Gamma Ray
Beavertown Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.25
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The concept was to create a juicy tropical beer. A brew you can sit on and drink all day, rammed with juicy malts and huge tropical aromas of mango and grapefruit. Massive additions of whole leaf American hops are added in ever increasing numbers at the end of the boil giving huge hop flavour. The beer is then dry hopped for days, driving the punchy aromas so you can smell it from miles away!
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7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Optisch goldgelb mit einer zarten, glänzenden Trübung und passender feiner Perlage. Die weiße, mittel- bis feinporige Schaumkrone gibt sich flaumig-stabil und ganz gut haltbar. Im Duft fruchtig bis kräuterartig, süßlich-herb und erinnert an sehr reife Ananas, Pomelo und Grapefruit. Dazu ein Hauch Gras und Petersiliengrün. Der Antrunk kommt weich spritzig, süßlich und malzig bis karamellig. Das macht schon mal ordentlich Lust auf dieses Bier! Am Gaumen ebenso süßlich, karamellig, aber auch schön fruchtig mit Noten von reifem Steinobst (Aprikose bis Pflaume), welches schon ein wenig an ein Dörrobstaroma anklopft, und leichter Exotik (Kiwi, Ananas). Die Herbe kommt bislang gar nicht stark zum Vorschein und dieses APA wirkt in seiner aromatischen Breite absolut harmonisch und charaktervoll. Dadurch ergibt sich ein unheimlich gutes und fast schon weiches Mundgefühl und eine sehr gute Süffigkeit. Der Abgang gibt erst die schönen Fruchtaromen ab, danach die Karamellnote, die leicht röstig ausklingt und dann in eine röstige Herbe übergeht und letztendlich in einer kräftigeren grasigen bis kräuterartigen Herbe ausklingt. Ich bin fast schon begeistert!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2021
at 09:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Golden, almost clear, white foam. Aroma: floral, fruits, citrus, marmalade, light sweetness. Taste: light taste, British malt, a little orange peel marmalade, fruity, light bitterness, a little watery, drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2021
at 12:17
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2021
at 11:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ SKAAL Sønderborg. Pours hazy amber with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and citrus, with estery notes and touches of malt and fruit. Bitter, hoppy flavour with notes of fruit and citrus and touches of malt and yeast. Bitter and grassy aftertaste with estery touches. Well-balanced and easy to drink. A nice one, if a little watery.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2021
at 18:34
5/10
Prima
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2021
at 22:50
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2020
at 11:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Civil Society Anniversary. Pours a hazy orange with small white head. The aroma is citrus and pine. Medium body, citrus, floral, light bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2020
at 05:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml can. Unclear golden, big foamy head. Tangerine, pineapple, mango, some elderflower, lemon. Hoppy zesty bitterness, fruity sweetness. Medium to light bodied, oily texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry hoppy bitter finish. Nice fruity Pale Ale, but lacks in body.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2020
at 20:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can consumed in 23 days from packaging. Pale cloudy orange with excellent retention and lacing; very promising. Aroma of tropical fruit and spice. Taste of mango, zesty orange peel, grapefruit and spice. Bitter finish which combines with the zesty citrus notes. Moderate body and lovely soft carbonation. Wonderful and fresh. Sorry craft hardcore types, Heineken may own a stake in the brewer now and it may well have tasted even better in 1910 (give or take a few years) but this is a great beer I have just consumed and so have given it a high rating. Wish I had 10 more in the fridge!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2020
at 02:55
7/10
As you’d expect
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2020
at 22:22