Windermere Pale
(has 2 batches)
Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.83
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Refreshing Hoppy Pale Ale 3.5%
A very pale ale bursting with hop flavour from the signature hop – Citra.
A very pale ale bursting with hop flavour from the signature hop – Citra.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Picked this up at Bicester Sainsburys, sometime during September 2013 consumed at home Sunday 6th October 2013 Really nice nose the Citra really shining, like it. Good, crisp, hoppy and fresh, curly hops abound, soft carbonation in mouth but leaves a raspy bitterness, dry citrussy bloody good hoppy beer easily available in supermarket. Excellent. A8 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 4.0
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 12:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home from Sainburys. Aroma is grassy / slightly tangy orange lemon citrus with hay. Bright golden pour with a big ol’ white frothy head and lace. Pale a smooth and medium full. low / med carb. Flavour is hay / straw malt. Biting grapefruit / grassy bitterness. Bitterness lingers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2013
at 14:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml from Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt range. One of the best so far, the other being near-neighbour Hardknott’s Infra Red. Anyway, pale gold pour, thin white head. Big citra hop node, which I love, one of my favourite hops, grapefruit, mango even, cantaloupe. Faint cereal. On the taste, good bitterness, maybe a tad too much, but eventually a biscuit malt sweetness appears. Very gentle carbonation, could be a cask pint, medium-bodied, bitter finish. Loved it.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2013
at 12:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home... Golden yellow... White head... Soft zezty peppery hop... Dry bitter front... Zezty livly citrus hop... Long grapefruit bitter...
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 09:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
50cl bottle from the Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt 2013 range. Pale gold clear lasting white head. Grassy hoppy aroma. In cask this is one of my favourite beers in the UK. In bottle it’s still good, the grassy hop comes through a bit more, but it’s still a lovely golden ale with good bitterness on the finish. It’s good grassy hoppy and bitter. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2013
at 10:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Murrayfield
Light golden, clear, large frothy white head with good lacing
Aroma - Fresh zesty citrus hops, strong grapefruit zest, light pale malt background, good aroma
Taste - Fresh grapefruit bitter zest hops, bitter grapefruit, very light pale malt background, very hoppy flavour for abv, getting much more Citra than the other hops, straightforward flavours, a little harsh bitter as the pale malt is very subdued
Palate - Light body, quite oily, stinging bitter hop palate. Fresh quite dry, long sharp bitter zest linger...maybe a tad too bitter
Overall - Excellent golden ale, maybe a little harsh on the finish but lots of hops and flavour for the 4% - certainly a thirst quencher
Light golden, clear, large frothy white head with good lacing
Aroma - Fresh zesty citrus hops, strong grapefruit zest, light pale malt background, good aroma
Taste - Fresh grapefruit bitter zest hops, bitter grapefruit, very light pale malt background, very hoppy flavour for abv, getting much more Citra than the other hops, straightforward flavours, a little harsh bitter as the pale malt is very subdued
Palate - Light body, quite oily, stinging bitter hop palate. Fresh quite dry, long sharp bitter zest linger...maybe a tad too bitter
Overall - Excellent golden ale, maybe a little harsh on the finish but lots of hops and flavour for the 4% - certainly a thirst quencher
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2013
at 16:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear golden amber colour, foamy white head and aroma of biscuity malt, fruity passionfruit & citrus. Taste is malt with tangy grapefruit citrus & a grassy bitterness. Light bodied, well carbonated, very dry bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 12:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from the Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt 2013 range. Pale amber with a billowing cream head; the aroma has some citrus and pine; the taste is dominated by the Citra hops, but has a pleasant lemony malt body as well; the hops linger on, giving a dry, slightly rasping finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2013
at 11:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is subtle, dirty lime, grass and pissy Citra. Taste has lots of grass and Citra hop. Strong bitter finish. Touches of lime. Slightly acrid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2013
at 14:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
chiara citrica agrumata leggera buona secchezza discreto amaro morbido finale agrumato
Tried
on 19 Aug 2013
at 12:12