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Grand Union One Hop: Amarillo

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Formerly brewed at Grand Union
Style: Bitter
Hayes, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 2   MEAN: 3.75/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.3   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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Cask; Special (One Hop series) - July 2004. Repeated in August 2007.
Each beer features a single variety of hop from around the world. Every beer in the series undergoes five separate additions of the particular hop into the brew kettle. Whole hops are then added to the “hopback”, in which the hot brew passes on its way to the fermenter.
All the beers will have the same degree of hoppy bitterness, and drinkers are able to compare the aroma, flavour, and pleasing aftertaste of each of the varieties. Instead of using specialty malts that might mask the flavour of the hop, only Maris Otter pale malt is used. Maris Otter is the finest strain of malt available. With only pale malt used, there is little to come between the hop lover and the hop.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
chriso (7065) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 30, 2007
Cask (handpump) at the Willow Walk (JDW), Victoria. Mid gold colour with a thin, but persistent, white head. Big burst of fruity, flowery, aromatic hops on the nose. Less impact on the palate. Fresh and very fruity. The mouthfeel is fairly light and bitterness is quite restrained. Very tasty, very smooth and very mellow.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 20, 2007
Cask handpull at Simple Simons, Canterbury. Amarillo is more of an aromatic hop than bittering, so it’s a bit thin. Finish is birilliant and light sherberty, leafy, it’s lovely. But not great. Gold, lasting white head. Juicy. Amarillo’s are gorgeous, put lacks fullness.


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