Brixton Brewery Effra Ale

Effra Ale

 

Brixton Brewery in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale Regular
Score
6.43
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 40 Ticks: 30
Named after the River Effra, which now flows deep beneath urban Brixton, our fresh and feisty amber ale is perfect for deep thirsts. It’s all about balance with this one; fusing a rich malt base with a complex blend of hops, Effra is aromatic, uplifting and goes down incredibly easily. Zesty hops with dark malts for a smooth mouthfeel. English tradition meets New World flair. 35.5 EBC.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

2nd August 2014
Lightly hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and slightly soft. Mild fine carbonation. Light caramel malts, little dry cream. Dried fruits and mild twangy bitterness. Little ripe orange in the dry finish. Not bad, bit flabby.

Tried on 03 Aug 2014 at 08:48


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

Bottle, from Sourced, split with Yespr on the train to Hostelboro, 28/02/14. Hazed orange amber with a moderate light beige head. Nose is mandarin, bitter grapefruit, caramel, earthy hop notes. Taste comprises dankish hops, red grapefruit, pithy citrics, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a little hop bitterness. So so, a little clumsy in the make up.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2014 at 02:58


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

33 cl bottle. Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light grapefruity. Toasted malty, bitter and light herbal. Dry and light fruity into finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2014 at 04:51


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

330ml bottle. Pours red brown with a medium frothy head. Aroma is red fruits and some pine. Taste is toffee to start with a little pine on the finish. Very gassy.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2014 at 12:43


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

330ml bottle from Sourced, St. Pancras. Pours hazy reddish amber, good white head. Aromas of resin and mango. Taste has a jammy sweetness and light bitterness. Creamy texture, quite high carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2014 at 07:16


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home. Pours cloudy amber with an off white head. Aroma of grassy hops, nettles, weeds and light malt. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2013 at 14:20


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; chestnut pour with big fluffy tan head, roasted malt aroma with a hint of piney hop, sweet taste with some hop and red fruits.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 14:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras and drunk at home. Hazy ruby ber with lasting beige head. Resiny sweetish hoppy aroma. Now this I do like. If it was a touch more hoppy I’d love it. I like this sweet strawberry jam malt flavour. Sweetish jammy malty beer, the kind of beer I think someone like SilkTork would like. Little hop on the finish. Funny, I’d have this down as a mild. Decent beer.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2013 at 10:37


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home from the launch at Craft Beer Co Brixton. Murky caramel copper pour with a thin lasting greyish cream head. Aroma is lots of hot fussel alcohol, caramel and berry with some twigs and orange. Flavour is better, orange, caramel, light tart hedgerow berries. Some plasticy phenols. Mellow fruity bitterness. Medium sweet finish. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2013 at 14:54


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home in London - picked up at CBC Brixton. Pours cloudy amber with a bubbly, white head. The aroma has note of pine, dried orange and grainy bread. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots of dry and lightly yeasty brown bread, further pine, earth, some leaves, a bit more dried citrus. Light to medium in body with soft carbonation. The condition seems slightly lacking. Mildly resinous on the finish with lightly toasted, dried bread, pine, hints of pineapple, orange, apple. Fairly tasty overall but it’s a rather simplistic beer and a bit rough around the edges.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 09:27