3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Roeland Liquors, Cape Town. Hazy yellow pour, thin white head. Aroma of Belgian Hops, spices, a bit chemical. Flavor is very bitter, dry and spicy. A bit harsh and rough, mostly just a bit too bitter. Not bad though.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Ljus gyllene med litet vitt skum. Fruktiga dofter med en unken ton. smakar lite unket med citrusinslag och fruktig malt.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 9/20
5.7% gold colour with no head, sweet malt aroma, bitter caramel taste, not too bad
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This is their best beer under their own brand. Pale and cloudy, it has an appetizing appearance. Beyond that, it’s fairly dry, with good complexity and the clearest hop character of their three pale ales.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Crystal clear deep orange tinted copper coloured body with a perfect, three centimetre tall tan head - looks great. Aroma of bright yeast, malt, citrus, light grassy hops and a bunch of herbal notes. Medium-bodied; Assertive earthy and grassy hops up front with a nice malt backbone and a citrus, yet yeastie finish. Aftertaste is subdued with most of the flavours showing citrus and hoppiness, but a subtle sweetness then bitterness finishes it off. Overall, not an amazing pale (I would also clarify this one as an APA), but one of the better beers I’ve sampled IN or brought back home from South Africa. I sampled this (i’ve only seen these in ZA) stubby, but large 550 mL bottle purchased from Simon’s Town Bottle Shop in Simon’s Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on 31-December-2011 for ZAR22,90 brought back to the opposite side of the world and sampled at home in Washington on 14-June-2012 a few days before leaving again for South Africa.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
bottled, rbesg07 grand tasting. pale yellow with a light head; aroma of whiteboard marker; boiled lollies flavour with only a hint of bitterness; pretty average stuff
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
550ml bottle. Hazy golden with copper highlights. The head is rather short and doesn’t last but it leaves a little ring of lace. Light floral and citrus notes dominate the nose with a slight sweet edge. A little green on the palate with an odd finish that tries to be bitter but doesn’t quite make it.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
light yellow fizzy colour...active carbonation, aroma of malt,hops with hints of pineapple and mango...sweet full-bodied taste...medium biiter finish, medium white head
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
sweet hoppy aroma,yellow,hazy, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, dry,lively, nice hoppy finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yellow coloured and hazy. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is mainly hoppy, faint perfumed and herbal. Flavor starts light sweet and moderate bitter. Finish moderate bitter. Dry texture and soft carbonation.
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