2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled labeled as ’Staffordshire IPA’ sold by/’brewed for’ Marks and Spencer. Brought home to belgrade. Oaky-copper appearance, heavy carbonation. Some fresh-ish hops off the nose and a reasonably balanced pale hop body. Definitely something that would be better out of a cask in the real situation than brought home by jet-plane.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
bottle from M&S. Bitter. Bitter taste, bitter palate, bitter smell. Better after second sip. Average.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
M&S stafford IPA, beer, light hoppy aroma mostly malty aroma, , golden, clear, white foam, medium smooth bitterness, medium sweetness, medium body, soft carbonation, bitter, dry in the finish, not real IPA, but not bad premium bitter
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Marks & Spencer as their own Staffordshire IPA. Caramel malt aroma & flavour. Amber brown colour, reasonable head. Quite smooth. A decent bitter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Copper body, white head. Aroma has bisquits, malts, nuts and spicy hops. Flavour has also butter nad resiny hops. Dry bitterness. Low hops for IPA.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
A - Malty caramel with light citrus
A - Light orange with thin white head
T - A touch of sour with an alcohol finish
P - Medium to thin and harsh
O - Not a fan
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottled as Marks & Spencer Staffordshire IPA. Pours clear amber/gold with a big white head. Aroma of citrussy hops. Taste is on the malty side, with a very weak citrus hop addition in the back seat.Light bitter end,
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
As M&S ’Staffordshire IPA’. Orange amber under a low white slick. Some unpleasant metallic and unwashed doggy notes on the nose- so much so I tipped it into another glass, settling down into a slightly more beery combo of almond, glue and rotting fruit. Syrupy and pronouncedly alcoholic with a slimy card and rotting fruit character. Late bite of breadstick; some almond and spun sugar. Zero hop or citrus flavour. Has the feel of cheap, ’special strength’ lager about it. Just about finishable, but not for me.
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