Lotus IPA
Ilkley Brewery in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.59
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Enlightened IPA. A new beer for a new day. Packed with Contemporary hop varieties to keep the flavours fresh and the senses sharp. Juicy, hoppy and tropical.
Keg: 5.9% Cask 5.5% Export Strength 6.0%
Malts: Malted Barley, Wheat Malt, Crystal (All UK)
Hops: Comet, Eureka, Equanot, Mosaic, Enigma (All US) & Rakau (NZ)
Keg: 5.9% Cask 5.5% Export Strength 6.0%
Malts: Malted Barley, Wheat Malt, Crystal (All UK)
Hops: Comet, Eureka, Equanot, Mosaic, Enigma (All US) & Rakau (NZ)
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Craft Clerko, 27/01/14. Very lightly hazed golden amber with a moderate off white head. Nose is light caramel, citric notes, orange. Taste comprises grapefruit, bitter orange, light hop presnce. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying grass laden closure. Ok drinkable affair but more a glorified/ramped up golden blonde than an IPA, not enough hop presence. Style wise - an APA would be more appropriate.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2014
at 04:38
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Bottle, at Nærbø Ølfestival 2013. A clear, pale golden beer with a small, white head. Grains, pale malts, some cheesy hints, hay, grass and some faint citrus peel hints in the aroma. Medium body, dry and with a pleasant carbonation level. Some bitterness, as well as pale malts, cheesy notes and hay in the flavor. Citrus peel notes. Overall, a pretty boring and uninteresting one. 131019
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 16:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at Nærbø Ølfestival 2013. golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hop, grass. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, grass. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2013
at 23:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at Nærbø Ølfestival 2013. Clear golden body with a white head. Aroma is light malty, ripe fruit, grass and spices. Flavor has smooth, light malt, citric fruit, grass, spices and moderate bitterness for an IPA. Medium body and average aftertaste. Quite quaffable, smooth easy to drink IPA. More pleasant than exiting.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2013
at 13:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Amber colour with an off-white head with medium lasting. Aroma is floral hops with slightly notes of caramel. Flavor is mlild bittery with fruity and floral hints. Light bittery final with short duration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2013
at 14:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.6%. Hops are Cascade and Summit. Golden colour, large to moderate white head. Strong aroma of grassy hops, a hint of apricots. Moderate carbonation in the glass, smooth mouthfeel. The flavour is not too sweet, and distinctly hoppy throughout. Some toffee first, followed by a distinct grapefruity and resinous bitterness. The finish and aftertaste are very bitter. A decent IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2013
at 11:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from AlesByMail.co.uk. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, little hops, citrus, grass and malt. Light bitter finish, but also a little moldy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2013
at 23:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Nov 19th 2018] 330ml can @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, thanks to Mike and Marks & Spencer. Misty gold, frothy white topping. Fresh citrusy hop aroma. Taste, fresh hoppy bitter grapefruit, nice fruity. Some gentle exotics on the finish. Much better than I had on gravity cask 5 years ago. Re-rate. [Aug 18th 2013] Cask at Beacons Festival, Skipton. Like Mary Jane before it, this had no carbonation to speak of - again it seems due to the festival environment - and a bit too warm. I got some mango, pine & lemon with some floral elements but not enough hops coming through. Will need a cold bottle for me to appreciate this more.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2013
at 09:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pale orangey golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Cautious strawy, grainy and citrusy hop aroma, a floral touch. Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, citrusy, cautiously fruity hoppy, hints of mandarine, orange, mango. Cautious, slightly anaemic, on the edge from golden Ale to IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2013
at 10:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 5 July 2013) Golden amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, orange and honey. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, tropical fruit, honey, a soft and chewy malt character and a generous spicy, earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Lots of flavour and quite well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2013
at 13:10