Paradigm Shift
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - American Special|
Score
6.76
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Paradigm Shift is a Enhanced Red Ale. Enhanced with what you may ask?... Shed loads of Bravo & Calypso hops in the boil and for dry hopping, the ale gets it’s red colour and maltiness from high levels of Caramalt used in the mash. This is not your average red, it is brewed to challenge your conceptions of what a red ale is. This is not nutty, bland & watery but big & bold; malty but with a serious hoppiness to back it up.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Hazy, copper colour. Thin, off white head. Buttery fudge. Some citrus. Taste is light sweet. Light spice. Some bitterness. Soft, chewy palate. Finish is fruity bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2014
at 12:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - amber/copper with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - nuts and toffee but kept fresh with dry maltiness and fresh hops. Taste - fruit cake but then instantly dry on the finish which then develops a kind of dry herb or liquorice thing. Palate - medium bodied with a crunchy middle section and a long dry finish. Overall - good to see plenty of malt character in this as well as the hops. Not just a hop bomb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2014
at 12:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. It pours clear red-amber with a thick dirty white head. The nose is fresh, jammy, red berry, light toffee and ginger snaps. The taste is bitter, wood, red berry, grapefruit, touch of toffee, resin, pepper and earth with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Well rounded and rather drinkable. Nice job.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2014
at 12:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330ml Bottle - Amber in colour. Toffee, pine, grapefruit and dried fruit in the aroma. Toffee, grapefruit and raisins can be detected in the taste. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2014
at 14:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Clear amber body with a medium off-white head. Very faint carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of unripe banana, copper and blood orange. Sweet flavour of caramel and fruity hops. Thin body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. An unusual beer - not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 14:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottla at home, with jeevan & lonick on a brew night. Pours clear red-brown, thick off-white head. Hop aromas are verging on skunky, lightly fruity. Some caramel. Taste is bitter, spicy. OK.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2014
at 16:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the herriot Watt Beer festival... Copper... Bubbly white head... Dry zezty fruit nose... Soft fruits... Light sweet toffee... Sofy cheesy hop finish... Nice but the cheesy hop finish doesn’t work for me
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2014
at 11:50