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McEwans India Pale Ale

McEwans India Pale Ale

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21
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A Bitter brewed by
John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
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Broad Distribution
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4012.63/5.02.63/5.04.7%11.3 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottle for export to America.
Production moved from Fountain to John Smiths in Dec 2004.

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 estoppel (1014), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Bottle. Godings nose, amber body, white head. Slightly oxidized, Goldings, crystal malts, nothing special here.


 jcwattsrugger (3793), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 14, 2008  
12oz bottle-pours a head of white bubbles and copper/brown color. Aroma is medium malt-some caramel/brown sugar. Taste is dark/medium malt-some caramel/brown sugar, secondary/faint hops bite. An easy drinking beer but not much hops, so I enjoyed it but not an IPA.


 CanIHave4Beers (171), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/510/20
Apr 24, 2008  
A plesant enough bitter, with a bit of brown sugar sweetness. Certinally not anything that I would be used to calling an India Pale Ale.


 changeup45 (557), Orlando, Florida, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/59/20
Apr 12, 2008    Updated: Jul 9, 2008
IPA? Not even close. IPAs are one of my fav’s and this has got to be the worst one I’ve had.. This had a dark brown body, a little heavy, with a fairy thick head and a decent amount of lace. The color looks nothing like an IPA. It tastes more like a Brown Ale as well. Hops? Hardly any. Are they sure they put the right label on this? Wow. Somewhat smooth, but not a fan of the flavor at all. A scotchy malt flavor is the best way I can describe it. Or a milder version of their Scotch Ale, which I found disgusting. Maybe I’ll get it again in a year or so to see what I think then.


 Mr_Stitch (119), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours brown in color with a one finger head. Aroma is malt and a hint of hops. Flavor was light for an IPA, it had a nice bitter quality to it though. Drinkable.




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