Pale
Ilkley Brewery in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.65
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All day pale. The Sauvignon Bkanc of beer. The New Zealand hops are grown in the same region as the famous kiwi Sauvignon Blanc. Powerfully dry-hopped for a floral finish. Crisp and dry with a fresh-cut grass aroma.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Big offwhite head. Clear yellow body with a few floaties. Resiny gooseberry aroma with dusty mealy notes. Dryish fruity resiny gooseberry taste with grassy herbal notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish mealy rubbery fruit aftertaste with herbal notes. The rubber is really very prominent, and kind of spoils it for me. (0.5l bottle, from Meny Oslo City.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2014
at 00:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Morrisons. 500 ml bottle. Golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is citrusy with orange zest and floral notes. Citrusy flavour with herbs, and mild grainy notes. Refreshing crisp Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2014
at 05:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.5l bottle. Yupp, it's a pale one alright. Pale golden and only a little blurr, pretty close to clear actually. Also, it has a small little bubbly and lacing bright white top. On the nose I get a fair amount of pale malts and wet grass. It's not directly fresh this bottle so I get a little bit of the metallicness often found in these as well. A bit harsh and there is definitely traces of diacetyl here. Other than that I think this smells like it should. Not unpleasant to drink either. It's of course a bit thin and near watery in the mouth, but it suits the flavors. Grassy bitterness, cause it it quite citrus bitter this, dry English caramel, traces of the bitter white zest found on grapefruits and traces of metal blended with herbal tea. Easy to drink in the smmerly sun, but not a go-to summer beer for me. For that I have other alternatives. 25.04.2014
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 22:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light unclear pale golden color with a fine white head. Good lacing. Very inviting and fresh aroma. Citric and mild malty. Quite ok body for and ale at 4,2%. Moderate sweet and a fresh bitterness. Nice fresh flavor with some citrus, fruity and mild malty. Nice one.
[Bottle from Meny Vollebekk in Oslo, Norway]
[Bottle from Meny Vollebekk in Oslo, Norway]
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 03:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gulbrun klar med offwhite skum. Malt, sitrus og sure sokker. Bitter med noe sitrussødme i smak. God bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2014
at 12:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Kitty’s
Aroma has citrusy hops, some gooseberry bush and hay. Perhaps some caramel too. Flavour has herbal bitterness, some grapefruit and gooseberry bush leaves. I do not like the herbal bitterness here, but decent stuff anyway.
Aroma has citrusy hops, some gooseberry bush and hay. Perhaps some caramel too. Flavour has herbal bitterness, some grapefruit and gooseberry bush leaves. I do not like the herbal bitterness here, but decent stuff anyway.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2014
at 07:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear, pale, straw colour. Thin, filmy, white head. Fresh, grassy and lemony. Some nettle. Clean, lively palate. Taste is dry, with a little yeast. Light bitterness, with a touch of astringency, at the end. Lovely session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2014
at 10:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask@Beer Hunters. Clear golden color, steady white head. Cat piss, fresh grass in the nose. Light-bodied, but good palate. Grass, tropical fruits and grapefruit. Very nice, aromatic session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2014
at 14:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (Newcastle Beer Festival 2014) - Golden with a white head. Lemon, lime and gooseberries in the aroma. Zesty, hoppy and tangy taste with notes of lemon, lime and lychees.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2014
at 20:34