The Brew Company Hop Monster

Brewed by The Brew Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Sheffield, England

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Cask at the Craft Beer Co, London on 24th September 2011. Clear amber with frothy off-white head. Fresh hoppy aroma and then burst of hoppy bitterness in-mouth with fine grapefruit and herby bitterness. A delectable grassy finish. Light mouthfeel, but slight viscosity of texture.

Couple of pre-match pints in The Crown, Nuneaton, 09/04/12. Orange gold with a generous, persisting white collar. Intense, stripped-back bitterness; grapefruit, stewed but flowery TT-like hop with celery and Darjeeling notes smoothed out with a lick of creamy malt. Urinal, grapefruit, toilet rug, dishcloth lemon and lime aroma. Pungent, quinine-bitter. You’ve got to be in the mood for hops to take this one on. A lovely, pungent smack in the face.

Cask Handpump at the Riverside Cafe Bar, Sheffield 09/10/2010 Big hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured and very hoppy with a little citrus flavour. A hint of dryness in a crisp and bitter malt finish.

cask at blue blazer ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft floral hop nose ... zezty lemon and lime ... juicy oily hop ... light bitter hop ... little toffee malt back bone

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.

Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, orange - citrus, pine. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pine, orange, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430]

Cask, Interval Bar, Sheffield. Clear gold, creamy head. Astringent line aroma, some pepper lurking. Syrupy, sharp citrus, then a mouth filling dry bitterness that finishes tart.

Cask @ Bon Accord. Hazy golden colour, off-white head. Nose is hoppy, citric, grapefruit, dish cloth. Flavour is malty, very hoppy, citric, grapefruit. Bitter and dry finish. Very well drinkable.

Aroma: Fresh green hop aroma. Grass and citrus.

Appearance: Clear golden body with a medium white head. No visible carbonation. Nice lacing.

Taste: Light flavours of sharp, tangy citrus. Good bitterness.

Palate: Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Flat carbonation.

Overall: Light, fresh and hoppy. A very tasty American Pale Ale.

Keg. Hazy golden ale with a stark white head. Lemon and pineapple zest nose. Taste is hoptastic - huge gut punch of lemon, grapefruit and slight mango bite. Perfect for this sweltering day.

16th April 2012
Old Fountain. Light haze on this gold beer, tidy white head. Light dry palate. Initially dry and astringent, it takes awhile for the hop fruit to kick in. When it does there is mango, orange pith and a touch of lemon. Dry finish with good bitter linger. Just a tad too bitter on the start.