Fresh
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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We have a passion for flavour and a lust for hops — this frisky, fragrant pale ale is the result. Whilst consistency is (rightly) the benchmark of most beers, we’ve gone Wild with Fresh and thrown away the rulebook. Every six months we source some of the most exciting hops from both the northern and southern hemispheres, which means two hop harvests and two excitingly different hop profiles.
Given the unpredictability of each harvest we’ll leave it to you to discover the individual aromas and tastes, but you’ll be guaranteed a punchy hop character alongside an appetising bitterness and a crisp dry finish that will send you back for more. This is a beer we like to drink all through the year. We think you will too.
The first brew of Fresh has copious amounts of New Zealand hops in it. We particularly love the sherbet lemon aromas in the Southern Cross.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 26-07-16 - A 330ml bottle. Pours a golden, cloudy colour with a white head which leaves some lacing. Aromas of citrus, grapefruits & lime. Taste is of grapefruit, passion fruit, caramel, lime, hint of spice & citrus hops with bread malts also present. Aftertaste is crisp & dry with a medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 14:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home. Aroma of grass, lemon, citrus, tropical fruit notes, cactus, hops. Flavour is medium bitter. Body is medium. Very crisp and sharply grassy, not your typical APA aroma, but definitely refreshing and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:03
16/11/2013. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 09:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cloudy golden color with some yeasty pips and a nice white head. Clean, Crisp and dry hops.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2020
at 21:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle recieved with Euro Swap 2 2020, many thanks to Minutemat! The beer has got a slightly unclear golden colour with a white head. It has citrus and lime aroma. The taste is hoppy and citrussy, nice light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2020
at 17:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml can. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light lemon lime citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, light, refreshing, light fruit, big dry pepper spice, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2019
at 14:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from Beerwulf webshop. F: big, egg-white, good retention. C: pale gold, light hazy. A: orange, tangerine, floral, bit lemon peels, pine resin touch. T: light malty base, orange, grapefruits, citrus, decent bitterness, medium carbonation, nice balanced beer, easy drinkable, enjoyable for sure.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2019
at 17:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg @ Beer Temple. Golden color. Hints of hay, vanilla and citrus in the aroma. Firm grassy citric hopbitter flavor with vanilla and wild berries. Oily finish. Very nice and tasty.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Yellow golden color with medium white head. Aroma of citrus hops. Nice hoppy centered beer with zest, pines, grapefruit. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Aug 2019
at 19:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. A- Citrus, grassy. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Lightly malty, mild bitterness. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly bitter finish. O- Nothing special. Boring.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2019
at 03:46