American Pride IPA (Bottle)
(Batch of American Pride IPA)
Maxim Brewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.09
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Hoppy American style IPA, uses special American Citra, cascade and willamette hops. Over strong, over hopped and over here!!
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Amber with a slight haze and a foamy head. Peach, apricot and a hint of spice in the aroma. Fruity and moderately hoppy taste with peach, apricot and a faint hint of grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2014
at 19:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle: BBD 28 Nov 14, poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 7 Jan 14. Lively pour, plenty of carbonation bubbles rise through the clear amber body to help replenish the smooth white foam head. The nose is a mixture of spicy hops with a citrus twist, as is the initial taste. As the beer warms a little it becomes a bit more complex and the malts that were hidden start to assert themselves: the bread/biscuit notes however subside again towards the end of each sip when the hops take over once more. Refreshing and interesting play on an American IPA (not as hoppy as most US IPA’s I have to say).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2014
at 16:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys. Deep gold with a slight white head. A touch of citrus fruits, sweet cereal malts, and a big, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2013
at 13:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft zezty metalic hop ... sot fruit nose ... dry zezty hop ... soft toffee fruits
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2013
at 09:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home Sainsburys beer hunt 2013 split with Sarah. Light amber colour. Aroma is sweet caramel and some hedgerow / bramble hop Flavour follows caamel / toffee malt. Mellow low bitterness. Finish is dry. Decent enough the hops are wasted by the toffee malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2013
at 14:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Murrayfield [270913]
Amber, clear, frothy white head
Aroma - Dry dull citrus zest, some grassy hop, dab of straw, caramel malt
Taste - Dry bitter dull citrus hops, some grassy hop, not much fruits, some straw notes, background of caramel malts
Palate - Medium carb, fairly light body, fairly bitter palate. Finish - quite dry, bitter hop tail
Overall - Not a US pale ale, hops are mainly bitter with straw and grass, little fruits, some caramel. Better than the other Maxim in the Sainsbury’s comp...prob would be better on cask....rather average
Amber, clear, frothy white head
Aroma - Dry dull citrus zest, some grassy hop, dab of straw, caramel malt
Taste - Dry bitter dull citrus hops, some grassy hop, not much fruits, some straw notes, background of caramel malts
Palate - Medium carb, fairly light body, fairly bitter palate. Finish - quite dry, bitter hop tail
Overall - Not a US pale ale, hops are mainly bitter with straw and grass, little fruits, some caramel. Better than the other Maxim in the Sainsbury’s comp...prob would be better on cask....rather average
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 20:05
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle at home. Butterscotch. Taken off the yeast too soon, pasteurised to buggery, taken all the flavour out, and left the taste of brewing faults. Butterscotch. The hops are there if you look really, really hard. Somebody needs to give these guys a decent IPA. Did I mention the butterscotch? Not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 15:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in London with Gordo. Pours clear gold, effervescent with a creamy white head. Nose has a bit of doughy bread, some orange, a bit of straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with mildly doughy malts, low bitterness, light floral notes. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, some cereal, straw, biscuity pale malts. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2013
at 12:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
I don't know why it's lost my rating for this one. I'll add another full review if / when I have it again. I only remember being a bit underwhelmed.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2013
at 14:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from the Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt 2013 range. Clear gold lasting off white head. It’s got some hops. A little toffee malt. Hops on the finish are pretty good. It’s an ok slightly hoppy slightly toffeeish beer. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 04:45