The Don
Verdant Brewing Co in Falmouth, Cornwall, England 🏴
IPA - Triple New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.69
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THE DON. 30g/l dry hop. This is it. This is it turned up to 11. This is peak Citra and Galaxy. Huge in every way. Silly.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, from HOTM online, 18/08/2025.
Murky orange topped with a lasting frothy white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, dank chimes, hop spice, pine resin, mandarin, mango pulp.
Taste comprises raw pineapple, pine resin, dank chimes, bitter tropicana, weed, guava.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Tidy TIPA ... punchy with a decent raw and bitter edge. I did expect a little more from Verdant though with this offering.
Murky orange topped with a lasting frothy white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, dank chimes, hop spice, pine resin, mandarin, mango pulp.
Taste comprises raw pineapple, pine resin, dank chimes, bitter tropicana, weed, guava.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Tidy TIPA ... punchy with a decent raw and bitter edge. I did expect a little more from Verdant though with this offering.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2025
at 18:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Keg at the Draughtsman, Doncaster Station. Pours murky yellow to brown with a thin white head. Aromas of spring onion and pine. Taste is orange and booze. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2025
at 11:57
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On keg at Dead Crafty Beer Company, Liverpool.
Appearance - murky yellow with a creamy white head.
Nose - banana and pineapple, some citrus zest too.
Taste - more of the citrus and pineapple notes.
Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy rich and persistent.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - murky yellow with a creamy white head.
Nose - banana and pineapple, some citrus zest too.
Taste - more of the citrus and pineapple notes.
Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy rich and persistent.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Draft
at
The Dead Crafty Beer Company
on 12 Aug 2025
at 19:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught Very good, just off-white head over bit orangey, fully hazy yellow beer; rings of lace. Hints at halogens. Fresh hopcones, citrus, resin. Sweet-bitter. Dry, yet fruity character. Citrus/orange/grapefruit - (almost) overload. Resin, orangeliqueur (not Mandarine Napoléon, wàààày drier). Somewhere a hint of coriander. Very oily/viscous feel despite good carbonation. Chewy, long lasting flavours. Good! It's not easy to make a really good TIPA that conserves hopiness and drinkability. This one is a success.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerlovers Bar
on 11 Aug 2025
at 08:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
440ml can. Pretty much opaque golden, small but dense white head. Aroma is very dank, weedy, tropical fruits, stone fruits. Taste is the same, very dank and weedy, herbal, peppery hop spice, ripe tropical mango, papaya, stone fruits, light savoury onion undertones, gentle booze warmth. Full bodied, smooth. Top tier TIPA.
Tried
from Can
from Trembling Madness Online Shop
on 03 Aug 2025
at 00:32
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Fuss Club.
Tropical fruit, orange, grapefruit & peach aromas. Heavy taste of grapefruit, white grape, pithy orange, tropical fruits, passionfruit. Bundles of alcohol warmth. Exceedingly robustly hoppy finish. Very tasty, improves as it goes along.
Tropical fruit, orange, grapefruit & peach aromas. Heavy taste of grapefruit, white grape, pithy orange, tropical fruits, passionfruit. Bundles of alcohol warmth. Exceedingly robustly hoppy finish. Very tasty, improves as it goes along.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 26 Jul 2025
at 21:25
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2025
at 17:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from the brewery at home. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity and dank some spice. Full rich body.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 19:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours very hazy dull orange with a large head. Aroma is sweet, with onion, alcohol, melon and papaya. Taste is sweet to start with papaya and onion. Dry aftertaste. Syrupy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 19:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2025
at 20:36