Chimera I.P.A.
Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.22
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A traditional India Pale Ale, brewed with a hugely increased hop rate for a strong, floral aroma, and a powerful, bitter taste. East Kent Goldings, Challenger, Fuggles, Pacific Gem and Pioneer hops
Downton Brewery Chimera IPA is a truly classic IPA bursting with resinous hoppy flavours that packs quite a punch - justas a traditional IPA should. Refreshing for the summer, yet strong enough to be warming in the winter;brewed with a hugely increased hop rate for a strong, floral aroma, and a powerful, bitter taste.
Downton Brewery Chimera IPA is a truly classic IPA bursting with resinous hoppy flavours that packs quite a punch - justas a traditional IPA should. Refreshing for the summer, yet strong enough to be warming in the winter;brewed with a hugely increased hop rate for a strong, floral aroma, and a powerful, bitter taste.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle, shared with friends. Thick white head. Hazy blond beer. Interesting. Peppery bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2012
at 13:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask carry out from the Bitter End Off Licence, Bromley. Amber pour with a white head. Citrus and honey aroma. Fruity flavour. Lots of citrus. Light fruity finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2012
at 07:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wandsworth Common Spring BF, London. Pours clear gold with a foamy-bubbly, white head. Toasty dough nose with some sweet citrus and light hay notes. Medium sweet flavor with dirty, bitter hay, some lemon and orange, toasty straw, white sugar, biscuits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sticky, lightly resinous finish with sweet straw and citrus rind. Not bad. A fairly progressive British IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2012
at 03:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle from the Home Brew Shop, Aldershot. Dark straw with a ring of white head; heady aroma, packed with tropical fruit and alcohol; thick and oily in the mouth with lots of tropical fruit - even coconut; leading to a dry resinous finish. Definitely worth a try!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2011
at 13:13
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from Darts Farm. Hazy pale golden yellow, small white head. Aoma of tropical fruit. Malty-sweet base with hints of sweetcorn, unusual hops with flavours of tropical fruit, not citrusy at all. Interesting IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2011
at 08:53
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, shared by Papsoe. An almost clear one, witbier colored and with a nice, dense, off-white head on top. Cute lacings. Slightly chalky, milky nose, with some citrus and pale malts. Dry in the mouth, medium to thin body. The flavor is a bit sour too, with pale malts and citrus peel. Bitter finish. Probably a tasteful one when completely fresh, but it wasn’t top notch now. 100814
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2010
at 05:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th July 2006
Warning! Early amateur rating! Nice fruity IPA but with a noticeably bitter finish. Wasn’t too sure at first but really grew on me.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Nice fruity IPA but with a noticeably bitter finish. Wasn’t too sure at first but really grew on me.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2010
at 13:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Bricklayer’s Arms, London) Alcohol hit quite heavily through. I expected this to be quite bitter but it wasn’t. I was more mellow and sweet with quite mild bitterness at the end. The only part where hops did really appear clearly was the aroma. Unfortunately the impression was more like musty hops than fresh ones. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2010
at 08:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Fruity and grassy aroma with grainy malt. Dry and malty flavour with a fruity touch. Grassy hops in a bitter finish
Tried
on 15 Oct 2010
at 13:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Golden, almost clear, visible carbonation, huge and stable rocky yellowish head; lemony and orangey hoppy nose, backed by a light yeasty fruitiness; moderate dryish bitter-sweet flavour, relatively light bodied for a beer of 7.0%; lingering dry bitter and lemony-fruity finish with a light touch of alcohol. Good, but not great....
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2010
at 09:19