Helsinge Warehouse 68 Hopsan-Ale

Formerly brewed at Helsinge Ångbryggeri
Style: American Pale Ale
Söderhamn, Sweden

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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(Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse 68, Stockholm, Mar 11) Brown/orange colour, very hazy, almost muddy actually. Lots of aroma hops and fruit in the nose (blood oranges, grapefruit). Taste is fruity, spicy and hoppy with a musty, yeasty character. Long, bitter finish. I wouldn’t call it a looker, but taste is very nice.

(Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse 68, Stockholm) Clear copper to brown color, fluffy butter to golden lasting head. Herbal and slightly spicy hoppy scent. Sweet and spicy, malty caramel taste. Very spritzy mouthfeel. Medium high bitterness.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 3   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : 2   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 2   Earth : 2   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 3   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : 2

Comments: Draught at Glenfiddich 68. Not too aggressive, low ABV. Rather full-bodied with a fair amount of minerals. Mostly noble hops. Okay stuff, I expected a bit better I must say: almost metallic, very malty IPA, yet dry palate.

Draught @ Glennfidich Warehouse, Stocholm. Pour a hazy amber color with an off-white head. Fruity malty slightly hoppy aroma. Sweet malty fruity and hoppy flavor. Sweet malty finish with a slighlty bitter aftertaste.

Draught at Glennfiddich Warehouse, Stockholm. A great take on the APA style, pulling up a hazy amber with a huge creamy head. In fact it took almost five minutes to pour and settle - but thankfully it was worth the wait. Although I thought the aroma was a little light this beer packs loads of hoppy fruit into every mouthfull. Sweet upfront, with a fruity middle bleeding out into a slightly metallic, medium-bitter finish. What makes this beer stand out for me is that it delivers the hops without the cloying sweetness of many APAs I’ve had - and at 4.7% it’s a fantastic guzzler that in my book rates over many of its more extreme cousins.

Draught. Reddish amber colour, huge fluffy head, leaves lace. Aroma is hops, sweet malts and big grassyness, All in a good balance. Flavour is dry fruits, hops, toffee and some roast.

(Draught at Glennfidich Warehouse, Stockholm) Pours light hazy amber. Medium head. Toffee/Caramell malt with citrusy hops in aroma. Fruity with hints of jellybeans and rinsing agent. A bit creamy smell. Soft citrusy hops with small hints of metall in flavour. A bit stale but yet fresh.

[On draught at Glennfidich Warehouse, Stockholm] Hazy orange colour with a big creamy head. Good malty, caramelly aroma and wonderfully hopped, that adds a touch of tropical fruits and light citrus. Very round mouthfeel with perfect hop balance. I would never have guessed it’s as low as 4,7%. Is it still?

Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse. Hazy orange coloured with a creamy off white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles.

Draught at MacMinlay´s, Stockholm. Hazy amber. Large, almost orange, head. Citrus and hopp are very present in this one. Late and dry bitterness.

UPDATED: JUN 26, 2007 Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse, Stockholm, 2007-05-08, 7-4-8-5-15=39
Hazy amber color; creamy head; nice lace. The fruity aroma vanishes quickly, leaving a very nice note of toffee. Medium body structure, good malt taste with loads of caramel, and a very good and strong hopping, aromatic, a bit resiny. Maybe too bitter at the end.

Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse, Stockholm, 2006-03-13, 9-5-7-4-14=39
Beautiful amber color; big head. Wonderful fruity aroma. The flavor is not up to expectations: thin, without resins and fruitness, only bitterness.