Chimera I.P.A.
Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.21
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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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CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours golden with a slight haze and a frothy white head leaving some lacework. Some hops in the nose but also a phenollic touch. Solid body, some unclean fruitiness and phenols. Rough and unsophisticated bitterness. 140810
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cloudy golden with a large off white head. Aroma had a fair amount of hops, pine and grapefruit. Flavor was dry and bitter with a solid amount of hops, pine and grapefruit. Finished dry and bitter.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Bree Louise, London. Deep golden pour with no head whatsoever. Hoppy aroma. Tastes quite hoppy, malty, over ripe apples, bitter, sweet. Solid brew. Quite interesting.
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(bottle) Hazy, pale golden colour with a short yellowish foamy layer. Slightly yeasty and juicy lemon-fruity hoppy aroma with a tinge of nutty and toasty malt. Bitter flavour with a light sugary touch, medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Solid (cara-)malty base with notes of cookies and a moderately flowery and fruity hop presence; quite dry and bitter but nevertheless rounded malty finish with a good dash of aromatic hops. 30.VIII.09
Bierkoning (17699) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle, sampled @ Proeflokaal Delft. Orange blonde color. Just a touch of oily hops and tangerine in the aroma. Flowery, oily flavor with tangerine. Soft silky oily hopbitter finish.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Unfiltered 7,0% abv, bottle.
Super cloudy golden coloured body with almost no head at all to speak of - even when poured with force. Aroma of fresh grassy, perfumey hops, sweet grapes, VERY strong yeast and a bunch of unprocessed wort. Medium-bodied; Still tasting hops up front with some unbalanced malt, a bit on the bitter side. Aftertaste shows a light sweetness, more grassy notes, hops and the ever-present yeast. Strong grassy nuttiness on the backend and a good hop bitterness. Overall, a pretty interesting and grassy IPA, but the lack of carbonation was surely noticeable. This tasted like it could have been pulled from a cask a few minutes before me drinking it, aside from me being back on the other side of the pond, and for it being around 5 degrees centigrade. I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from the Utobeer Market Stall in Borough (London), England on 13-December-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 02-March-2009.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Light light unclear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, resin. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (020508)
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2010-05-16, cask at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6.8% ABV, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Hazy blond color; small foamy head, persistent. Initially there is a hint of citrusy hops, followed by light yeast and dirty water. Smooth mouthfeel; sweetish malt and toffee flavor, quite earthy; delicate, citrusy hops create a good bitterness level. Maybe a real IPA... Pleasant
2008-04-07, bottle at Cokney Pub, Århus, 7% ABV, 7-3-6-3-14=33
Clean deep blond color. Quite hoppy aroma, light manure in the beginning. Good caramel flavor, a bit harsh, with a prepotent hopping. Interesting.
wyzzywyz22 (5889) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle, Empire wines, Birmingham. Bit of a let down this one. Darkish golden.Aroma of rotting grass clippings and stale feet.. mmmmm The alcohol is not masked well at all, and makes this a bit of a nasty expierence. Seems like more of a super T style lager than an IPA, not completely awful, but teeters on the precipice of rankness.
yespr (55501) reviewed Chimera I.P.A. from Downton Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Half pint from cask at Charlies. Pours slight hazy yellow with a diminished white head. Mild fruity hoppy aroma. Flavour is sweet fruity hops with a sweet caramel malt base, but dominated by hops. Light fruity finish, mellow bitterness in the finish.