Ishmael
Up Front Brewing in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.07
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ISHMAEL IPA showcases the subtly sweet malt characteristics, heady hop notes and robust bitterness of an American IPA. Bitter, floral, piney, resinous, fruity and dank with a clean and crisp malt backbone.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. It pours hazy orange - amber with a thick, foamy white head. The aroma is fresh, juicy, tropical fruits, mango, nectarine, bready, pepper and grassy dankness. The taste is bitter, rich, juicy, pine needles, peppery spice, tropical fruits, marmalade and grassy dankness with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Fresh and juicy. A very encouraging start from these guys!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2016
at 15:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can in the hotel, thanks to the brewer. Pours hazy golden orange, nose is mango, citrus, pineapple, taste is dry, sweet toffee, fruity, bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2016
at 14:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Paisley beer festival 2016... Copper... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet floral fruit... Soft toffee fruit.. Woody sweet Berries fruit Keg at old toll bar... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral fruit nose.. Soft juicy sweet floral fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2016
at 11:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Beerhive. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of pine, rust, pineapple yoghurt, nettles and marmalade. Flavour of blood orange (which I always seem to associate with Chinook - not sure if it’s used or not), tomato juice and a hint of nail varnish. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Quite hot for 6.0% ABV. I was expecting better based on previous reviews. One to revisit perhaps.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2016
at 16:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours murky gold with a thick white head. Aromas of creamy malt, citrus, tomato plant. Taste is bitter, creamy finish.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2016
at 09:31