Surfing Monk
Summer Wine Brewery in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Belgian Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.12
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An unlikely marriage of New Zealand hops and Belgian yeast.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
BBE 30/6/2013 - Pours clear orange with a massive foamy head. Aroma of stingy hops, exotic fruits, hints of funky yeast and grass notes. Taste is hoppy, crisp and fruity with hints of yeast and spicy notes. Finish is bitter, hoppy and slightly malty with some crisp and stingy fruity notes. Okay, quite balanced and tasty Belgian style IPA.
BBE 30/6/2013 - Pours clear orange with a massive foamy head. Aroma of stingy hops, exotic fruits, hints of funky yeast and grass notes. Taste is hoppy, crisp and fruity with hints of yeast and spicy notes. Finish is bitter, hoppy and slightly malty with some crisp and stingy fruity notes. Okay, quite balanced and tasty Belgian style IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2013
at 09:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from Bottle Shop, Canterbury. Who would have thought 3 years ago when I had the Elbow Grease that Summer Wine would have turned into such a good brewery. This is hazy orange gold with a thick cream coloured head. Resiny hops mix with an estery Belgian yeast on the aroma. A tasty Belgian yeasty IPA. I like almost everything about this beer. The aroma, the mouthfeel the flavours the finish is particularly good mixing all the hop, yeast and stinging bitterness with some high citrus flavours too. Very drinkable and very likeable. Just a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2012
at 04:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours cloudy gold with an absolutely massive, white head. Seriously, this beer was 95% head at first pour before settling down. Nose holds lots of piss, big brett funk, some plastic, grass. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots of manure, tangy citrus, bitter grass. Medium bodied with average, somewhat lively carbonation. Dry, bitter finish with lots of funk, poop, plastic, grass, orange, lemon, urine. Quite an interesting beer, and quite good, too. (3.9)
Tap at CPK - London. Pours lightly hazy gold with a small, foamy white head. Grass and yeast in the nose. Medium sweet flavor, some pee, grass, dry yeast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Mild dryness to finish, further grass and piss. Very nice, very refreshing. (4.1)
Tap at CPK - London. Pours lightly hazy gold with a small, foamy white head. Grass and yeast in the nose. Medium sweet flavor, some pee, grass, dry yeast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Mild dryness to finish, further grass and piss. Very nice, very refreshing. (4.1)
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2012
at 16:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home 6th September 2012. Christ this is a pain to pour, reminds me of de molen beer, once I got through the huge head, I could smell the Belgian yeast and some bitter hops, green not ripe banana. Taste is bitter and yeasty, some banana and exotic fruit. It’s a good beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2012
at 11:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at CP&K. It pours hazy orange, with a thin white head. The nose is leaf, farmyard, orange, mango, banana, nectarine, tangy citrus, spice and sherbet. The taste is hay, straw, resin, orange, mango, lemon, farmyard, citrus pith and spice, with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Very fruity and well balanced. Delicious.
Tried
on 07 May 2012
at 05:28