Dead Drop
Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.22
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A fresh and vibrant hop laden golden beer with a lingering clean palate, a crisp body and a prolonged finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2016 - half pint at the Jersey Camra beer festival, pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, pineapple, flora, straw & hops. Moderate body. Dry long light bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2025
at 19:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Golden colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is floral, tropical fruity and some slight sweet malty notes Flavour is tropical fruits, some resin, mild bitter floral and grassy tones with some herbal tones. Kind of old meets new in the hopping. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2023
at 16:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and a lemon sorbet aroma. Mouthfeel is soft, there's a sharpish bitter punch to begin with and then mellow citrus and tropical fruit flavours carry through into a dry bitter bitter finish
Tried
on 02 Apr 2021
at 13:13
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2021
at 18:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle; BB May 2019. Given to me yesterday, so it's two months out of date. Why do people wait before giving me beers? Annoying. Anyway I think this is OK to rate because although it's a hoppy brew it has enough depth and character to allow me. Poured with a slight haze, full white topping. Resinous hop aroma and taste, pretty bitter (has it mellowed or intensified? I don't know, should have mellowed I reckon). The citrusy aroma and flavours others have mentioned seem to have disappeared somewhat with age, having been replaced by the aforementioned piney, resin like hop esters and taste. Scored objectively.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2019
at 12:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle from Beer Gonzo, bb 08/2017. Thanks to Werckmeiser.
Golden, hazy body, with a small, creamy, white head.
Aroma of citrus, passion fruit, flowers, grass, some herbs, some candy.
Tastes of grapefruit, citrus, passion fruit, flowers, some grass, some biscuit.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes quite dry, medium bitter, zesty, floral, piney, a bit grassy.
Very nice. Straight, crisp and refreshing, with a lot of citric, fruity hop notes. Finishes pleasantly dry, which leads to an even better drinkability. Overall not outstanding maybe, as there are quite a lot of Pale Ales like this, but enjoyable stuff nonetheless.
Golden, hazy body, with a small, creamy, white head.
Aroma of citrus, passion fruit, flowers, grass, some herbs, some candy.
Tastes of grapefruit, citrus, passion fruit, flowers, some grass, some biscuit.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes quite dry, medium bitter, zesty, floral, piney, a bit grassy.
Very nice. Straight, crisp and refreshing, with a lot of citric, fruity hop notes. Finishes pleasantly dry, which leads to an even better drinkability. Overall not outstanding maybe, as there are quite a lot of Pale Ales like this, but enjoyable stuff nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2016
at 11:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 12th November 16. Pours light straw, not much head. Aroma is aromatic hops, fresh hay. Taste is really clean, hoppy citrus, orange, pine. Good, but preferred the Kashmir
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2016
at 02:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Andrew Usher’s. Clear golden body with a persistent white head. Good lacing. Aroma of pear, grapefruit and hay. Flavour of grass, orange pith, underripe pear and earthy hops. Medium body with an oily texture. Faint carbonation prickle. Salopian really know how to nail a hoppy cask beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2016
at 10:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at ushers... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft dry fruit nose.. Long dry herbal fruit nose.. Zezty orange
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2016
at 09:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at ushers. Pours clear golden, nose is light citrus, toffee, pine, herbal, taste is juicy orange, grapefruit, sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2016
at 15:05