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  Pale Ale - Classic English Regular Out of Production
Score
6.11
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 9
This pale ale is a great session beer for any occasion, with a crisp and zesty finish.
 

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

500ml bottle. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and a few bubbles. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a light, crisp, biscuit, mineral, earthy, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2021 at 20:51


6

Bottle from The Hillside Brewery Shop, Longhope, Gloucestershire. New Label: ‘Hops For Tomorrow Pale Ale 3.8%abv’. Pours an almost clear light amber colour with a one finger fluffy white head. A little sprinkling of sediment in the glass with lively fine carbonation. Aromas of citrus fruits and floral hops. Taste has more citrus and floral with some added spice and herbal notes. There’s also a big grassy bitterness that lasts a long time on the finish. Lightish body with a fairly lively mouthfeel. Fresh and very hoppy beer. A summer thirst quencher. The bitterness on the end is a little too harsh for me personally.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2021 at 17:18


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

3/8/2019. Bottle at the Wrocław Grand Prix bottle share, from minutemat. Pours clear golden with a large frothy white head. Aroma of grass, hops, malt, citrus, grapefruit and flowers. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Nice light lasting bitterness. Decent brew.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2019 at 14:14


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Clear golden with a thick stable white head. Citrusy zesty aroma. Taste is pretty much the same, citrus, orange/lemon peel, zesty, biscuity malts, moderate bitterness. Light body, oily texture. Not too bad for a golden ale at a low ABV.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2017 at 16:23


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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 6/10/2015. Golden in colour with a slight, white, head. Yeasty stone fruits, some sweetish cereal malts, a touch of leafy hop and moderately bitter finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2015 at 03:28


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - golden with a really lively head. Nose - funky, zesty! Taste - more of the same. I sense a fault. Palate - light bodied with a tangy fresh texture and a long dry but wild yeast infected finish. Overall - not as the brewer intended.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2015 at 07:29


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear golden, nose is yeasty toffee, floral, taste is similar, quite fizzy and bland.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2015 at 07:21


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

500ml bottle thanks (I think) to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale gold, thick white head. Over-carbonated suggesting yeast or bottling issues. Aromas are earthy, muddy, faint lemon. Taste is faint sour, musty, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2015 at 07:15


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden amber pour with s big frothy off white head, crisp malt of fruit aroma, taste has a hint of pine, grapefruit, some tangerine, pale malts, slight bitterness, aggressive carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2015 at 14:26