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 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Can from Vonk. Hazy amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of citrus, toast, burnt caramel, orange, leaves. Flavour is likewise, light to medium sweet, citrusy, leafy. Light bodied. Decent APA.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2016
at 14:53
8/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 11:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can shared at the February MDF tasting. Hazy orange, thin fizzy tan head, good retention. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, pale malt. The taste is pithy citrus, grapefruit, pale malt. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2016
at 20:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned. Ambery orange colour with a mediumsized white head and quite rich carbonation. Aroma is zesty, some citrus, mild herbal and leafy notes along with some caramel maltiness as well. Flavour is fruity, floral, some mild leafy and sprucelike notes along with some sweet malts to give it some body.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2016
at 10:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy golden pour with a nice fluffy white head with good retention. I happened to sip from the glass for 20 minutes or so, and a fine thin head still lingered. Super fresh smell, flowery hops, citrus and buckets of pine. The taste is bitter, of course, with notes of piny and citrusy hops, a bit of honey and a slight medicinal bitterness in the background that - surprisingly for me - fits the beer quite well. Great stuff, be sure to drink it fresh.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2015
at 14:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Orangish color with a whiet head with medium retention. Aroma has notes of orange, some grapefruit and resin hops. Flavor has a decent bitterness, fruity notes dominated by orange peel notes. Good bitterness in the final with good duration.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2015
at 15:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Tropical fruits, pine, citrus, grass. Slightly soapy. Low to moderate sweetness and bitterness. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 14:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home. Slight hazy dark golden with small white head. Lots of hops up front with spruce, grapefruit, light dank mariuana, some tropical fruits. Light sweet caramel with fresh brown bread, and medium herbal bitterness with some touch of fresh leaves. Under medium blues with a bit prickly carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2015
at 14:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Christers. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, grass, herbs, light sweet citrusly hops. Flavor is malt, yeast, grass, herbal hops, citrus, sharp citrusly hops, lemon, light parfume. Medium body, lively carbonation, dry finish. 061015
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2015
at 12:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 061015
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2015
at 12:58