Adnams’ interpretation of an American IPA, made with wheat and pale ale malts alongside hops from England, Slovenia and America (specifically Boadicea, Columbus and Stryian Goldings). It was created under the instruction of company chairman Jonathan Adnams, who simply requested, ‘Brew something to wow me’. It was originally intended as a limited edition release to commemorate the opening of Adnams’ new brewhouse and distribution centre, and now forms part of the core range.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear amber colour, moderate white well-lacing head. Aroma: biscuit, caramel, silphur, floral & fruity hops (not much of) Medium body. Bittersweet taste. Robust malts. A bit sulphury. Decent hopping still no proper hop brightness and freshness. Overall: not impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 03:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from 'AH' (Den Bosch), bottled in August 2017. Clear, amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, fruity-grassy and slightly resiny aroma of orange jam, mango and some pine. Quite sweet, moderately bitter, fruity-grassy and slightly resiny taste of orange jam, mango, some pine and a touch of honey, followed by a medium long, dry-bitter, grassy and resiny finish. Medium to full body, slightly creamy and moderately effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Very decent IPA, refreshing and well-balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2017
at 14:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint på Charlie's København nov-17: lett uklar gylden med flott skum som varer til siste dråpe. Deilig aroma og enda bedre smak med tropiske frukter, karamellkjeks, furunål, grapefrukt og aprikoser. Rund, fyldig og samtidig lett å helle over drøvelen.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2017
at 09:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle from AH. Clear deep golden colour, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, peach, some lemon, light malty. Flavour is light sweaty, grapefruit, malty, hint of caramel, fruity, decent bitter finish. Light bodied. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 12:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Fruity aroma, citrus, tropical fruits. Light bitter flavour, quite sweet, tropical fruits. Sweet malty finish, tropical fruits. Rather nice.
(from 33cL bottle @ home)
(from 33cL bottle @ home)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2017
at 14:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Adnams Jack Brand Innovation IPA (by Adnams):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
4/X/17 - 33cl bottle as Jack Brand Innovation IPA @ home - BB: 28/II/19 (really, 1.5 or 2 years for an ipa?) (2017-1756) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, small creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet caramel malts, some tropical fruits and citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malts, lots of caramel, soft bitterness, grapefruit, some tropical fruits, floral. Aftertaste: bitter touch, malty, some orange peel, bit floral, some alcohol. Not too bad...
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
4/X/17 - 33cl bottle as Jack Brand Innovation IPA @ home - BB: 28/II/19 (really, 1.5 or 2 years for an ipa?) (2017-1756) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, small creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet caramel malts, some tropical fruits and citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malts, lots of caramel, soft bitterness, grapefruit, some tropical fruits, floral. Aftertaste: bitter touch, malty, some orange peel, bit floral, some alcohol. Not too bad...
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2017
at 18:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Albert Heijn Culemborg. Clear dark yellow with a thin white head. Hoppy malty aroma. Bitter taste. Strange IPA as the hops are not very pronounced yet the hopbitterness is quite strong. It's a mix of the English IPA maltiness and the USA IPA bitterness, without the hop strong aroma. I do like it though
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2017
at 15:13