Classic IPA
Σόλο (Solo) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
6.74
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India Pale Ale is not a beer for "cowards". Ιt is a beer for those that enjoy "big" beers with intense hoppiness and even more intense taste. The hops' aromas in this beer spread their good vibes unstoppably ! Ιt's no wonder , that among all beer styles, IPA is one of the most popular beers on earth. Solo IPA takes its name from the addictive hoppiness that characterizes an India pale ale. Psaki in the cretan dialect means something extremely bitter.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Solo Psaki (Σόλο Ψακί) (by Σόλο (Solo)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
1/II/17 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ Klaas' place - BB: 5/IV/17, bottled: 5/VII/16 (2017-100) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange to amber beer, big solid creamy beige yellow head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: floral, very soapy, artificial fruit flavourings, bit sweet, cookies, almonds. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty soapy, pretty bitter, fruity touch, peach and some grapefruit. Aftertaste: very bitter, bit medicinal, dry, malty, soapy, floral, some pineapple. Clearly this has had it's best time already.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
1/II/17 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ Klaas' place - BB: 5/IV/17, bottled: 5/VII/16 (2017-100) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange to amber beer, big solid creamy beige yellow head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: floral, very soapy, artificial fruit flavourings, bit sweet, cookies, almonds. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty soapy, pretty bitter, fruity touch, peach and some grapefruit. Aftertaste: very bitter, bit medicinal, dry, malty, soapy, floral, some pineapple. Clearly this has had it's best time already.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 17:01
God, kraftig ipa-aktig humlepreg. Liker den, gleder meg til den hel-greske utgaven kommer.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2017
at 19:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
18th January 2017
Light haze on this amber beer, good cream colour head. Light dry malts, mildly sweet. Slightly woody hops, orange peel, good bitterness. Trace of fresh orange. Light dry finish. Not bad, maybe getting on a bit.
Light haze on this amber beer, good cream colour head. Light dry malts, mildly sweet. Slightly woody hops, orange peel, good bitterness. Trace of fresh orange. Light dry finish. Not bad, maybe getting on a bit.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2017
at 08:07
6/10
Tried
on 16 Dec 2016
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours rather clear blonde. OK white head. Smell is sharp, mild bitterness. Taste is full, tropical fruit. Mild bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2016
at 00:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Draft full glass @ Gollem] Lightly hazy darker orange, big creamy white head. Nose is lightly soapy, orange peel hop, sweetish sugar, low yoghurt yeast. Taste is hugely grainy & very crudely bitter, huge bitter grains, very bitter medicinal orange peel with no fruity qualities, quinine, crudely raw bitter herbal, lightly cheese with a slight cardboard finish. Far too crudely bitter & raw, almost bitter vegetables. Body is all grainy bitter herbal grains. This will largely appeal to a specific breed of hop head. Not all bad but too much for me for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2016
at 03:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Beergium. Pours mostly clear copper-gold with a dense, creamy topping. Lightly toasted crackery malts in the nose, some jammy citrus, orange peel. Medium sweet flavour with moderate piney bitterness, grainy bread, citrus rind, more crackers. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, with fine to average carbonation. Resinous and oily in the finish, with piney and grassy bitterness, more bready malts, ripening citrus fruits, more orange rind. Not bad overall all. It’s a bit of an old-school take on the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2016
at 17:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Citrus og honning.
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt skum.
Smak: Citrus og søtlig honning.
Hvor: Bryne avholdslag’s Ølsmaking hos Geir med Untappd Jostein og Sted-rater Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@7,5%, Når@12.11.2016
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2016
at 14:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from a trade with Douberd, many thanks! Pours hazy orange golden colour with a huge good lasting off-white head. Aroma of dry apricot, medium bitter hops. Taste of dry bitter hops, dry apricot, intense bitterness, quite nice and interesting!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2016
at 16:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle @Beertime, Athens. Cloudy pale amber colour, good frothy off-white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma pale malts, orange peel, grapefruit, pine. Taste light sweet and medium bitter, malty, fruity, citrusy, piney. Dry bittersweet aftertaste, citrus notes, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2016
at 10:05