BellsFan (47), Michigan, USA
Jul 14, 2009 Clear straw color with good head and great lacing. Grass and spice in the nose. Bitter bite with grass and spicy notes. Great beer.
 DJMonarch (6071), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Jul 14, 2009 12oz Bottle at the King’s Hall, Stoke on Trent Beer Festival 19/10/2007
Strong hop aroma. Golden coloured pale and hoppy with lots of alcohol present. Some dryness. Vegetable and malt flavours. Crisp and bitter lasting finish.
RichardW (241), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Jul 6, 2009 Bottle, Rehills, Newcastle. Heavily floral aroma, especially of elderflower. Sharp bitterness that gradually becomes fruity, with grapefruit the most apparent flavour. Can be slightly vineous and quite alcoholic tasting. Wouldn’t class this too much as an English IPA....
noncaloric (602), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 2, 2009 Thanks Joe McPhee. Pours a clear amber, modest off white head, essentially no lace. Aroma is hoppy, musty, with a bit of caramel, overall muted. Flavor has a lot of hops-grapefruit bitterness, but less in terms of hops aromatics. Malt backbone is a bit husky. Well-balanced, but with a metallic edge. Thin to medium body, juicy refreshing mouthfeel.
beerchugger (286), Colorado, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Pours nice hazy color with a thin white head. Smells of bitter hops and earth. The malt background is a little too inconspicuous and the mouthfeel is rather thin. The flavor is nicely bitter with a sweet citrus hint kick in the finish.
finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
Jun 30, 2009 Bottle at Black Sheep Arms, Visby.
I expected a dulll american IPA but got a dull english one...
ben4321 (960), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Overall Impression:
A nice citrus hoped English style IPA, this is a pretty decent example of the style, not spectacular, but certainly drinkable.
broozer81 (63), , New Jersey, USA
Jun 22, 2009 12oz bottle pours golden orange to a one inch head with nice lacing that actually disappeared off the glass rather quickly..this is definitely a English style IPA, hops are much less present than your American style hop rockets that I’m used too..aroma’s of light hops, perfume and citrus..taste of the same, not enough hops present for my IPA acquired taste, this could be a nice Pale Ale with a little less alcohol which comes through a little strong or unhidden..Overall I do feel it’s still quite enjoyable, especially if your into more of a English, Belgium style taste. Although it might be more true to the original IPA style, for me it doesn’t quite stack up to the great IPA’s I’ve been tasting in the states...
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