Hawkshead NZPA

Brewed by Hawkshead
Style: American Pale Ale
Kendal, England

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 330ml.

Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass, orange - citrus, light orange marmalade. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, hoppy, citrus - orange, warm fruit, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121116]

Cask at ACBF 2012. A dark golden beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of hops, lemons, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, hops, and spicy hops, leading to a dry finish where a hay note lingers.

From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp fruity, light wineous and citrusy. Smooth fruity, peachy, grapefruity and citrusy. Smooth wineous and bitter into the finish.

Cask@Euston Tap, London. Goldeny orange colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, nectary and mild honeylike notes along with a quite nice malty balance. Flavour is being rather similar in a refreshing way. Pleasant and quite easy to drink for being 6 %.

Cask at ACBF 2012. Clear amber coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of hops, grass, citrus and pine needles. Fruity flavour of hops, grass, citrus and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle @ "Det er meget mørkt i Ulfborg", November 2012. Pours clear golden with a white bubbly head. Flowers, berries, marmelade and gasoline. Dry and sharp bitterness. Hoppy and happy!

Cask at ACBF 2012. NZ hoppy, nelson, petroleum notes, fat oiley, citrus, grapes, peppery notes, light malty, light toasted notes, fruity, grassy.

UPDATED: MAY 25, 2012 cask at Hawkshead brewery oct 2011 ... crisp golden yellow .. thin white head ... soft citrus.. creamy orannge ... hop nose ... zezty citrus front ... juicy hop ... i dont think im a big fan of the main hop though...

bottle at home may 2012.. thanks Matt ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft citrus pine nose ... bitter front ... soft toffee malts ... zezty lemon citrus ... soft passion fruits ... long light bitter ...lots of lime peel in linger ... not really my thing 3.6

Cask handpull at Tap East. Clear gold thick lasting near white head. Hugely big tasty nettle really leafy big hop. Tasty as hell. You do have to take a deep breath after each gulp as it is so big on the leafy hop. Good stuff though

14th September 2011
On tap at the Craft Beer. Clear amber beer, little white head. Light semi dry palate. Some mild bitterness with nice rich marmalade fruits. Mildy sour. Semi dry finish. Good stuff!