Brodies Hoxton Special IPA

Brewed by Brodies
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
London, England

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Cask (handpump) @ King William IV, 816 High Road, Leyton, London, England E10 6AE.

Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, lime, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111205]

Cask. A hazy light yellow beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of hops, spicy and citrusy. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrusy hops, hay, and crisp malt, leading to a bitter finish.

From cask. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp peachy and grapefruity hoppy, light mango note. Bitter, grapefruity and smooth peachy. Bitter and dry hoppy finish.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy opaque golden with a rough white head. Sweet fruity nose, lots of tropical peachy accents. Medium body, lightly sweet fruit and then a wonderful melange of tropical fruit - any Sorachi Ace in there? Dry and bitter but perfectly balanced by the sweetness. My kinda IPA. 030812

Cask@King William IV, London. Golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, floral notes, some nectar along with some earthy and grassy notes as well. Flavour is furity, floral, wooden and ends in a very big bitterness.

Cask at ACBF 2012. Hazy golden coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of hops and pine needles with notes of citrus and sulphur. Fruity flavour of hops, citrus and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.

Cask at the brewpub. Near clear golden. Aroma of pear and passion fruit. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Intense passion fruit hops, peppery bitter finish. Intense and bold with big flavourd. Heavy handed IPA.

Draft @ CBC 2013. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty peachy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty peachy hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter peachy grapefruit finish.

Tap @ Mikkeller bar. Pours hazy Golden with a small White head. Nose is toffee and peach. Dry and citrussy Flavor with notes of peach and caramel. Bitter crisp finish Which saves this from being a disappointment!

Sample @ CBC. Huge head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are flowers, fruits, hops and malt. Nice and smooth.