James Squire The Hop Father
Malt Shovel Brewery in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.58
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From a 345ml bottle on 12/1/2018 (2018 edition ABV 4.7%). Contrary to the label's claim of cloudiness, pours quite a clear medium golden with a medium head. Has a very faint fruity aroma. The flavour features bready malt and muted citrus and stone fruit sweetness, followed by a gentle bitterness. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Pretty uninspiring, and could quite easily be mistaken for the 150 Lashes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2018
at 21:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
345ml bottle into schooner glass. Clear shiny copper colour, frothy white head. Medium carbonation.Laces well. Nose is mildly smoky caramel malt with just a hint of fruit in the background. Full bodied with a smooth easy-drinking texture. The smoky caramel malt continues into a slightly bitter fruity finish. Nothing outrageous but well-balanced and certainly easy-drinking. Think I’ll have another.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 01:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Bright mid amber with a stark white head that lasts quite well. Aroma of orange, grapefruit, citrus flowers, pine, sticky bread crusts. Some boiled fruit. Quite full bodied for 5%, moderate carbonation. Moderate sweetness is rather plain and caramelly but solid. Fruit, pine and a fair bit of pepper combine with quite strong bitterness at the end. Clean, gutsy and bitter. Probably their best beer since the Ten20.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2017
at 05:34