notes right from the beginning, tropical fruits, grapefruit, fresh bitterness, leafy but with a crisp biscuity body. Lasting and crisp on the palate, a very good beer indeed.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 18, 2012 Cask; amber, thin head; packs a puckering piney hop punch from the off; reminiscent of the Hoxton Special IPA I had yesterday but even hoppier; this is less well balanced than the Brodie’s - hops dominate with tropical pineapple/peach flavours more in the background; this means it’s a somewhat aggressive drink; enjoyable (in small quanitities) nonetheless - a beast in need of a little taming; I might have liked it more had I had an hour or so to savour it instead of rushing it as a post-work quickie.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Euston tap, London. Copper orange. Mild floral hop aroma, nice floral driven bitterness, very nice cask ipa
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Euston Tap. Quite dark in colour for an IPA, more coppery than amber or gold. Lovely full aroma, hops, citrus, hint of booze. Full slightly syrupy mouthfeel, boozy malt, then burst of hop, then a lengthy bitter finish. Very well made example of a US-style IPA.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark amber with an off white head. Resinous hop aroma, some mango in there, grapefruit. Taste is very well balanced mix of pine, resin, mango, grapefruit, caramel. A perceivable sweetness and a bitter finish. This is an excellent ipa
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
14/VII/2012 - 50cl bottle from The Bottleshop (Canterbury) @ home - BB: 16/III/13 (2012-718)
Clear copper red beer, big creamy yellowish head, very stable, adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, sweet ripe peaches, bit cheesy, piny, resinous. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter start, some citrus, grains, pretty cheesy, bitter piny hops. Aftertaste: very bitter, grapefruit, piny with a malty undertone.
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