UPDATED: MAY 9, 2021 Old rating from 2003 - Pint from the tap at the Wig & Pen. Pours orange amber with a dense off white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, toffee, pine, biscuit, hops & malt. Medium body. Long moderate bitter finish

Tasting paddle at Brewery, Canberra. Pours a biscuity orange gold with a solid white head. Aroma: Citrus, malt, grass, mild pine notes. Taste: Pine, biscuity malt, citrus, grapefruit, mango, papaya. Solid body. Mild carbonation. Lingering bitterness. Quite a decent IPA in the English style.

On tap @ Wig & Pen. Pours amber, with off-white head. Aroma of fruits, subtle hops, toffee. Low bitterness, very malty character, a bit biscuitish. Madium bodied, smooth and drinkable.

Tap at the Royal Albert Hotel. Copper coloured with white head. A bit disappointing for a style I love, but it rarely done well. Tart, citrusy hop flavours dominate the front of the palate, rather than earthy hops that would be to style. Similarly it doesn’t seem to have a strong malt background to tie the hops together.

On tap at Wig & Pen, pours a cloudy dark orangey brown with a medium white head. Aroma brings out English hops and a little caramel. Flavour is very English but fairly pungent in the hop department, with caramel bready notes and a little butterscotch.

Cask at the brewpub. Bright amber. Earthy, caramel, light bitterness, an old school cask ale.

Citrus and pine jump from the nose. Soft body with moderate bitterness. Rounded and balanced, but not all that exciting.

Handpump at the brewpub. Pours slightly cloudy dark amber. Banana aroma, ripe and sweet. Taste is also sweet and fruity, but due to the handpump with an usual smooth texture for an IPA.

Hand-pulled at the Wig and Pen. Nice English-style IPA with big malt flavours and more subdued hop flavours than American style. I prefer their American-style hoppy brews but this is nice too.

Tap. Cloudy amber with a small off white head. Aroma of biscuit caramel gentle Seville orange, earthy yeast. Rich, sweet and fruity with pears, peach and biscuit. Citrus flavours emerge from excessive earthy yeast. Dry finish with lingering bitterness.