Free Rein
Purity Brewing in Alcester, Warwickshire, England 🏴
IPA - Session Special|
Score
6.63
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For Wetherspoon’s beer festival October 2025
This golden session IPA is bursting with citrus, pineapple and mango aromas, followed by tropical fruit flavours, delivering a clean, smooth, resinous finish.
This golden session IPA is bursting with citrus, pineapple and mango aromas, followed by tropical fruit flavours, delivering a clean, smooth, resinous finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A pale golden amber coloured pour with a close textured white head; orangey aroma; immediate bitter citrus taste, mainly orange, with a dry biscuity malt body; then some warming spice and tropical fruit in the finish. A satisfying pint.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 16 Oct 2025
at 10:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand pulled third of a pint in my local Spoons on 9th October 2025. First of 7 festival beers tried on the night. Clean and clear light golden body, white crust. Tropical fruit nose and taste, aroma subtle the flavours just above that, it's fine and a decent start to the evening.
Tried
from Cask
at
William Withering
on 09 Oct 2025
at 15:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
8/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at Cricketers, Ipswich. Aroma is citrusy, orange, grapefruit, light tropical fruits, hint of passionfruit. Medium sweet, light bitterness, touch tart and drying. Light bodied, average carbonation. Good aroma. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cricketers (JDW)
on 08 Oct 2025
at 11:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Shakespeare Head Holborn JDW. Clear gold colour lasting white head some light citrus hop aroma. Some nettle and herb character in the mouth. Quote an interesting golden ale. Light tropical fruits.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shakespeares Head (JDW)
on 04 Oct 2025
at 14:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#7 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Clear golden with a glow, and a decent head. Sweet tropical fruits in both aroma and taste, married to a hoppy cask brew. It's session material just.
Tried
from Cask
at
Commercial Inn (JDW)
on 02 Oct 2025
at 20:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the Gate House (JDW).
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 01 Oct 2025
at 19:18
Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:00