Hawkshead Brewery Key Lime Tau

Key Lime Tau

 

Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
  Sour / Wild Beer Special Out of Production
Score
7.06
ABV: 6.3% IBU: - Ticks: 51
Key Lime Tau (2π) was brewed in collaboration with Hawkshead Brewery (UK) as part of the Trans-Atlantic Rainbow Project, a series that challenges brewers to come together and brew a beer inspired by a color. In its third year, the 2015 project involved seven UK breweries, each paired with a different American brewery and randomly assigned a color.

Key Lime Tau (6.3% ABV), brewed to embody the color green, is a Mixed Culture Fermentation Ale aged in Oak with Lactose, Fresh Lime Peel and Fresh Lemongrass.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Hazy orange colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is parfumed soap, some citrus and mild dry wooden and some acidic/sourish tones. Flavour is citrus, some toffee and mild bready and sourish berries to it. Nicely tart and somewhat dry palate.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2023 at 17:14


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured a burnt orange with a off white head. Aroma is zesty, lime, super pungent and tart to nose, lemon grass. Taste is tart and zesty citrus, lime, lemon, woodsy, very interesting.

Tried on 30 Dec 2021 at 21:29


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @ In de Wildeman. Blonde. Citric, soda-like aroma. Lemon sweets. Sherbet-like. Cellar notes. Dry citric finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:04


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can. Nice citrus nose, light tart, pleasant balance, medium body, mellow, a bit fizzlestick, light lactose mealiness, quite pleasant cocktail.

Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2019 at 07:42


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

18/7/2019. Bottle from Tapped, Leeds. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small off-white head. Aroma of lime cordial, key lime pie, chocolate limes, lemongrass and bitter lemon. Light sweetness, big kick of lime sour. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Neat lime cordial finish. Good job I like limes otherwise I'd have hated this.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 19:50


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich lime, fruits, lemon grass, hops and malt. Nice sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 19:27


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

One-third pint, keg at Mr Folyes Ale House. Cloudy dark golden body, lacing rings down the glass from a low white head. Fresh smell of orange fruits, dry. Mid-tart fruity taste of orange, lime, and lemon. Sweet and lightly tart to the ending. Refreshing, well bodied. (Leeds 02.07.2019).

Tried on 15 Jul 2019 at 07:59


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Monty's Bar. Appearance - golden amber and flat. Nose - lightly sour lime with bread at the back. Taste - sour lime again. There's generally a margarita thing going on. Palate - light to medium bodied and sour tangy through the middle. Long dry tangy sour finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2019 at 08:54


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours goldish with white head - nose/taste of key lime, lactose sourness, oak, lemongrass - lighter/medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2019 at 20:27


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

7th September 2018
Beaverfest. Keg. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Thin malts. Good sweetish lime. Floral lime. The light finish brings lime sherbet. Good fun and no scurvy here!
Earlier Rating: 9/20/2015 Total Score: 3.7
19th September 2015
Beavertown Spectrum Fest. Keg. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth with good fine carbonation. Big lime! Fresh lime! Lime peel, lime sherbet and lime floralness. Light finish. A big limey kiss!

Tried on 27 Nov 2018 at 12:49