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Salopian Hop Twister

Score
7094
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Salopian
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Shrewsbury, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 47   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.22   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
OG: 1044
Colour: Gold
Style: The palate is fresh, piercing and focused, with soft malt overtones and pronounced citrus flavours. A strong focus of taut, lemony, grapefruit on the finish which is balanced by a dry bitterness
History: Hoptwister was originally brewed by us for Stourbridge based Brewers Wholesale under it’s Blackwater label and it was agreed that a beer this good should go out under the Salopian label! Our original golden 4.5%, Heaven Sent was an excellent example of a midlands style lightly hopped golden ale, however we decided that tastes were changing and that a more characterful beer was required. Hoptwister has a much more pronounced hop flavour and aroma, and a distinct ‘bite’ to it, and we felt that this was the beer to fill the niche.


most recent ratings

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gyllenbock (2967) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 29, 2013
Cask at Akkurat, April 2013. Clear light amber with a minimal white head. Aroma and taste of hops, grass, citrus, pineapple and some malt. Quite dry finish. Soft and easy to drink.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
SaintMatty (3640) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - APR 27, 2013
Cask (Akkurat, Stockholm) - Amber in colour. Passion fruit, tea and peach in the aroma. Hoppy and refreshing taste with notes of lemon, honey, tea, pineapple and passion fruit in the aroma.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Tow83 (4) - Surrey, ENGLAND - MAR 24, 2013 does not count
Cask White Horse SW6 Appearance gold, white head. Aromas of lemon, citrus, fresh grass. Fairly bitter. slight caramel notes. Solid beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TheJestersBeer (1667) - SWEDEN - NOV 28, 2012
Cask. Pale gold, white head. Dry, light to medium body, medium bitterness, low CO2. Hops, apricot, grass, yeast, light caramel. (2012-11-23)

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Benjii (3049) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - OCT 4, 2012
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma of lemon, pineapple and caramel. Similar flavours and mildly bitter with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. Nice and dry to finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BlackHaddock (2365) - Shropshire, ENGLAND - SEP 17, 2012
15th September 2012: hand-pulled pint in ‘The White Lion’, Wellington, Shropshire. Another golden ale with a citrusy hop front (the UK is awash with them this summer). The 4.5% ABV gives this one a bit more ‘umph’ than most and although I’m fed up with this style of beer in general I quite enjoyed this one. Crisp, sharp and refreshing: with those citrus hops being prominent throughout, very little malt influence to be found in this dry finishing ale.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mr_h (1454) - Ayr, SCOTLAND - MAY 27, 2012
Cask by handpump at Four Marys, Linlithgow (25 May 12) - clear pale golden ale, thin white head, citrus hop aroma, good temperature, strong citrus flavour, heavily hopped, bitter aftertaste

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
omhper (17478) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAY 19, 2012
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Slightly hazy pale golden. Honey and hay with grains behind. Mid sweet with medium body and firm rounded mouthfeel. Distinct salty bitterness.

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 9/20
Beersiveknown (1625) - NORTHERN IRELAND - APR 26, 2012
Cask @jdw bridge house, Belfast. Midblonde with smooth white foam and a lemon and crystal malt nose. Unfortunately tastes of chlorine...water treatment issue? Which detracts from the hops and leaves an acrid detergent taste in the finish.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kermis (2503) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 19, 2012
Cask at Walsall Beer festival. Clear golden pour with a white head. Aroma of grassy hops and citrus. Same in flavor but unfortunately a little toned down from the aroma.


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