Saphir Hop Ale
Alexander Keith's Fine Beers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
5.73
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Clear amber pour, medium white head. Aroma is very grassy, with very light tart, slightly acidic notes, and some light citrus. Regular body, and mouth feel. Finish is incredibly ordinary, any glimmer if hops are gone, and it’s just a boring, slate malts, with some light corn syrup finish. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Où, Quand, Comment : Canette, dégustée le 2/20/2015.
Visuel : Couleur : ambrée-orangée. Apparence : claire.
Arôme : Caramel doux, houblon fruité (agrumes) et herbeux, notes de céréales.
Goût : En entrée de bouche : Légère amertume de houblon fruité (agrumes sucrées), herbeux (thé, traces de menthe), aux notes poivrées et résineuses, présent toute la gorgée. Une dominante de caramel est présente avec un léger goût de grains sucrés.
En bouche : Corps : moyen. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement huileuse. Finale : moyenne, composée d’une légère amertume de houblon herbeux aux notes fruitées.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Saphir Hop Ale from Alexander Keith's Fine Beers 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can - Sweet caramel malts. Clear gold with a nice white head. Candy orange hops and lots of sweetness. Very light and sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Can from the LCBO. Clear copper with a large off white head that settles slowly and leaves sparse lace. Nose has ginger, honey, lemon and corn. taste doesn’t deliver all of the promise of the nose being somewhat subdued. Light sweet honey start with a light bitter middle over a peppery background with notes of tea. Light watery mouth with soft carbonation. Interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
This ale poured a deep amber with a off white creamy head. Scents include ginger ale, club soda and hops. First swig was not too bad with medium carbonation but a little watery. Flavours of honey and hops at first with a light malt flavour lingering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle: Poured an amber color ale with a large enough foamy head with OK retention and some light lacing. Aroma of light and very subtle fruity hops notes with some light cereal notes also perceptible. Taste is also dominated by light fruity hops with an unremarquable malt base. Body is light with good carbonation. I wasn’t expecting a huge hoppy attack but there is almost no hops to really notice in this beer.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Forth and latest in their hop series. Pours a clean golden-amber colour with a fizzy off-white head that does not last long and has no lacing. The hops in here start off tasting metallic, so pretty sure this is the hop I do not like. After a while, being so light already, it disappears leaving just the mild corn background with some alcohol. Hints of pepper maybe. The aromas is just a tad better with tropical fruits and grass, but again, very very light. Might be the weakest of the bunch so far. The Galaxy being my favourite so far.