3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
29th April 2002 - Quality cask conditioned bitter with delicate malt and some hops. Not brilliant, but in decent condition is good quality.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tried drought at Stage Door, near Victoria station, London. Amber color, small foamy whitish head, doughy aroma, slightly hops taste, low carbonation, medium finish. Typical IPA.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Rating the export version, I dug out my notes for this version.
Amber with a small but lightly creamy white head.
Floral and fruity, light earthiness, biscuity malt, quite thin bodied.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is malt, grain, grass and earthy notes. Flavour is malt, grass, earthy and light flower. Medium bitter.
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
As much an IPA as flying air. Pale amber, no discernable nose or taste. Absolutely awful. Carling anybody ?
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
On handpump.
Thin creamy white head. Amber pour. They should really remove the name ipa. It’s a bitter. Thornbridge ipa is tge real deal.
2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
UPDATED: MAY 21, 2012 Cask. Rich rusty brown. Cream lasting head. Smells metallic and coppery with a hint of shredded wheat and sugar puffs. Nice smooth mouthfeel, very malty in the mouth. Not what I expected from an IPA. There’s a touch of bitter but not enough. Tastes too coppery to really enjoy.
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Having a second go at this. Not quite as coppery as I remember, so the last must have been a bad pour. Still not hoppy enough and very "wheatabixy". Adjusted my rating a little.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Buttery, weak and timid approach to the style. Watery finish, color of dark apple juice. Even a bit of apple flavor, tart with a light body.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sainsburys, Maypole. 500ml bottle. Perfectly serviceable session ale. Nice taste but lacking the pizzazz available from craft beers. However,at a pound a bottle on promotion, it is a bargain.
1.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Deeply unimpressed with this. Lacks flavour or character of any kind, barely resembles what most would look for in an IPA
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ The Beehive, Cheltenham. Tart golden brown, crisp. tight foam head. Alt-malt aroma, darker fruit. Full cider body. Pear and red apple, quince, round fruit, some spices.
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