Kirkstall Brewery Howe Sound

Howe Sound

 

Kirkstall Brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA Regular
Score
6.97
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
This straw-coloured IPA has a resinous hop aroma, leading to zesty citrus, grapefruit and pine flavours, balanced by a subtle malt sweetness and a crisp, hoppy character.

Hops: Centennial, Chinook
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hand pulled third of a pint at the Crown, the Spoons in Berkhamsted on 15th March 2026. Clean and clear golden body, white crust. Good crisp feel to the citrus bite and bitterness. Decent!

Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2026 at 14:15


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Very slightly misty pale gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a mellow citrus hop aroma with a hint of pine. Light to medium bodied, sweet and citrusy up front, hop bitterness quick to kick in with some resinous pine along for the ride, finishes dry and bitter.

Tried from Cask at Montgomery's Tower on 13 Mar 2026 at 17:10


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - golden and clear, from the gantry si quite flat.
Nose - honey, dried orange and generally floral.
Taste - honey, earthy, cereal and dried orange.
Palate - light to medium bodied, quite sweet but done bitterness.
Overall - decent if not on American West Coast, maybe it's the west coast somewhere.

Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 11 Mar 2026 at 15:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

]Cask at The Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a thin white head; lemony aroma with a hint of pine; syrupy lemon taste to start, then some resin to strip the palate; before a pithy citrus finish. Too sweet overall.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 09 Mar 2026 at 14:11


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2026, Beer#20. Clear golden beautifully hoppy brew with subtle fruit, but more of a bitterness.

Tried from Cask at The London & North Western on 09 Mar 2026 at 12:06

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask handpull at Metropolotan Bar JDW London. Clear gold colour lasting white head nest of the west coast ipa styles so far this festival. Some malt some pink grapefruit some pine resin moderate bitterness on the finish yep best beer so far this festival like a good west coast apa

Tried from Cask at Metropolitan Bar on 07 Mar 2026 at 11:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. Pours well. Resiny, citrus, grapefruit aroma. Good bitterness. Decent.

Tried from Cask at Bell Hotel (JDW) on 05 Mar 2026 at 10:45


Tried from Cask at Imperial (JDW) on 04 Mar 2026 at 13:05