Marks & Spencer Stores 9 Hop Kent Pale Ale

9 Hop Kent Pale Ale

 

Marks & Spencer Stores in Paddington, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brewed at/by: Westerham Brewery
  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 4.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 41
Brewed with 9 Kent bred and grown hops:

WGV, Early Choice Goldings, Bramling Cross, Progress, Target, Pilgrim, First Gold, Sovereign and Finchcock's Spirit of Kent

The beer pours golden honey with a white head of tight bubbles that dissipates to leave lacing around the glass.

The aroma is hoppy, lemony, honey, peach and dried apricots.

The palate is clean, with sweet malt, lemony and tropical pineapple notes, honey with zesty citrus notes. There is a dry lingering hop bitterness on the finish.
Brewed by Westerham Brewery Company Ltd. for M&S.
 

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at home... Golden amber.. Thick white head... Soft zezty lime fruit... Little fizzy.. Little metalic. Soft zezty orange.. Light bitter linger
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2015 at 11:55

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from local M&S. Golden colour with thin white head. Aroma malt and fruity hops. Taste has a developing light to mid bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2015 at 06:20

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
50cl bottle from M&S The Hague shared with a brewing buddy. Very thin white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2015 at 09:16

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
10th May 2015
Hops are: Target, Progress, Goldings, Pilgrims, Soveriegn, Progress, First Gold, WGV, Bramling Cross and Finchcocks Spirit of Kent. Bright clear gold beer, small off white head. Palate is light and crisp. Mild minerals. Light malts, a little sweet but fairly thin. Hops are a nice mixture of floralness, mild orange, peel and modest orchard fruits. Traces of eathyness, apricot and tangerine. Light finish. Clean and well integrated.
Tried on 12 May 2015 at 14:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from M&S, Wokingham. Amber with a decent white head; grassy aroma; smooth with a range of tastes - citrus, berries, grass, and a malty body; and a refreshing bitterness before a biscuity finish. An interesting golden ale.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2015 at 13:49

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Marks and Spencer, Enniskillen [300415]
Amber, clear, frothy white head
Aroma of light citrus, soft straw, light pale malt, slightly spicy
Taste of soft citrus zest, light earthy bitter hops, light pale malts, mainly hops here
Palate - Soft carb, light body, bitter zest hop, light malts. Finish of soft bitter zest, bit earthy and spicy
Overall - OK, quite refreshing
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2015 at 22:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home from M&S Euston. Aroma is grassy hop, earthy honey, hedgerow bramble. Grainy, pollen and honey on the nose as well. Clear golden / light otrange coloured pour with a thin lasting white head. Flavour is composed of semi sweet gains, honey, pollen, hedgerow berry, grain husks. Palate is medium light highish carbonation, dry and grainy. Balance is pretty good, drinks pretty well.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2015 at 16:00

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle from M&S Haymarket station. Pours clear golden, thin white head. Aromas of light citrus, biscuit, orange. Taste is light sweet malt, marmalade. Decent body for the strength.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2015 at 09:50

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bought in my local Ashford M&S and drunk about 30 minutes later at home. Pours a clear golden colour with a lasting ivory head. Aroma of citrus, satsuma, orange, a little bit of spicy peppery floral hop. Flavour has decent fruit, more orange. A little bit more of that peppery English hop on the finish. Mild bitterness. I liked it, Interesting and well balanced.
Tried on 25 Apr 2015 at 06:18

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle from M&S Euston, rare live rate on the train to Cov, 22/04/15. Golden blonde with a decent egg shell white cap. Nose is pale malt, orange, light bread dough, caramel. Taste comprises orange peel, caramel, straw, toasted bread, hint of bubblegum. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with sweetish licksand light bitterness. Adequate GB.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2015 at 11:03