California Sun
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.39
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West coast session IPA.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Appearance is clear amber, with a half-finger foamy beige head. Aroma is caramel malt, toasty notes, citrus fruit, malty. Taste is biscuity malt, earthy malt, spritzy fruit, bitter fluffy finish, some clinging bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2021
at 19:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can as a gift. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste malty and light tropical sweet. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2021
at 17:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from Aldi. Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2020
at 17:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can, small bubbly head, clear light metallic orange color, aroma of wood, pine and a hint of malt, flavor wood, malt, hint of citrus and fruit, empathic herbal bitterness. Nice and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2020
at 16:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
canned on 16/5/19 dorata quasi limpida discreta schiuma buona persistenza un po agrumata ma spenta cosi in bocca quasi non fragrante peccato
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2020
at 16:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brilliant white foamy head stayed on a well carbonated dark golden body. Peach & faint hoppy aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the tongue with a clean back. Bitter pithy tastes with grapefruit, peach & citrus rind.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2020
at 20:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can sample at a tasting a troubles' place. Thanks Yoav. Clear golden, white head. Citric and piney hops, slightly stale, some sweetish malt, bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2020
at 16:35
5/10
Dry,but metallic taste.quite rough,and not too fruity nor fresh.nice small bubbles though.canned: 16/05/2019
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2019
at 18:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can: Poured a copper with a two finger off white head. Aroma is light hops and malts. Taste a light citrus hops bite with sweet malt backbone.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2019
at 17:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor.Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2019
at 14:20