Forbury Lion
Loddon Brewery in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.38
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An IPA as an IPA should be: packed with a full malty flavour and a strong complex hop finish imparted by Styrian Goldings and Fuggles.
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3.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
17.08.2013, cask @ Angleterre:
Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, winegum, cardboard, hay, grass, dried fruits. Taste is kind of harsh boozy even though it’s only 5,5%, grass, cardboard, winegum, hay, alcohol, bark, dried fruits. Longlasting harsh bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Awfull!!
Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly neutral, winegum, cardboard, hay, grass, dried fruits. Taste is kind of harsh boozy even though it’s only 5,5%, grass, cardboard, winegum, hay, alcohol, bark, dried fruits. Longlasting harsh bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Awfull!!
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2013
at 13:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Kitty’s, 20130625) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was small, long lasting and white. Aroma had fruitiness, sweetness and malts. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, sweetness, malts, grass and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A good clean beer showing the English hop characteristics.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2013
at 10:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Kitty’s, Helsinki. Hazy golden, thick lasting white head. Nutty, dark fruity aroma. Flavor has leathery, nutty and gooseberry notes. Dry bitter finish. Creamy, soft mouthfeel,light body. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2013
at 06:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits, Birmingham. Weak, but slightly fruity aroma. The flavour is very strong bitter, malty with a hint of honey. The first mouthful was a shock. A flavour explosion I guess, but it rapidly grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 12:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared from John. Pours clear golden with an off white head. Aroma of toffee, peach, apricot and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 11:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle courtesy of JMGreenUK. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Honey and smooth bitterness. Pretty nice brew
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2012
at 11:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Salhojankadun Pub
Aroma is rather typical to a real ales. It is leathery with peach, apricot, some hay and hints of bready malt. Flavour is somewhat hoppy with gooseberry bush, some peaches, biscuits and hints of nettles. Also somewhat strong bready malt notes making a porridge-like feeling. A bit stale, needs more fruits. Also, the hops feel a bit old; perhaps the trip to Finland was too much for this cask.
Aroma is rather typical to a real ales. It is leathery with peach, apricot, some hay and hints of bready malt. Flavour is somewhat hoppy with gooseberry bush, some peaches, biscuits and hints of nettles. Also somewhat strong bready malt notes making a porridge-like feeling. A bit stale, needs more fruits. Also, the hops feel a bit old; perhaps the trip to Finland was too much for this cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2012
at 11:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på Market Porter, London Bridge 18 Mai 11. Gylden. Lavt skum. Forsiktig fruktig aroma. Aprikos. Smaken det samme med innslag av mais. Tørr fruktig ettersmak. OK men ingen typisk IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2011
at 11:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Deep golden colour, small head. Aroma is floral and grassy hops with some mild resiny and wooden notes as well. Flavour is fruity and floral hops along with mild grassyness. Quite crisp maltyness with a grassy quite longlasting bitterness in the aftertaste and finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2011
at 23:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet, tangerine and caramel aroma. Flavour carried on with the sweetness, with a moderately bitter finish. Not so good.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2011
at 00:11