Hirundo
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.43
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Hoppy pale ale.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wild Swan, Holborn, London. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, tropical fruit action. An OK pale ale from Thornbridge.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2026
at 09:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cask and Barrel, Broughton Street. Pours lightly hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit and light spice. Taste adds light stone fruit and lemon zing. Clean finish.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2026
at 10:07
5.5/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 12:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Clear light gold, thin white head. Has a zesty tangy citrus, some herbal notes but some stale cardboard notes. I'd be surprised if it wasn't kept well at a pub such as this but you never know. Mouthfeel with decent, nice slickness and session quality.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[April 2023] Clear pale gold with a frothy white head. Light ale, a little bit fruity, nothing too spectacular
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 08:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Pale light hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity, grapefruit, and apricot, light spice. Light Crisp body.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2024
at 12:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Clear gold pour with a white head. Nose is orange marmalade, nuts, apricot. Taste is very similar with a splash of grapefruit coming through in the back end. Spicy hoppy aftertaste. Good sessionable beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2024
at 14:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Black Door, Helsinki. Golden colour with a smll white head. Aroma is caramel, citrus and some mild peachy tones. Flavour is peach, sweet malts, some floral and nectary tones. Somewhat bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2023
at 15:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A very light yellow beer, a head is medium and white. Aroma has biscuity maltyness, citrusy and flowers in the hoppyness. Taste has citrus nad flowers, biscuity body. Medium bodied. Good, biscuity, fresh adn drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2023
at 06:17
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled 500ml (Alko web)
Golden colour, small white head. Bubblegummy, citrusy aroma. Light-bodied. Pale malts, light citrus, bubblegum in the flavour. Almost like Brut IPA meh.
Golden colour, small white head. Bubblegummy, citrusy aroma. Light-bodied. Pale malts, light citrus, bubblegum in the flavour. Almost like Brut IPA meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2023
at 19:34