5.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Well, I can't believe I've not rated this before. Anyway, in the Radisson Blue hotel in Liverpool on a work trip and this was the best on offer. Surprisingly drinkable with flavour and mouthfeel. Not bad

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

APA by Camden Town, a brewery set up in 2010 and already falling into the clutches of AB InBev a mere five years later - a testimony to their commercial success at the time, I guess. Can from the Marks & Spencer supermarket in Aberdeen. Firm, medium, snow white head over a clear amber-tinged orange blonde robe. Aroma of orange zest, dried grapefruit peel, biscuit, unsalted peanuts, dry cereals, lemongrass. Clean onset, sweetish, hinting at apple peel and vague persimmon, medium carb with smooth, slick body; slender cereally and biscuity malt sweetishness under growing citrusy hops, hinting at orange pith, pink grapefruit and lemongrass with a faint dash of pine thrown in, providing medium long, dryish bitterness in which a sweet biscuity malt tone zings. Very clean and sleek even for the style, lacking a bit in hop delicacy and complexity, but considering this is, ultimately at least, an AB InBev beer, it was a whole lot better than expected - I might even repeat the experience if it were available in supermarkets here in Belgium. Enjoyable for what it is.

6.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap at a hotel bar in Edinburgh. Citrussy hop with orange, light malt, hint of grapefruit. Moderate bitter, lightly sweetish. Decent Pale.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - From the tap at the Forum in Jersey. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus & malt. A mildly bitter finish. Enjoyable

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Citrus aroma. Grapefruit and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light malt linger.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Reliable pale
A - pine, lemon ginger
F - pine, citrus, reasonable malt backbone
Nicely balanced bitterness

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2014 - 330ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, apple, lemon, orange, nuts, flora & biscuit malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle somewhere at Heathrow airport. Clear golden body with a white head. Nice refreshing citric fruity and grapefruit aroma. Flavor has light, crisp malt with citric/grapefruit and balanced bitterness. Medium to light bodied and fine aftertaste. Nothing complex, but well made and a really nice thirst quencher.

3.2

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 12

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso propende per il luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata ed elegante, permanendo in maniera apprezzabile. Il manto birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma non molto persistente. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il liquido è di aspetto velato e anche qui le bollicine sono di grandezza fine. Il colore è ambrato scarico. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è deciso. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, agrumi e pompelmo rosa.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5