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Knops India Pale Ale

Score
5385
OVERALLStyle
Knops
Brewed at Traditional Scottish Ales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Edinburgh, Scotland

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RATINGS: 31   MEAN: 3.15/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A beer true to the traditional style of IPA but with some contemporary elements. The beer is 5% abv which enables it to be enjoyed by the pint as well as in bottle.
The malt used is Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, ideally suited for this style of beer.
The star of the show in an IPA should be the hops. Our IPA has a bitterness of 40 IBU which provides an invigorating bitterness hit and a refreshing aftertaste.
The hops used are New World hops which in general provide a more intense flavour and aroma than their European counterparts. The hops are added in three stages. The first addition is for bitterness and is added at the start of the boil, the second is for flavour and is added 5 minutes from the end of the boil and the third is added once the boil has finished and provides the hop aroma without the mouth drying effect of dry-hopping.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
McNeillR (76) - SCOTLAND - MAR 18, 2012
Really safe hop notes, almost Lucozade style stagnant bubbles in a hefty carbonation. Almost cream soda wrapped hops, awkward for an IPA even at 5%. Nothing shining through from any angle on the palate. Frustrating safe rather than disappointing number.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
thepegjett (1205) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - FEB 15, 2012
A - caramel malt and citrus A - mid orangish gold with frothy head T - sweet, but lacking the expected bitter P - mid and soft O - decent

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
zacgillbanks (207) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2012
Dark golden in colour with toffee and caramel flavours and a woody bitter finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
onkelgobber (81) - Edinburgh, - DEC 17, 2011
Pours nice clear golden amber. Not much head. White with fairly large bubbles. Nice caramel aroma with a little bit of citrus. Medium bitter taste with very little sweetness. Light body with a thin texture and a bit of carbonation. Average lenght of finish with bitter notes. The hops are not coming through in a proper way though. Fairly average.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
olio (1549) - Tampere, FINLAND - NOV 28, 2011
Bottle.
Rated on 20110726.
Aroma of sweetish malts, mild fruits, especially apricot, some grass also. Flavour is pretty much the same.
3313

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TheCametron (802) - SCOTLAND - NOV 26, 2011
Bottle. Amber with white head. Nice nose. Hoppy bitter brew. Less hoppy than I would ideally want.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
jamestulloch (103) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 15, 2011
Aroma: Usual IPA smell, though not very strong. Grassy and some biscuit notes.

Appearance: Dark orange, clear. Very little carbonation. Small white head.

Taste: A cross between a lager and a traditional IPA. At 5%, a slightly lower alcohol content than normal. Very drinkable, though I prefer a more flavoursome IPA.

Palate: Thin mouthfeel - again, more like lager than an IPA.

Overall: A pretty good, if rather confused, beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ration (569) - Tampere, FINLAND - OCT 27, 2011
Bottle. Gold orange with a nice head. Malty citrus aroma. Some sweetness. Not Bad.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Theis (9258) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 4, 2011
Bottle at Yespr’s - Thanks. Clear amber - white head. Nice hoppy, chocolate, fruity, medium malty, light bitterness, old lazy hops, light fruity, toasted.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - SEP 30, 2011
Bottle. Yellow and slightly cloudy.Poured with a small head, Some bitterness and a trace of fruitiness. Lacking in hops which made it a dissapointing experience. Perhaps those West Coast IPA’s have spoilt me but this was a bit of an anti climax.


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