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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is resinous, pale malts, hay,. Taste is resinous, piney, pale malts, leafy, bitter finish. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Fun!
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2019
at 21:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Frisches Bier. Medium light mellow, lightly medicinal, dry light grain, alright hop counterpoint, feels like a bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2019
at 17:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tight bubbly white head stayed on a hazy light lemon coloured still body. Chalk, citrus & hops aroma. Medium to thin bodied, soft over the palate with a tingle down the back - too watery. Big hoppy punch with peach, grass, zest & tangy citrus.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2019
at 20:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
29/3/2019. Draught at the Three Wise Monkeys, Ipswich. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small off-white head leaving good lacing. Aroma of citrus lemon, light tropical fruit, melon, grapefruit, light caramel and pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation. Light lasting bitterness to finish.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2019
at 16:56
6/10
Tried
on 30 Nov 2018
at 18:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Thirsty Bear, Reading. A lightly hazed gold beer with a thin white head. It tastes... well, fresh. There's hints of citrus (especially lime), pine and spice, but they're pretty light. Finish is... yep, fresh is about it. It lives up to its name and not a lot else. So, a lightweight in the style, but it's pleasant and easy to drink, if rather forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2018
at 21:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Grain & Hop Store, Cambridge. Golden and flat. Gentle aroma of mango and lemonade with a biscuity malt note. Fruity bittersweet taste with a short to medium finish. No surprises whatsoever here. This is a by-the-numbers pale ale, but certainly a decent one.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2018
at 19:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Spritziger, fein hopfiger Beginn. Geringe Süße, minimal bitter, langer hopfiger Nachhall. Gut. 10/9/11/10//9
Tried
on 15 Jun 2018
at 22:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle at home on 1st June 2018, shared with no one. Hazy golden body, white pillow on top. Mild tropical fruit aroma and taste, hop centric throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 17:15