Teme Valley The Hop Nouvelle

Brewed by Teme Valley
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Knightwick, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Gold/amber, very slightly cloudy, no head; low carbonation; earthy hop aroma; tastes malty, juicy - lemons and particularly limes, with bitterness and a good, lasting grassy hop finish; an ok, straightforward hoppy bitter.

July 2010, I wrote this: This is the first of four different bottles (all 500ml) I bought from this brewery while in the lovely city of Worcester a couple of weekends ago. The beer should have been opened before the end of March, but I drank it in the first week of July. The beer is bottle conditioned: Poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint glass. The beer was cloudy and a pale yellow in colour, really dull yellow to be honest. A snow white head sat on top. The aroma given off was mostly of hops, a bitterness and suggestions of sourness (Belgian style) mixed together to give an interesting and different smell to most UK beers. The taste was fairly green (meaning young and not ready), but the name suggests it would taste that way. I found it fresh, crisp and obviously hoppy, most enjoyable. It was a little lively, but not overly fizzy, just a bit over excited to get out the bottle.

bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is hop, malt, pine. Flavour is hop, malt, fruit, pine, grass. bitter finish. Nice beer.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, spicy hops, grapefruit, peppery notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110318]

Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. A clear, golden beer with a minimal sized off-white head. The aroma has a lovely hoppyness, with pineapple, pine cones and a lemony touch. Not much evidence of the malts, but I know there must be some. The flavor has a fine bitterness, as well as the same things found in the aroma. Medium body, a bit flat. A quite pleasant one, especially hop wise. Drinks easily and tastes good. 110318

Bottle@Ulfborg tasting.Pours golden with an off-white head.Aroma is floral, citrus, herbal and grassy hops with some malty notes. Flavor is bitter and sweet with some grassy and herbal notes,also some malt.Medium body, soft carbonation. Nice hoppy beer.

Bottle @ Norway/Denmark Tasting @ Ulfborg. Courtesy of Fonefan. Pours clear dark golden with a bubbly off white head. Grapefruit and piney hop nose. Spicy hoppy flavor. Pepper and grapefruit. Medium bodied.

Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 07/12/2007 Hop aroma. Thick white head. Clear golden and hoppy with a crisp and earthy malt finish.

Tap. Slightly unclear pale brown body. Small head, that was gone in a second. Dry light hoppy aroma. Some light hints of sweet fruits, like pineapple. Bitter hoppy flavour. Light finish. Very low carbonation. (Bierprooflokaal in de Wildeman, Amsterdam, 09.12.08)

EBF2008. It’s a slightly hazy, golden beer with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of smoke, yeast and grapefruit peel. The flavour has notes of smoke, malt, dry citrus and other fruits. I wonder if the smoky note is supposed to be in there?