Diablo
Summer Wine Brewery in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Diablo is our flagship IPA, loaded with US hop varieties, dominated by the ‘Citra’ variety. Big tropical flavours & aroma punctuate, mango, lychee & papaya fruits abound, with notes of resinous pine leading to a lasting bitterness. A devilishly good US West Coast inspired IPA.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle. Pours cloudy blonde/yellow with a generous head. The nose is light but there is grapefruit pith, followed by a more obviously citrus note, probably lemon. The taste has grapefruit, maybe with some earthiness and vegetal spice notes, too. The palate is medium bodied with a creamy texture and a clean finish. Overall, a good beer but starting to get bored with zingy IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2012
at 03:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask @ Cloisters, Edinburgh 140212
Golden straw..clear...frothy white head
Aroma - lots of hops..grapefruit...bittersweet citrus fruits..light grassy hops...sweet pale malt background
Taste - Grapefruit hops..some grassy hops and sweet pale malts.
Palate - soft carb..medium body..slightly viscous. Finish - dryish..lingering grapefruit bitter. Over lingering and rather too aggressive bitter for me.
Overall - The over-lingering bitter finish spoilt the beer for me.
Golden straw..clear...frothy white head
Aroma - lots of hops..grapefruit...bittersweet citrus fruits..light grassy hops...sweet pale malt background
Taste - Grapefruit hops..some grassy hops and sweet pale malts.
Palate - soft carb..medium body..slightly viscous. Finish - dryish..lingering grapefruit bitter. Over lingering and rather too aggressive bitter for me.
Overall - The over-lingering bitter finish spoilt the beer for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2012
at 13:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Chester Beer & Wine. Hazy golden pour with a medium sized, lingering off white head. Resinous pissy hop coupled with citrus present in the nose. Flavour had notes of grapefruit and grassy hop with some bold and somehow slightly unrefined bitterness. Very dry lingering bitter finish. Decent stuff but somehow lacking a little balance and finesse.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2012
at 12:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London, 23 Nov 2011) Golden colour with brief, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grapefruit and resin. Malty, hoppy taste with huge amounts of hops, giving notes of resin, grapefruit and pine needles. Solid malt backbone supports the long, bitter finish. Slightly more than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Excellent beer with an impressive hop character.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2011
at 06:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Nate. It pours golden, with a foamy white head. The nose is pine, tangerine, grapefruit and sweaty sock. The taste is grapefruit, lemon, pith, grass, spice and alcohol, with a long dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and harsh bitterness. Decent, but not overly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2011
at 13:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2011
at 04:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ The Rake, 14 Winchester Walk, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AG.Clear medium to dark yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, hoppy, hop oil. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, hop oil, citrus, grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20110801]
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2011
at 13:20