Cropton - Vicious American Wheat IPA
Great Yorkshire Brewery in Cropton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Wheat / White Special Out of Production|
Score
6.63
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A collaboration between Cropton and Mike Hall, brewer at North Peak Brewery in Michigan, produced mainly for Nicholsons / Mitchells & Butlers pubs. Although the names of this range of beers correspond to beers made by North Peak, the ABVs and recipes differ considerably from their namesakes’. Note that the branding on the pump clips often excludes any information regarding the provenance.
The frothy head and piney dryhopped scent should alert you to the brew’s ferocity on your palette. Then pale, crystal and wheat malts converge in a cloudy thick body and give you a smooth kiss, leaving you howling for more.
Hops: Cascade, Amarillo, Perle, Willamette
Only previously available as Cropton Vicious American Wheat IPA
The frothy head and piney dryhopped scent should alert you to the brew’s ferocity on your palette. Then pale, crystal and wheat malts converge in a cloudy thick body and give you a smooth kiss, leaving you howling for more.
Hops: Cascade, Amarillo, Perle, Willamette
Only previously available as Cropton Vicious American Wheat IPA
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask, 5% abv., at The Blackfriar Pub. Amber coloured body. Faint bubbly head, some lacing. Smell of leafy hops and dough-like malts. Well blended malt-fruity taste. Clean and nice bitter round off. Pleasant (London, 06.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2012
at 11:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Winstor Castle, London. Almost clear, golden body with a nice white head. Light malty aroma with a fine citric fruitiness. Flavor is soft malt with smooth citric fruit and decent bitterness. Very refreshing. Medium body, nice bitter aftertaste. Nothing really extraordinary going on here, but a solid dose of a well-brewed beer. Sometimes that’s what it takes.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2012
at 08:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, handpump The Chequers, Oxford 14.05.12 Light amber with a white head, good clarity. Little bit of a sicky smell on the nose. Good tasting beer the hops and the wheat combine rather well, however like mine it is just a tad thin at times. Pithy in mouth with a citrussy rub around the roof of the mouth. A5 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2012
at 11:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Southwark Tavern, London. Goldeny amber colour small white head. roma is fruity, floral, grassy with some mild wheat and earthy notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, grassy and earthy with mild notes of earth. Semi dry palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 07:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ the Haymarket. Pours golden with some haze. Nose is citrus mostly with not much of telltale wheat beer notes. The taste is more of the same - where is the banana, or toffee or nutmeg or whatever. Seems to be all grapefruit. The palate is light to medium body with a similar texture weight and a clean finish. Overall, a solid beer but they might have been better not to bother with the wheat.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2012
at 10:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Magpie, Nicholson’s, London. Pours clear, bright gold with a fine, foamy white head. Quite a bit of toasted straw in the nose with hints of citrus. Light to medium sweet flavor with ripe citrus, dirt, straw. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Somewhat sticky finish with a dirty, lightly abrasive bitterness, mild toasty dough, some citrus rind. The bitter edge softens as I get used to the beer. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2012
at 11:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Old Buttermarket Canterbury. Amber clear colour lasting white head. Lots of hop on aroma. Very hoppy but sticky sweet hop. Doesnt go well with yeast and mineral in the water. Too sticky. Interesting but doesnt work.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2011
at 08:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
21st January 2011
On tap at the Magpie, New Street. Light haze on this gold beer. Small cream head. Semi dry palate, smooth. Very tangy orange marmalade with traces of spice and bubblegum. Some sweeter orange before a long bitter finish. Not bad but the tangyness starts to grate after half a pint. Respectable though.
On tap at the Magpie, New Street. Light haze on this gold beer. Small cream head. Semi dry palate, smooth. Very tangy orange marmalade with traces of spice and bubblegum. Some sweeter orange before a long bitter finish. Not bad but the tangyness starts to grate after half a pint. Respectable though.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2011
at 06:56