O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company Hop Adventure - Soraci Ace

Hop Adventure - Soraci Ace

 

O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company in Bagenalstown, Carlow, Ireland 🇮🇪

  IPA Series
Score
5.84
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38 Ticks: 10
For the first beer in the Hop Adventure Series we have chosen Sorachi Ace – a hop with origins in Hokkaidō, Japan and one of the most unique available. To allow the hops to take the driving seat we have reduced the amount of specialty malt typically used in a standard India Pale Ale.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, 500 ml, shared with JFK10000. Pours golden, white head. Caramel malty, just bit herbal, grassy, very drinkable, bitterish finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2016 at 16:24


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Light amber, opaque. Moderate white head. Average retention. Smells of nectar & spicy hop. Medium body. Oily. The taste offers bittersweet profile. Minimal dill. Light to medium bitterness. Decent

-- rated with beerbasher/winphone

Tried on 11 Jun 2016 at 06:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, 0.50l, courtesy of CanCrusher. Clear deep golden color with medium soapy white head and sparkling appearance. Aroma is grassy, herbal, and mild fruity with strong dill note. Taste starts moderate sweet grainy, following is grassy and herbal, mouthfeel is dry and mild spicy, while finish is harsh bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Average IPA without pronounced taste, but aroma just proper for the hop variety...

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2016 at 10:27


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Solidna piva. Očekivao sam ipak nešto više od ove IPA-e. Ali nema baš neke izražene arome hmelja ni gorčinu.

Tried on 20 May 2016 at 00:55


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear, golden colored, medium white head, good lasting. Aroma is some caramel malt, bit fruity, herbal tea, lemon and grassy hops. Taste is low+ sweet caramel malt, some fruit and lemon, herbal tea, mostly grassy hops, very dry finish, medium bitterness. Medium to light bodied, soft carbonation.

Tried on 09 Jan 2016 at 12:35


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled 500ml. -Courtesy of Domagoj from Pivoteka, thanks! Orange/golden coloured, small white head, mild hops and caramel in the nose. Moderate malty, raw hopps, slightly buttery and notes of vegetables in the finish. Simply not good, waste of Sorachi Ace here.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2015 at 13:33


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from O’Brien’s, Athlone [190915]
Amber, slight haze, thin bubbles on top
Aroma - Spicy bit fruity hops, bit herbal, some lemon, slightly odd aroma
Taste of spicy bit herbal hops, rather sweet pale malt background, some lemon, quite bitter hoppy, lighter malts allowing the hops through
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, more bitter, less sweet. Finish is quite dry, bitter, quite herbal.
Overall - OK at first, but the taste got harsher with the drinking. Average overall.

Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2015 at 15:58


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Tom L. Clear golden. Skunky hops aroma with butter. Flavor of butterscotch, skunky hops, and a dry bitterish finish. Diacetyl mouthfeel. Rather unpleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2015 at 12:30


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 500 ml. Golden color, good foam. Aroma: specific hop, herbs, spices, a little fruit and berries, diacetyl. Taste: oily-hop, noticeable bitterness, fruit, citrus, herb, spicy. Specific.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2015 at 05:53


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from Martins. Hazy yellow with a medium head. Aroma of bubblegum. Strange herbal, almost chemical flavor to this, just didn’t work for me.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2015 at 09:37