Yet again Hardknott has done it. We’ve been bold, cheeky and just a little bit silly.
We wanted to show what could be done completely with southern hemisphere hops in a nice big double IPA, hence Elixir of Invincibility was born.
Nose of bananas and pineapple smuggled under a grass skirt, followed by a teaser of biscuit with a crashing wave of fruity hop bitterness and a 10 mile long finish. At least that’s what our tasting panel came up with after several bottles. But then, you can imaging anything after several bottles of a 7.3% beer.
We did make a film, with tenuous links to invincibility, dragons, and various fantasy nonsense. But no goblins. Very definitely no goblins. And the biscuits in the tasting notes are not hobwhatitsnames either.
We wanted to show what could be done completely with southern hemisphere hops in a nice big double IPA, hence Elixir of Invincibility was born.
Nose of bananas and pineapple smuggled under a grass skirt, followed by a teaser of biscuit with a crashing wave of fruity hop bitterness and a 10 mile long finish. At least that’s what our tasting panel came up with after several bottles. But then, you can imaging anything after several bottles of a 7.3% beer.
We did make a film, with tenuous links to invincibility, dragons, and various fantasy nonsense. But no goblins. Very definitely no goblins. And the biscuits in the tasting notes are not hobwhatitsnames either.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Hazy golden colour, big white head. Aroma is citrus, hay, grass, some herbal tones. Flavour is grass, some hay and citrus. Ok, but also some unclean elements to it. harsh bittery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2023
at 04:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a long-lasting white head. Has a fruity malty spicy citrus hoppy aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty spicy citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy citrus hoppy finish with weak yeasty hints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2016
at 07:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a huge yellowish head. The aroma has notes of lemons, straw, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, hops, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2016
at 13:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is citrusy and grapefruity. Smooth fruity, crisp hoppy.bitter and crisp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2016
at 11:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours clear golden amber, nose is grapefruit, toffee, taste is dry, sweet, light fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2016
at 13:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Rate 2,500. Hazy golden body with a medium white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grape, pine, melon and white wine. Flavour of mango, pineapple, honey and a boozy finish. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Light fizz. Fruity and hoppy, without quite coming together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2015
at 16:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours hazy golden with a thick white head. Strong pine and woody aromas. Taste has more pithy bitterness, but lots more wood and pine. Sticky texture, bitter finish. Not well rounded for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 17:11
7/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2015
at 08:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of dad (cheers dad) consumed at home Friday 21st August 2015 Hazy gold with a filmy island strewn head, touch sticky. Wonderfully hoppy, nice tropical fruitiness, thick and oily mouthfeel, bitterness throughout. Really nice. A6 A4 T8 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 14:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 330ml (AbM)
Deep golden color, good white head. Resiny, hop oily aroma with some grassy notes. Medium-bodied. Nice fruity flavor mixed with resin and pine. Long resiny aftertaste. Clean, robust IPA with good bitterness.
Deep golden color, good white head. Resiny, hop oily aroma with some grassy notes. Medium-bodied. Nice fruity flavor mixed with resin and pine. Long resiny aftertaste. Clean, robust IPA with good bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2015
at 13:57