Kaleidoscope
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.05
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Intense greens of fresh hops bursting with fruitiness filled his senses. Rich yellows and golds of malted barley adding subtle sweet tones to the vibrant coloured show. The setting sun started to turn red and, as its light subsided, he was filled with a mellow bitterness and the blues of wanting more.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with minimal off-white head, good lacing, and high carbonation. The aroma has bread rolls and stone fruits plus hints of malts and floral hops. In the mouth it has both sweet and sharp characteristics with plenty of floral hops and citrus. There’s also spice and peaches in the mix, plus later a little straight up bitterness and hints of grapefruit. Finish is dry and somewhat sticky. This is reasonable – probably better than that but i didn’t appreciate the fizziness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ebenezers, Crewe
on 16 Dec 2025
at 17:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Smell of dried fruit, malt. Hazy amber colour, white head. Aroma of dried fruit, hops, citrus. Lively carbon. Bitter, medium sweet.
Tried
from Draft
at
LittlePub
on 04 Mar 2025
at 19:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is grassy hops with tropical fruits, citrus, grapefruit, orange, fruit peel, some pine, soft pale malt, grass. Flavour is light to moderate sweet with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Juicy and tropical with tons of fruits, grassy hops, nicely bitter. Fine IPA!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pint from the cask, pours hazy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, peach, pineapple, melon, spices, pine & hops. Medium body. Long mild bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2025
at 15:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber colour, small white head. Fruit, candy aroma. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Candyish fruity, some hops, malty. Neh.
Tried
from Draft
at
Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's
on 14 Jan 2025
at 18:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 3rd September 2023. Hazy copper with shallow off-white foam and partial lacing. Zesty citrus peel in aroma on velvet smooth malt. Tart fruits and citrus zest in-mouth, which go on to dominate the finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2023
at 23:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned. Orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is grass, some zest and mild floral notes. flavour is sweet malts, some grass, citrus and some mild nectary notes.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2023
at 10:30
12/09/2019. BEERCRAFT OF BATH, 3 Argyle Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 13:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours orange gold, medium hazy, with fine white foam. Aroma is herbaceous and earthy. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is quite bitter. Final is average.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2023
at 19:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
31/10/2020. Sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours hazy golden orange with a bubbly white head. Aroma of pineapple, mango, citrus, grapefruit, touch of spicy hops. Moderate sweetness and medium plus bitterness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Light tart edge to finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2020
at 20:30