Chinook El Dorado Pale Ale
Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.84
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Chinook is vastly underrated as a hop varietal these days. One of the big daddies of the craft brewing revolution; its piney and resinous characteristics sing to the moon and back all things old school. We wanted to pay homage to the beers we grew up drinking, whilst retaining that characteristic Polly's new school haziness. With a new school fruit salad of pear, watermelon and stone fruits mellowing out the old school bitterness, this is a beer that celebrates heritage whilst keeping its eyes firmly fixed on the present.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can 440ml. @ [ Pre-Borefts 2019 Tasting ] - Kermis House - Zaandam, Netherlands.
[ As Polly's Brew Chinook El Dorado - Pale Ale ].
ABV: 5.2%. Cloudy - hazy medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, wheat, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, tropical fruit, citrus - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt, wheat, tropical fruit, citrus - grapefruit, light earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190926]
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Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2020
at 07:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at Borefts Pre-Tasting 2019. Hazy yellow color, medium sized white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma and flavor are only lightly malty, grassy hops, grassy, sweetish rather than bitter. Hmm alright.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2019
at 14:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can courtesy of Dad, cheers Dad!, consumed at home Attenkirchen Sunday 20th October 2019 after a 28mile return cycle ride to Urban Chestnut Brewery, Wolnzach. Now at home cooking Rancho Riojano and listening to the new Pixies album - Beneath the Eyrie. Pours hazy, yolky yellow with a white head. Very soft in the mouth, quite a pronounced hoppiness, a little hop burn, it's a good beer, the chinook comes through well.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2019
at 15:31
4.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Can, 0.44 l - BB 23.12.2019, from Craft Beer Co Hammersmith, 20191016) The beer poured cloudy and pale orange. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted long. Aroma had grapefruit, burning sensation in the nose and pine. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were grapefruit, white bread, hop burn and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. An unbalanced brew with ugly looks.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2019
at 21:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can at pre borefts tasting. Pours hazy orange, nose is light orange, peach, taste is similar, grass, odd. 6/3/5/3/11
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2019
at 08:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at the pre-Borefts tasting 2019, Zaandam. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, mineral, stone fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp fresh, light citrus, mineral, earthy palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2019
at 22:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is herbal hops, biscuity, pellets. Taste is herbal, biscuity, lactose? ice cream style. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Alright.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2019
at 10:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, 5.2%. Unclear dark yellow with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, orange and grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, earthy, orange, grapefruit, medium sweet and medium bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2019
at 18:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can shared at Pre-Borefts ‘19. Cloudy golden yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrus, green hops and tropical fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2019
at 17:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Sampled at pre-Borefts tasting. Very murky orange golden with white head. Papaya, dank fruity hops, light oats and malts, grassy hops, apricot. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied too. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2019
at 17:42