American India Pale Ale
Marks & Spencer Stores in Paddington, Greater London, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Arbor AlesIPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.91
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This characterful beer is bold, with lots of tropical fruit and a pronounced bitterness.
This beer is brewed exclusively for Marks and Spencer by Arbor Ales in Bristol using 100% West Coast Hops.
This beer is brewed exclusively for Marks and Spencer by Arbor Ales in Bristol using 100% West Coast Hops.
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7/10
Can M&S 2024-05-26 Uddingston red label Vocation AR: dank fresh tropical fruity, AP: hazy yellow, frothy head F: dank fresh tropical
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2024
at 18:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden color. Ripe fruit in the slightly herbal aroma. Oily hops and ripe citrusfruit in the flavor. Malty sweetish. Tart finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Marks & Spencer American India Pale Ale ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, peppery, spicy hops, rubber notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, spicy hops, pale malt, fruity hops, citrus, hop and malt bitter, rubber notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160731] 7-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2017
at 06:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light copper colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour have a great deal of powerful and complex hop notes. Very floral and citrusy with a little caramel too.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2017
at 16:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Marks & Spencer, Manchester. Golden-amber with a thin head. Stated pale ale with a clear strength to it, but there’s lots of fruitiness here too, especially in its nose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2017
at 14:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Unclear, golden to amber colored, medium- frothy off white head. Aroma is of some malt, light caramel, perfumey floral and fruity medium hoppy. Taste is medium sweet malt, some light caramel, floral and perfumey moderate hops, some fruit, medium bitterness, dry finish, some unneeded phenolic notes, bit resin. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2017
at 09:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle: BBE Feb 2017. Poured into a Leffe badged chalice at home on 12th Jan 2017. Almost clear pour, old gold body, full off-white head. Piny hops in the nose, with a grapefruit twist in the flavour: fairly bitter, yet there is a subtle sweetness below the surface also. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 04:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is sharp lemon, pineapple and melon. Taste has sharp pineapple to start and a juicy mango finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2016
at 14:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Marks and Spencer, Enniskillen [120516]
Dark amber, soft hazy, frothy white head
Aroma of citrus zest, fresh hops, lemon, vibrant, zesty
Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, pungent zesty hops, good hops but a smoky hay note spoils it
Palate - Soft carb, medium body. Finish is a bit dry, grapefruit, light smoky hay malt in the linger
Overall - I don’t like smoky hay I sometimes detect in beer - if this didn’t have it would be scoring much higher. Disappointed as the hops were good - worth a revisit
Dark amber, soft hazy, frothy white head
Aroma of citrus zest, fresh hops, lemon, vibrant, zesty
Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, pungent zesty hops, good hops but a smoky hay note spoils it
Palate - Soft carb, medium body. Finish is a bit dry, grapefruit, light smoky hay malt in the linger
Overall - I don’t like smoky hay I sometimes detect in beer - if this didn’t have it would be scoring much higher. Disappointed as the hops were good - worth a revisit
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 12:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Needs to breathe a while. Hazy yellow golden with thin white head. Sweet malts, strong grassy hop notes and nutmeg, pineapple, grapefruit. Medium sweet and over medium bitter with a zesty note in finish. Medium body, soft carbonation, prickly and chalky feel. Tastes like hop pellets.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2016
at 15:17