Moose River
Hop Union in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.40
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Malts: Munich Malt, Marris Otter
Hops: Ahtanum, Mosaic
Tasting Notes: An American hop powerhouse. Munich malts give undertones of caramel. The nose is a citrus-sweet mix. Not too bitter, not to sweet, zesty and fruity to the last drop.
Also previously available as Great Western Brewing (GWB) Moose River
Hops: Ahtanum, Mosaic
Tasting Notes: An American hop powerhouse. Munich malts give undertones of caramel. The nose is a citrus-sweet mix. Not too bitter, not to sweet, zesty and fruity to the last drop.
Also previously available as Great Western Brewing (GWB) Moose River
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
440ml can bought at Tønne, Leicester. Mid-gold and clear with a light cover of white head. Orange peel on the nose, some resin, some plastic. Taste is mostly sweet, a little spicy, with some astringent bitterness popping up near the finish. Then more candied orange. Light mode with medium carbonation. Is it a classic APA? No. Is it decent? Just about.
Tried
from Can
at
Tønne
on 07 Jul 2026
at 18:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden colour with a small, thin, off-white head. The aroma is sweet fruit, peach, tinned pineapple, and buttery biscuits. A moderately sweet and fruity taste, sweet malts, tropical fruit flavours, floral hops, and a light bitterness. Ordinary.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2024
at 14:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s plenty of hops in the aroma, plus some generic citrus. In the mouth it starts out slightly sweet before bitterness quickly shows through. There’s quite a bit of citrus here, with flavour or grapefruit and oranges plus hints of grapes and ginger/ Finish is hoppy, bitter and slightly dry. This is entirely reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2023
at 22:37
03/05/2014. STAR INN, 23 The Vineyards, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (ABBEY). Check-in dates from when Hop Union were known as Great Western Brewing
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 16:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Ritz Lincoln. As hop union moose river. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light sweet and slight juicy. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2022
at 17:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Penderel's Oak JDW, Holborn, London, 24 July 2019) Golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of apricots, peaches and soft malt. Malty, fruity taste with apricots, peaches, soft malt and a mild citric/floral bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. A bit shy, but refreshing. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2019
at 16:13
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2019
at 20:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pint at the Gate House JDW. Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
on 07 Jul 2019
at 15:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5/4/2019. Bottle from the Three Trees Farm Shop, Chiseldon, Wilts. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a foamy just off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, pineapple, hops, malt and light passion fruit. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2019
at 11:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Brewfactory Bar, Bradford. Golden with a thin head. Balanced golden ale with a decent hop-malt character and a slightly sweet tropical fruit taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2015
at 15:45