Fraxinus
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.23
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In Fraxinus, Amarillo and HBC 431 has produced pure orange juice. It's smooth up front with a broad orange and mandarin juice flavor. The finish holds a little bitterness wi'hich leads to a very refreshing experience.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can 440ml. @ [ After-BBF 19 Hotel Room #156 tasting ], 🇳🇱 Woerden, Netherlands.
[ As Vibrant Forest Fraxinus - Amarillo // HBC 431 ].
ABV: 4.5%. Murky medium yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, pine, citrus, orange. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, flowers, pale malt, sweet malt, pine, citrus, orange. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190928]
8-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2020
at 16:30
7.5/10
Tried
on 14 Sep 2020
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Very hazy blond with a small white head. Aroma of orange peel, dank notes and light malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
De Caigny Dranken
on 14 Sep 2020
at 20:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Murky pale yellow color, full sized white head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is fruity citrussy hoppy. Flavor is lightly malts, pleasantly fruity, light citrus and sweetish fruit hoppy, but with a firm even a bit fizzy bitter finish. A bit fizzy carbonation, medium body. Alright.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2020
at 22:19
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
30/X/19 - 44cl can from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 31/I/20 - (2019-1789)
Cloudy yellow blond beer, big creamy solid irregular off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: citrus, tropical fruits, pineapple, bit floral, very pleasant. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: tropical fruits, oranges and tangerines, lots of citrus, some grapefruit, lychees, very nice bitterness, slightly malty. Aftertaste: very fruity, lots of citrus, bitter grapefruit, little grassy, nice one, love it!
Paired with fried polenta and salsa roja!
Cloudy yellow blond beer, big creamy solid irregular off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: citrus, tropical fruits, pineapple, bit floral, very pleasant. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: tropical fruits, oranges and tangerines, lots of citrus, some grapefruit, lychees, very nice bitterness, slightly malty. Aftertaste: very fruity, lots of citrus, bitter grapefruit, little grassy, nice one, love it!
Paired with fried polenta and salsa roja!
Tried
from Can
from
Dranken Geers
on 30 Oct 2019
at 17:00
7/10
Tried
on 28 Sep 2019
at 17:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
25th August 2019
Can. Bought this for an HBC431 fix. It's kinda disappeared with the rise and rise of HBC438. Or Sabro these days. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Slightly thin malts, a light sweetness. HBC431 and Amarillo bring a nice spicy edged citrus, orange, tangerine, touch of yellow grapefruit. Light pine. HBC431 tropical fruits underneath. Light finish brings a mild citric peel bitterness. Nice beer. A bit thin but delivered the hop kick I was looking for.
Can. Bought this for an HBC431 fix. It's kinda disappeared with the rise and rise of HBC438. Or Sabro these days. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Slightly thin malts, a light sweetness. HBC431 and Amarillo bring a nice spicy edged citrus, orange, tangerine, touch of yellow grapefruit. Light pine. HBC431 tropical fruits underneath. Light finish brings a mild citric peel bitterness. Nice beer. A bit thin but delivered the hop kick I was looking for.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2019
at 17:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Generation Craft Deal. Cloudy pale gold colour lasting white head. Dank hoppy pale ale hoppy though not very bitter. Decent tropical fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2019
at 11:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 6th April 2018. Hazy gold with shallow white foam and full lacing. Citrus and yeasty aroma. Fine citrus and nutty malt in-mouth with a touch of smoke. Bitter citrus, yet fruity, finish. Zingy mouthfeel and plenty of body. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2018
at 21:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Keg at Bier-Bier, 20180405) The beer poured golden and rather cloudy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness and lightly pine. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, citricness, grapefruit, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A bit thin but otherwise ok pale ale.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2018
at 13:27